Daily Times

Amazon Prime Video announced on Monday that they will be the exclusive global streaming service for a new CBS ‘Star Trek’ series on Jean-Luc Picard, the iconic character first portrayed by Patrick Stewart for seven seasons in ‘Star Trek – The Next Generation’. Patrick Stewart will reprise his role in the still-untitled series, which will focus on “the next chapter” of Jean-Luc Picard’s life.

“There is only one word that can begin to describe Sir Patrick Stewart as Starship Commander Picard and that is ‘legendary’,” said series executive producer Alex Kurtzman in a statement. “We are thrilled beyond measure to have him back in command, bringing the optimistic messages of ‘Star Trek’ to audiences around the world.”

The series will also star Alison Pill, Harry Treadaway, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora and Michelle Hurd.

Per an agreement with CBS, Amazon Prime will have each episode of the series available on its platform within 24 hours of its United States premiere. In the States, the episodes will be available for streaming on CBS All Access.

‘Star Trek’ is an American space opera media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The first television series, simply called ‘Star Trek’ and now referred to as “The Original Series”, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on NBC. It followed the interstellar adventures of Captain James T Kirk and his crew aboard the starship USS Enterprise, a space exploration vessel built by the United Federation of Planets in the 23rd Century. The ‘Star Trek’ canon includes The Original Series, an animated series, five spin-off television series, the film franchise, and further adaptations in several media.