Terry Matalas Archives

We think we can safely say that Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard Showrunner & EP Terry Matalas and the show's creative team have a pretty big hit on their hands with the show's third & final season – especially the series finale "The Last Generation." Three days after its premiere and (based on what's being read[...]

Showrunner Terry Matalas opened up on how Troi saved the day, particularly in the finale The following contains spoilers. Photo Cr: Sarah Coulter/Paramount+ © 2023 CBS Studios Inc All Rights Reserved. How Star Trek: Picard Saved Troi's Best for the Last As we started the episode, we discovered Geordi spent the last 20 years restoring the U.S.S Enterprise-D[...]

And that included showrunner & executive producer Terry Matalas, who took part in a Reddit AMA on Friday to discuss the finale, the series, and the future of the "Star Trek" franchise And one of those topics that fans needed some clarity on was what the future could have in store for Seven (Jeri Ryan)[...]

Showrunner Terry Matalas made the episode as cinematic and, naturally, epic as possible, breaking down some of the biggest shots with The Hollywood Reporter The following contains major spoilers. Photo Cr: Sarah Coulter/Paramount+ © 2023 CBS Studios Inc All Rights Reserved. Star Trek: Picard: Showrunner Terry Matalas on Finale's Biggest Moments "The Last Generation" finds the crew of[...]

Here you get the sense it is a true last-ditch effort, and I'm glad executive producer and showrunner Terry Matalas (who wrote and directed the episode) brought the original Borg Queen actress Alice Krige back into the fold. Photo Cr: Sarah Coulter/Paramount+ © 2023 CBS Studios Inc All Rights Reserved. As we come to find in her[...]

Revealed initially in the penultimate episode, "Võx," we finally see her in full in the finale, "The Last Generation." Showrunner Terry Matalas & Sir Patrick Stewart discussed Krige's return. Alice Krige in Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Image courtesy of Paramount Star Trek: Picard: The Original Borg Queen's Return With Krige's debut in the Star Trek franchise in[...]

Well, it looks like Star Trek: Picard EP & Showrunner Terry Matalas wasn't too busy becoming the biggest rockstar in the "Star Trek" universe due to the excellence that is the final season of "Picard" to take notice – and he's a big fan "Put me in, coach By Grabthar's Hammer… What a Savings…'," Matalas[...]

Star Trek: Picard executive producer and showrunner Terry Matalas has been the toast of the franchise and science fiction, and what better way than perhaps what might be arguably the most anticipated finale of the genre of the 21st century to promote it in the grandest way possible? The video billboard located at the New[...]

The hammer fell on a popular one as executive producer and showrunner Terry Matalas found all the right notes to tug at the heartstrings of franchise fans everywhere Speaking with Collider, the Matalas broke down the fateful decision on what it could mean for the future The following contains major spoilers for the episode "Vox." Photo[...]

A 25th Century show that explores the Last Generation and the Next…" That was the tweet that Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Terry Matalas posted back in March, speculating in a "What If…?" fashion what his next franchise series would be if he had a choice post-"Picard." But after nine episodes of a season that many[...]

"What's funny is I texted Terry Matalas, the showrunner, after I watched [episode 9] I didn't even watch Next Gen I didn't even watch the old Star Trek, and I was choked up! So, yeah, it was pretty cool," Ryan said. Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2021 Viacom, International Inc All Rights Reserved. Before the Enterprise-D's crew escape[...]

Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas is always on top of any continuity concerns fans might have – even the ones that maybe not everyone picked up on The last major cogs of the conspiracy were unraveled in the penultimate episode, "Vox," which saw The Next Generation confronting their greatest adversary as Earth and the[...]

Showrunner Terry Matalas was going to maximize as much as he can from what Paramount+ can give him, and perhaps in the future, he can tell more stories Among the lingering arcs of TNG were the Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), William Riker (Jonathan Frakes), and Worf (Michael Dorn) love triangle and the season's villain Vadic[...]

Czajkowski, writer Matt Okumura, and showrunner Terry Matalas spoke to Dawn Ennis about T'Veen's origins and how she fits among the Titan crew The following contains spoilers for the episode "Surrender." Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2021 Viacom, International Inc All Rights Reserved. Star Trek: Picard: Getting to Know Stephanie Czajkowski & T'Veen In the recent Star Trek: Picard[...]

All Rights Reserved. Star Trek: Picard's Terry Matalas on Briones, Pill, Cabrera & Evagora Not Being in Season 3 Picard showrunner Terry Matalas was happy to oblige to not beat around a bush about why they weren't retained, leaving a window should his "legacy" spinoff become a reality "There just isn't time and money for everything[...]

