| Star Trek: Picard | |
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| Season 2 | |
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| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Paramount+ |
| Original release | March 3 – May 5, 2022 |
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The second season of the American television series Star Trek: Picard features the character Jean-Luc Picard in the year 2401. He and his companions are trapped in an alternate reality by the extra-dimensional being Q as part of the ultimate trial for Picard, and must travel back to 2024 Los Angeles to save the future of the galaxy. The season was produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout, Weed Road Pictures, and Roddenberry Entertainment, with Akiva Goldsman and Terry Matalas serving as showrunners.
Patrick Stewart stars as Picard, reprising his role from the series Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as other Star Trek media. Alison Pill, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Evan Evagora, Orla Brady, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera, and Brent Spiner also star. A second season was in development for months before being officially announced in January 2020, with Matalas and Goldsman replacing first-season showrunner Michael Chabon. Matalas suggested the time travel story to save costs after the expensive first season, and returned to the visual style of The Next Generation with new production designer Dave Blass. Delayed from a planned June 2020 production start by the COVID-19 pandemic, filming began in California in February 2021 and lasted until September with location shooting around Los Angeles. During filming, Matalas switched focus to showrunnning the third season which was shot back-to-back with the second. The second season features special guest stars returning from previous Star Trek media, including John de Lancie as Q and Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan.
The season premiered on the streaming service Paramount+ on March 3, 2022, and ran for 10 episodes until May 5. It was estimated to have high viewership and audience demand, and received positive reviews from critics. The season was nominated for four Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and several other awards.