The third and final season of Star Trek: Picard has been confirmed via an announcement by the cast at NewYork Comic-Con, where a trailer for the much-anticipated final season was also premiered. This conclusion to the series comes more than 3 decades after the cast of Picard’s original crew first lit up the small screen.
Star Trek: Picard is the with series in the Star Trek franchise and chronicles the adventures of Starfleet Admiral Jean-Luc Picard, who must leave his idyllic vineyard retirement to fight for the rights of a new kind of life form when the daughter of an old deceased friend reaches out to him. Over the next 2 seasons of the show, Picard quite literally gives his all to save people on the brink of extermination and hops through time to save the universe. The show has been quite popular with fans, and now the third season looks set to build on what many considered the perfect ending to The Next Generation.
The cast of fan-favorite Star Trek iteration The Next Generation were all in attendance at New York Comic-Con to reveal the trailer for Star Trek: Picard’s third and final season, which is set to not only raise the final curtain on Admiral Picard, but also serve as the final voyage for the rest of his compatriots as well. The trailer, which starts with Sir Patrick Stewart in his lead role as the titular Admiral being approached with dire news and ends with star of Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-worthy title Pulp Fiction Amanda Plummer’s swearing vengeance as Vadic, as well as confirmation that Professor Moriarty and the evil android Lore will be back.
The show’s final season will bring an end to the journey that was started more than 3 decades ago when Star Trek: The Next Generation first aired, going on to confer on history a long list of memorable and deeply impactful episodes. Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, Mariana Sirtis, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, and Brent Spiner were all present at the unveiling and will be delighting fans with appearances over the course of the season, which will end with a definitive retirement for their characters. Whether this ending will be for better or worse remains to be seen.
Fans have been rabidly awaiting the final season ever since it was announced that members of the Star Trek: TNG cast would be joining the show for the conclusion to Picard’s story, with the news even attracting some older fans that might have long since departed from the franchise. The trailer is sure to fire up everyone and ramp up the anticipation for what is sure to be an action-packed and emotional final ride with the crew of the USS Enterprise.
While some may be sad to see the show’s run come to an end, others are more optimistic, preferring for things to end on an emotionally fulfilling note while everyone involved is still willing and able. Sir Stewart, who was almost convinced not to take on the now-iconic role, will have the rare opportunity to usher in a fitting end to his much-beloved character to has captivated an audience that spans multiple generations.
The third and final season of Star Trek: Picard is set for a February 16th 2023 release on Paramount+