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Hanelle Culpepper to Direct 'Picard' Pilot for CBS All Access 'Star Trek'

Published Fri, 01 Mar 2019 14:05:15 -0600

Last updated Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:53:12 -0600

CBS All Access upcoming Star Trek spinoff series about Star Trek: The Next Generation's Captain Jean Luc Picard just named their pilot director, and it's kind of a big deal.

Hanelle Culpepper to Direct 'Picard' Pilot for CBS All Access 'Star Trek' — Hanelle M. Culpepper
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Hanelle Culpepper will be the first female director on a Trek pilot, and no, she's not a stranger to the franchise. Culpepper directed an episode in season 1 of CBS All Access series Star Trek: Discovery, and has a second episode in season 2. She'll also be directing episode 2 of the still-untitled Picard series.

She's got several pretty great TV series to her credit: The Flash and Supergirl at The CW, FOX's Gotham, FX's Mayans MC, and STARZ series Counterpart.

Yes, the show will feature Sir Patrick Stewart returning to the role of Jean Luc, and, he's already talking about how many possible seasons we could see. In a recent interview with Red Carpet New TV, Stewart revealed a bit of the different version of Lean 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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