When triggered, his pupils turn red… and nothing says "uncertain threat" than red eyes, right? As fans are naturally curious as to what that voice is beckoning Jack to open the door to unleash, showrunner Terry Matalas is offering some extra morsels entering the series' penultimate episode in "Vox." The following contains spoilers. Photo Credit: Trae[...]

To dive deeper into semantics is an exercise in futility, so one fan speculated on what happened with Michael Dorn's Worf given what was featured in Star Trek: Picard tagging showrunner and executive producer Terry Matalas and production designer Dave Blass in the process. Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2021 Viacom, International Inc All Rights Reserved. Star Trek:[...]

The hottest thing on Star Trek social media is neither George Takei nor William Shatner but Picard showrunner Terry Matalas Upon the recent announcement of diecast company Corgi to mark First Contact Day in their releasing a range of officially licensed models from the Star Trek universe, the EP quote tweeted them and piggyback with[...]

Enterprise quote tweeted Picard showrunner Terry Matalas revealing the platform's latest victim in actor Brent Spiner "I haven't been around for a while, and I just want to say that clearly…clearly, I've been hacked," the actor told fans in a video "I don't…probably will not be around for a little while, but I want you[...]

Star Trek: Picard executive producer Terry Matalas wants to leave fans of the franchise as happy as a showrunner can be, but that doesn't mean he can't fit every single legacy character or bring every surviving character back into the series' third and final season As Matalas previously addressed that we won't see Diana Muldaur[...]

There's no question the delightful glee Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas must have had with the sandbox of the franchise's past in the third and final season The obvious sell for even among the most jaded of fans was the full reunion of The Next Generation cast While we had crossover appeal that includes[...]

In fact, it was just last month when showrunner Terry Matalas tweeted briefly about his interest in a hypothetical spinoff titled "Star Trek: Legacy" that would include a number of "generations" represented Well, we're learning a little more about what that imaginary spinoff series would be like, with Matalas discussing how "Picard" sets up things to[...]

Executive producer and showrunner Terry Matalas shared a video with the caption, "Regarding Brent's Twitter account #StarTrekPicard" with the actor. Brent Spiner in Star Trek: Picard Image courtesy of Paramount+ Star Trek: Picard's Brent Spiner Reveals His Twitter Account Hack "Hi, I'm Brent Spiner I haven't been around for a while, and I just want to say that[...]

With three episodes to go in Star Trek: Picard's third and final season, there are still plenty of surprises left in store so says executive producer and showrunner Terry Matalas, who naturally keeps close to the chest It's probably not an exaggeration to say there hasn't been a time when he hasn't been this engaged[...]

Executive producer and showrunner Terry Matalas broke down the story behind recruiting their latest surprise guest from the franchise's legacy past The following contains major spoilers. Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2021 Viacom, International Inc All Rights Reserved. Star Trek: Picard: How the Mystery Guest Ties to Seven The special favor Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) calls is Tuvok,[...]

Executive producer and showrunner Terry Matalas discussed making it up to Next Generation fans who never saw Geordi properly mourn the loss of Data from the two times he died in 2002's Nemesis and the season one finale of Picard The following contains minor spoilers. LeVar Burton and Brent Spiner in Star Trek: The Next Generation[...]

[Terry Matalas]? Don't make me send you a farm animal 😉" Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi in STAR TREK: PICARD Photo Cr: Aaron Epstein/CBS ©2019 CBS Interactive, Inc All Rights Reserved. Catching Up with TNG's Deanna Troi on Star Trek: Picard To put things into context, Troi's only been seen first in a flashback sequence that saw Patrick[...]

All Rights Reserved. Daystrom Station: Star Trek's Easter Eggs Galore "We had this idea, what would Area 51 be for Starfleet?" executive producer & showrunner Terry Matalas said "Section 31, if they're around, what are they up to? It felt like, sort of, the mirror way to honor the Star Trek Universe, where you had one side,[...]

Do either show up in this episode? Executive producer and showrunner Terry Matalas broke down the latest reveal and it's not what you might think The following contains major spoilers for the Paramount+ series' episode "Imposters." Photo Credit: Trae Patton/ Paramount+ ©2021 Viacom, International Inc All Rights Reserved. A Ghost of TNG's Past in Star Trek: Picard The[...]

It wasn't always the case, as Picard executive producer and season three showrunner Terry Matalas revealed in an issue of Star Trek Explorer (via Comicbook.com). Image: Paramount Movies YouTube Screencap How Terry Matalas Nearly Ran Star Trek: Khan Series "When I finished editing our '12 Monkeys' [TV series] finale, they had just started shooting 'Discovery.' I'd heard through[...]