Final season of ‘Star Trek: Picard’ debuts Feb. 16, Annie Wersching, Trek Borg Queen, dies at 45
On January 29, the Paramount+ streaming service shared the official trailer for the third and final season of “Star Trek: Picard.” The final season of “Star Trek: Picard” premieres on Thursday, February 16 on Paramount+ in the U.S., with new episodes of the 10-episode-long season available to stream weekly on Thursdays.
Additionally, the trailer revealed two new season three cast members. Ed Speleers (“Outlander,” “You”) will appear as a series regular who aids Beverly Crusher’s medical efforts on worlds Starfleet has forgotten, and Todd Stashwick (“12 Monkeys,” “Riches” ) will also appear in a recurring role as captain of the U.S.S. Titan.
The official trailer for the final season of Picard, appears below.
If you haven’t caught the show yet, “Star Trek: Picard” features Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard, which he played for seven seasons on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” The show follows Picard into the next chapter of his life. LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Jeri Ryan and Michelle Hurd star alongside Patrick Stewart in the third and final season of the hit Paramount+ original series.
Synopsis: In the epic, thrilling conclusion of “Star Trek: Picard”, a desperate message from a long-lost friend draws Starfleet legend Admiral Jean-Luc Picard into the most daring mission of his life, forcing him to recruit allies spanning generations old and new. This final adventure sets him on a collision course with the legacy of his past and explosive, new revelations that will alter the fate of the Federation forever.
Seasons one and two of “Star Trek: Picard” are currently streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.
On a much sadder note, Annie Wersching, the actor who played the Borg Queen in Season 2 of “Star Trek: Picard” has died. She also played that iconic character in the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” TV show. If you have been following Picard on Paramount+, you may not even have recognized Wersching as the Borg Queen due to the extreme makeup she had to undergo for the role. But you would more than likely recognize her from her roles in 24, Timeless, and most recently, The Rookie. Wersching was 45-years-old at the time of her passing.
According to an online fundraiser launched in support of Wershing’s family, Wersching received a cancer diagnosis in 2020, ahead of filming Star Trek: Picard, but chose not to reveal it publicly. “She wanted to live her life, on her terms, and be with her family,” the fundraiser says. “She loved her work and cherished her friends, but Steve and the boys were her absolute everything.” ~ ComicBook.Com
And for more on the life and times of Annie Wersching, see the video accompanying this article.
(Cover photo, Patrick Stewart as Picard, with Annie Wersching as the Borg Queen)
(Source: Paramount+)
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