Be careful Jean-Luc, the primary trailer season two of “Star Trek: Picard” has landed and it appears to be like like a well-known foe is returning.
“Picard” star Patrick Stewart revealed a primary take a look at the second season of “Star Trek: Picard” right now (April 5) within the first of a collection of digital international panels by the Paramount+ streaming service to celebrate “Star Trek First Contact Day.” It is secure to say, we’re excited.
Actor John de Lancie made a shock look through the panel, confirming that he’ll seem in season two as his iconic “Star Trek” character, Q.
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It was additionally introduced that the second season of “Picard” will premiere in 2022, though a extra particular date wasn’t given and nor, sadly, was an episode depend.
The sneak peek trailer is transient, however telling. There’s an establishing shot of the Château Picard and vineyard (filmed on the Sunstone Villa and Winery in Santa Ynez, California) and the voice of Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) as we gently fly over the front-facing grape vines.
“The true remaining frontier is time,” he says. We lower to an inside shot and we see the acquainted mix of outdated kinds blended with new. “Time can flip even out most impulsive, even our most ill-considered actions into historical past.”
We deal with an oil portray of the united statesEnterprise NCC 1701-D hanging over the fireside mantel and curiously there is a “Voyager”-era comm badge, related maybe since this was the final time Q appeared in a dwell motion “Star Trek” present within the episode “Q2” (S07, E19).
We see a duplicate of ” The Lengthy Darkish Tunnel” by Tracy Tormé that featured the fictional detective Dixon Hill and was referenced in “The Next Generation” episodes “The Massive Goodbye” (S01, E12) and “The Emissary” (S02, E20) on a desk along with a duplicate of John Milton’s ” Paradise Misplaced” earlier than specializing in a superbly detailed brushed bronze mannequin of the united statesStargazer.
“What we do in a disaster usually weighs upon us much less closely than what we want we had accomplished, what may have been.”
We proceed to pan across the room, over a easy, wood hourglass earlier than lastly selecting an vintage, 19th century-era checkers desk that has a deck of playing cards on it — a theme additionally used originally of “Picard” Season one.
“Time gives so many alternatives, however by no means second probabilities.”
At which level the one card on the desk, the queen of hearts begins to disintegrate till solely the Q is left…and we hear the unmistakable voice of John de Lancie say, “The path by no means ends.”
Among the many returning solid members confirmed by Paramount+ are Alison Capsule, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Jeri Ryan, Orla Brady…and Brent Spiner.
Followers worldwide will be capable of livestream the First Contact Day panels without cost at StarTrek.com/FirstContact. The panels can even be accessible to stream without cost within the U.S. on PlutoTV and the Paramount+ Twitch web page. After their preliminary airing, the panels will likely be accessible on-demand on the Paramount+ YouTube Channel and on Paramount+.
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