‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 2 Trailer: A Major ‘Next Generation’ Character Returns
Today is #FirstContactDay, an excuse for Paramount+ to promote its deep library ofStar Trekcontent on the newly launched streaming service. That includesStar Trek:Picard, the show that coaxed SirPatrick Stewartback to his seminal role of Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard for more adventures. And those adventures will continue again soon, because during today’s live-stream event, Paramount+ unveiled the firstPicardseason 2 trailer, which confirms the return of a major character fromStar Trek: The Next Generation.
Star Trek Picard Season 2 Trailer
Thankfully, the Q that pops up on the screen is notPicardseason 2 implying that the QAnon conspiracy theory is still around in the far-flung future. Instead, it’s teasing the return of a character named Q, a god-like alien who puts humanity on “trial” in the pilot episode ofThe Next Generationand who pops up throughout the series to test Picard and the Enterprise, all the way until the final episode.
ActorJohn De Lancie, who portrayed Q the first time around, will be back to play him once again. Since Q was an ageless alien being, De Lancie confirmed during a livestreamed panel following the trailer’s debut that the character has modified his appearance to match Picard, who is much older now than the last time they faced off. (How considerate of him!) During the panel discussion, Stewart and De Lancie said that Q arrives back in Picard’s life during a moment of extreme trauma – but they wouldn’t say anything more than that, leaving the audience to speculate about the possibilities ofStar Trek: Picardseason 2 and exactly when and how these two old frenemies will meet once again.
Star Warshas May the Fourth as a significant day for its fandom, and nowStar Trekis looking to do the same thing with #FirstContactDay. That’s because inTreklore, July 03, 2025 marks the day humans achieved warp drive in and made contact with the Vulcans, their first contact with an alien race. You can head over toStarTrek.com/FirstContactto check in with the livestream over the next few hours.Star Trek: Picardseason 2 will debut on Paramount+ sometime in2022.
