Star Trek: Picard Season 3 – Story, Cast, & Everything We Know

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Picard Season 2’s finale, “Farewell”Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard will return for Star Trek: Picard season 3, which is poised to be the swansong for his spinoff series as well as for the greater story of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Star Trek: Picard season 2 was an epic time-travel adventure that brought back TNG‘s Q (John de Lancie) and Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) as well as the Borg Queen (Annie Wersching). Picard and his motley crew had to journey back to 2024 Los Angeles to set the timeline right after Q’s meddling created a dark future ruled by the authoritarian Confederation of Earth. But Star Trek: Picard season 2’s true goal was to delve into the unanswered questions about Jean-Luc himself and reveal why the Starfleet legend chose to remain alone without a romantic partner his entire life.

By the end of Star Trek: Picard season 2, buried memories about Picard’s mother Yvette (Madeline Wise) were revealed and reconciled, freeing him to pursue the romance and happiness he’d denied himself for decades. However, Star Trek: Picard has one more climactic chapter to tell that will conclude Jean-Luc Picard’s Star Trek story. Star Trek: Picard season 2’s ending bid farewell to some major characters, but Picard season 3 is bringing back every main cast member from TNG for one last reunion. Here’s everything we know about what’s in store for Star Trek: Picard season 3.

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The Latest Star Trek: Picard Season 3 News

Picard season 3 will be the final installment to the Patrick Stewart series, and it will hit Paramount+ on February 16th 2023. The cast from Picard season 2 will carry over to the new season, with additional characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation added into the mix. The release date is exclusive to the United States, and it’s unclear when all ten episodes of Picard season 3 will debut internationally. Since the season was renewed during season 2, filming for Picard season 3 took place back-to-back, finally wrapping in March 2022. Picard season 3 will feature an entirely new villain, whose name and origins remain unknown.

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Is Confirmed

Star Trek: Picard season 3 has been confirmed, although filming for the penultimate season technically began before Paramount declared it official. The news of the season 3 renewal was announced by Patrick Stewart himself shortly after Picard season 3 wrapped filming in March 2022.

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Release Date

As the biggest Star Trek event in years, Star Trek: Picard season 3 will premiere on Paramount+ on February 16th, 2023. Season 3 was produced back-to-back with season 2, and principal photography was wrapped in March 2022. However, as per Patrick Stewart and the producers’ plan for the show to consist of 3 chapters, Star Trek: Picard season 3 will also end the series. Whether Star Trek: Picard continues past season 3 is said to be up to Patrick Stewart. But, as of now, the third act will close out Jean-Luc Picard’s story.

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Cast

Excitingly, Star Trek: Picard season 3 is bringing back Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, and Gates McFadden as their Star Trek: The Next Generation characters. This will mark the long-awaited returns of Worf, Geordi La Forge, and Dr. Beverly Crusher, although Wil Wheaton will not reprise Wesley Crusher in season 3. The plan is to give all the TNG characters returning in Picard season 3 a deserving sendoff, but this also hopefully means the former crew of the USS Enterprise-D will team up with Jean-Luc’s motley crew.

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Unfortunately, Alison Pill won’t return to Star Trek: Picard season 3, leaving the fate of the merged being of Pill’s Dr. Agnes Jurati and Annie Wersching’s Borg Queen an open question. Evan Evagora also confirmed he won’t reprise Elnor in season 3. Another Picard cast member who may not be back is Santiago Cabrera considering Cristobal Rios’ ending in Star Trek: Picard season 2. Isa Briones will also not be returning for Picard season 3. Thankfully, Jeri Ryan and Michelle Hurd confirmed that Seven of Nine and Raffi Musiker will be in Picard season 3.

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Story Details

Star Trek: Picard‘s producers indicated that each season is a self-contained chapter, but Picard season 2 left behind major plot threads that presumably set up season 3. Back in 2024 Los Angeles, Dr. Adam Soong (Brent Spiner) revealed a top-secret folder labeled “Project Khan,” which hints at the evil eugenicist potentially turning himself into a genetically-engineered supervillain in Star Trek: Picard season 3. Soong could also be the mysterious threat who created a transwarp conduit that the benevolent Borg Queen has volunteered to guard. At the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, Patrick Stewart also revealed that Star Trek: Picard season 3 will take the cast members back to the Enterprise (but potentially the Enterprise-F, canonizing a version of the ship from the game Star Trek: Online). The season was also confirmed to have a singular female villain, Vadic, and a story inspired by Wrath of Khan that sees the crew scattered across the universe.

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Trailer

The Star Trek: Picard season 3 trailer features some bombastic fight sequences, along with a first glimpse of the new female villain Vadic. From what can be gathered from the trailer, it seems as though there could be a traitor in Picard’s midst, as he’s told to “trust no one.” In addition, first looks at the cast from The Next Generation prove to be particularly exciting, as it means the old team is joining forces once again. Audiences will have to wait just a few short weeks to find out what this revenge the new villain Vadic speaks of is pertaining to, but it’s sure to be a thrilling adventure to close out the beloved Star Trek show.

Picard Season 3 Will Pave The Way For More Spinoffs

Star Trek: Picard season 3 promises to be a huge event, but should also set up some Star Trek: Picard spinoff series that are equally exciting. Executive producer Alex Kurtzman teased at the SDCC 2022 Star Trek panel that audiences “can expect more Star Trek shows with female leads” (via GamesRadar). While not much more is known about these projects, it’s exciting to have confirmation that Star Trek: Picard season 3 won’t be the last time audiences get to enjoy the series’ captivating world.

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 is now available on Paramount+.

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