Patrick Stewart to reprise Star Trek role

Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart will reprise the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in a new series.

STAR TREK: NEMESIS (US 2002) PARAMOUNT PICTURES MARINA SIRTIS, PATRICK STEWART     Date: 2002

Source: Mary Evans Picture Library

Patrick Stewart is boldly going where he's been before - Star Trek.

CBS All Access said on Saturday Stewart has been tapped to headline a new Star Trek series, reprising his Star Trek: New Generation character, Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

The new series is not a New Generation reboot but will tell the story of the next chapter of Picard's life. No title or air date was revealed.
Stewart headlined his Star Trek series for seven seasons and portrayed Picard in the movies Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).

Stewart says he thought his Star Trek days "had run its natural course" so he considers it a delightful surprise to be playing Picard again.
STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION [TV] Brent Spinner, Marina Sirtis, Levar Burton, Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Diana Muldaur and Wil Wheaton  Paramount Television
Source: Mary Evans Picture Library

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