Star Trek Day 2021 has not only revealed that Star Trek: Discovery's fourth season will premiere on November 18, but it has also given us a new trailer and a February 2022 release window for Star Trek: Picard's second season.
That's not all, however, as a new look and an October 28 premiere date was given for Star Trek: Prodigy – the upcoming animated kids' series that will see the return of Kate Mulgrew as a hologram of Captain Kathryn Janeway – and a mid-season trailer for Star Trek: Lower Decks' second season was also unveiled.
Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: Picard's panel was the final one for the Star Trek Day celebration and it revealed a new trailer for the show's second season and the first look at Annie Wersching as the Borg Queen.
The trial is never over. ✨ #StarTrekPicard #StarTrek https://t.co/c1Yma43NE3 pic.twitter.com/Xb98chCN3E
— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 9, 2021
Although Patrick Stewart couldn't make the Star Trek Day celebrations, it was also announced that Jean-Luc Picard and the rest of the cast will be returning for a third season.
Joining Stewart on Picard's second season will be Allison Pill's Dr. Agnes Jurati, Isa Briones' Soja, Evan Evagora's Elnor, Michelle Hurd's Raffi Musiker, Santiago Cabrera's Cristobal Rios, Jeri Ryan's Seven of Nine, Orla Brady's Laris, John de Lancie's Q, Annie Wersching's Borg Queen, and Brent Spiner's Data.
We've already seen a bit of footage and a poster of this new season, and this footage begins with Q saying, "Do you recall what I said, Jean-Luc, when last we parted ways? The trial never ends." With that, Q sends Picard and his crew to an alternate timeline that was created when he went and messed with the past.
This new future is a "totalitarian nightmare" that can only be stopped by going back in time to the 21st century to "repair the past."
As previously mentioned, Star Trek: Picard will debut exclusively on Paramount+ in February 2022.
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery's fourth season will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ on November 18, 2021, and the panel shared a bit more about the show's upcoming adventures.
"Season four of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY finds Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery facing a threat unlike any they’ve ever encountered," The official description reads. "With Federation and non-Federation worlds alike feeling the impact, they must confront the unknown and work together to ensure a hopeful future for all."
Season four's cast includes Sonequa Martin-Green's Captain Michael Burnham, Doug Jones' Saru, Anthony Rapp's Paul Stamets, Mary Wiseman's Sylvia Tilly, Wilson Cruz's Dr. Hugh Culber, David Ajala's Cleveland "Book" Booker, and Blu del Barrio's Adira.
While we didn't get a new trailer, we were treated to a new look at Captain Burnham in season 4, which you can see above. Until we get new footage, be sure to check out the teaser that was released in April 2021.
Star Trek: Prodigy
Star Trek: Prodigy will debut exclusively on Paramount+ on October 28, 2021 with a one-hour premiere, and Star Trek Day unveiled a brand-new trailer and the official key art for the animated kids' series.
Star Trek: Prodigy's trailer was virtually introduced by Kate Mulgrew and showed a bit of the "motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search of a better future."
"We've only just begun."
The official #StarTrekProdigy teaser has arrived! ✨ #StarTrek pic.twitter.com/ZaMVEUjrb7
— Star Trek (@StarTrek) July 23, 2021
These six "young outcasts" have commandeered a ship they know nothing of, and when they first enter the ship they are greeted by a holographic version of Captain Kathryn Janeway. Throughout their adventure, however, they will "each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents."
This new series is being produced by Nickelodeon and CBS Studios' Eye Animation Productions and is developed by Emmy Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman (Trollhunters and Ninjago).
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Paramount+'s animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks got a mid-season trailer for its second season during the Star Trek Day celebration.
There's a lot more to come for the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos! 💫 #StarTrekLowerDecks #StarTrek https://t.co/3Ty5h8sAnC pic.twitter.com/lfhu8XFzoE
— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 9, 2021
Developed by Emmy Award winner of Mike McMahan (Rick and Morty), Star Trek: Lower Decks "focuses on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford and Tendi have to keep up with their duties and their social lives, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies."
Season 2's cast includes Tawny Newsome's Ensign Beckett Mariner, Jack Quaid's Ensign Brad Boimler, Noel Wells' Ensign Tendi, Eugene Cordero's Ensign Rutherford, Dawnn Lewis' Captain Carol Freeman, Jerry O'Connell's Commander Jack Ransom, Gillian Vigman's Doctor T'Ana, Fred Tatasciore's Lt. Shaxs, Paul Scheer's Lt. Billups, and Carl Tart's Lt. Kayshon.
For more on Star Trek Day 2021, check out the newest cast members of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a list that includes younger versions of classic Star Trek: The Original Series characters like Cadet Nyota Uhura.
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