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Casting is Happening for CBS All Access 'Star Trek' Spinoff Series Picard

Earlier this week, we reported that CBS All Access Star Trek spinoff series [still untitled, but we're all calling it this for now] Picard had themselves a historic pilot director. Turns out, the series is also in the casting phase!

Hanelle Culpepper will be the first woman to launch a Star Trek series, as no Starfleet pilot has been directed by a woman in the 50+ years of the franchise. No woman has directed a film in the Roddenberry galaxy either, but, SJ Clarkson was close.

Culpepper responded to a question posed on Twitter about a possible casting call for Picard, which will see the return of Sir Patrick Stewart to the role of former Enterprise Captain Jean Luc Picard.

In a recent interview with Red Carpet New TV, Stewart revealed a bit of the different version of Jean Juc, and a possible THREE YEAR TIMELINE of the upcoming series:

"The one thing that will be different about this version of Star Trek is that we have simply moved the narratve, 20 years, from when I last wore Jean Luc's uniform, and so everything has aged. When the series gets released, you'll see that things are very different from what they were.

It gives me profound satisfaction to hear from people that my role and the series had on their lives, truly extraordianary stories of how people where effected by it. and that makes me very proud for all of us who were in it. A great company.

Oh lord, we are set up with possibly THREE YEARS of the show, so if there is a film, it's a long way off."

Needless to say, Star Trek: The Next Generation fans are very excited about the notion of having Picard back on the airwaves. Three seasons? Yes please!

You can see the interview segment here.

We'll let you know what we hear about timing for the Picard series. Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery is currently streaming on CBS All Access now, and will be returning for a 3rd season.

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