Star Trek: Picard: Ed Speleers on His Character's Voyage & Season 3 as A Stand-Alone Moment
31The Season 3 premiere of Star Trek: Picard set phasers to stun almost immediately when Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) made her long-awaited return. A distress call, sent out to her trusted friend Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), not only reunited Crusher with Picard and Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), but also introduced us to a shocking new character: her son. Played by Ed Speleers (Outlander), Crusher’s son’s role in this upcoming season is shrouded in mystery, though showrunner Terry Matalas did promise fans that “you're certainly going to get to know the young gentleman at the end of that episode right away…” during a sitdown with Collider’s Maggie Lovitt.
After the divisive first two seasons of Picard, Season 3 is being hailed as a fantastic tribute to fans, bringing back beloved Star Trek: The Next Generation characters with new storylines and continuations. Also reprising their roles alongside Stewart, McFadden and Frakes are Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi, Michael Dorn as Worf, LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge, and Brent Spiner as Lore. They join Season 2’s Jeri Ryan as Star Trek: Voyager’s Seven of Nine and Michelle Hurd as Raffi Musiker. Picard Season 3 not only reunites The Next Generation but introduces the next, next generation with new talent including Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut and Mica Burton as Sidney and Alandra La Forge, Amanda Plummer as the villainous Vadic, and Todd Stashwick (12 Monkeys) as Captain Shaw of the USS Titan.
As we gear up for Picard Episode 3, premiering on Paramount+ tomorrow, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with Speleers about his new role on the final frontier. During the interview, Speleers teases his “multifaceted” character’s voyage throughout this season and discusses working with some of Star Trek’s legacy characters. He also talks about how Season 3 gets better with each episode, how it can be a “stand-alone moment” within the franchise and teases how the story ties things up for well-loved characters.
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