Season 2 teaser poster
The second season of Star Trek: Picard debuted on 3 March2022 on the Paramount+streaming service (USA) and CraveTV (Canada), with a total of ten episodes released weekly through 5 May2022. Season episodes released for an international audience through Amazon Prime the following day.
Episodes[]
| Title | Episode | Production number | Date | US release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Star Gazer" | 2x01 | 201 | 2401 | 2022-03-03 |
| "Penance" | 2x02 | 202 | 2401 | 2022-03-10 |
| "Assimilation" | 2x03 | 203 | 2401 / 12 April2024 | 2022-03-17 |
| "Watcher" | 2x04 | 204 | 12 April 2024 | 2022-03-24 |
| "Fly Me to the Moon" | 2x05 | 205 | 12 April 2024 | 2022-03-31 |
| "Two of One" | 2x06 | 206 | 12 April 2024 | 2022-04-07 |
| "Monsters" | 2x07 | 207 | 13 April 2024 | 2022-04-14 |
| "Mercy" | 2x08 | 208 | 13–14 April 2024 | 2022-04-21 |
| "Hide and Seek" | 2x09 | 209 | 14 April 2024 | 2022-04-28 |
| "Farewell" | 2x10 | 210 | 2024 / 2401 | 2022-05-05 |
Summary[]
A year and a half after the events on Coppelius, Jean-Luc Picard finds himself reengaged in the world of Starfleet as Chancellor of Starfleet Academy. He and his compatriots from La Sirena – Cristóbal Rios now captain of the USS Stargazer, Seven of Nine commanding La Sirena, Soji Asha and Dr. Agnes Jurati engaging in synth diplomacy, and Raffi Musiker mentoring Elnor's entry into Starfleet – are brought together by a mysterious Singularity. At the intervention of Q, they are shown a terrible alternate universe that traces back to Los Angeles in 2024. With some contemporary guidance, the crew must correct events on a world still grappling with inequities, threatened by familiarenemies, and aspiring to peacefully explore space – all while Picard deals with ghosts that have haunted him his entire life.
Background information[]
- With rumors of a third season already floating around, the second season of Picard was officially announced by CBS All Access on 10 January2020 before the debut of season one, [1] in spite of it having been previously confirmed that lead Patrick Stewart had been signed for at least two seasons. [2]
- Filming for season 2 began on 16 February2021. [3]
- Season 2 was filmed back-to-back with season 3 in order to control costs and accommodate production schedules. This became viable when season 3 was confirmed in September 2021. [4]
- The first season 2 teaser was revealed on 5 April2021 during "First Contact Day", after which during a panel almost all season one cast members were reaffirmed whereas John de Lancie's return as Q was officially announced, [5] following rumors to that effect that had been floating around since December the year previously. [6]
- Similarly, the "quasi-formal" confirmation by actress Michelle Hurd on 23 November2021 that Whoopi Goldberg was to reprise her role as Guinan (the franchise itself had not issued an official announcement to that effect), [7] was not much of a surprise either ever since Stewart had in person formally invited Goldberg to join the series' second season on the ABC talkshow The View on 22 January 2020, purportedly with the blessing of franchise head Alex Kurtzman. [8]
- Like season 1, season 2 was housed at Santa Clarita Studios in Santa Clarita, California. The season also featured extensive location filming in Los Angeles. The production crew numbered around 450 staffers, reportedly one of the largest television crews by 2021. [9]
- Production on season 2 wrapped on 29 August2021. [10]
Reception[]
Awards[]
| 2022/23 Star Trek: Picard Season 2 awards and honors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
Credits[]
Starring[]
- Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
- Alison Pill as Agnes Jurati
- Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine
- Michelle Hurd as Raffi Musiker
- Evan Evagora as Elnor
- Orla Brady as Laris and Tallinn
- Isa Briones as Soji Asha and Kore Soong
- With
- Santiago Cabrera as Cristóbal "Chris" Rios
- And
- Brent Spiner as Adam Soong
Special guest star[]
Crew[]
- Directors
- Douglas Aarniokoski ("The Star Gazer", "Penance")
- Lea Thompson ("Assimilation", "Watcher")
- Jonathan Frakes ("Fly Me to the Moon", "Two of One")
- Joe Menendez ("Monsters", "Mercy")
- Michael Weaver ("Hide and Seek", "Farewell")
- Executive Producer / Showrunner
- Terry Matalas
- Executive Producer
- Michael Chabon
- Supervising Producer
- Marc Bernardin
- Casting by
- Music and Theme by
- Jeff Russo
- Costume Designer
- Christine Clark
- Edited by
- Steve Haugen ("The Star Gazer", "Watcher", "Monsters", "Farewell")
- Drew Nichols ("The Star Gazer", "Penance", "Fly Me to the Moon", "Farewell")
- Michael Benni Pierce ("Hide and Seek")
- Sondra Watanabe ("Assimilation", "Two of One", "Hide and Seek")
- Production Designer
- David Blass
- Director of Photography
- Jimmy Lindsey ("The Star Gazer", "Penance", "Fly Me to the Moon", "Two of One", "Hide and Seek", "Farewell")
- Crescenzo Notarile ("The Star Gazer", "Assimilation", "Watcher", "Monsters", "Mercy", "Hide and Seek", "Farewell")
- Consulting Producer
- Travis Fickett
- Supervising Producers
- Kirsten Beyer
- Marc Bernardin
- Cindy Appel
- Christopher Monfette
- Jane Maggs ("Watcher" – "Farewell")
See also[]
External links[]
- Star Trek: Picard Season 2 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Star Trek: Picard Season 2 episode reviews at Ex Astris Scientia
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