Production concludes on STAR TREK: PICARD

Star Trek: Picard has become the first of the new generation of Star Trek shows to face the final curtain, with production ending on the series after the third season. Rather than being cancelled, however, the show has bowed out on its own terms. On Twitter, actress Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine, reprising the role from Star Trek: Voyager) has confirmed that the show was always planned to last for three seasons.

The first season aired in early 2020 to a mixed critical reception, but commercial success. Two more seasons were ordered and shot back-to-back, although the marathon shoot was interrupted several times by delays incurred by the COVID19 pandemic. The second season began airing last week on Paramount+ in the USA and Amazon Prime Video in much of the rest of the world.

Season 3 is expected to air in 2023. The other current Star Trek shows - Discovery, Lower Decks, Prodigy and Strange New Worlds - have all been renewed for additional seasons. Two more shows, one based around Section 31 starring Michelle Yeoh and another around the character of Worf from Star Trek: The Next Generation, are currently in development. A further show about Starfleet Academy is also believed to be in early development.