Star Trek Day 2022 has arrived and it’s bringing with it some big news for Star Trek's biggest shows. Alongside revealing the premiere date and a new teaser for the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard, we were also treated to announcements for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Prodigy.
To ensure you don't miss any of the big news from Star Trek Day 2022, we've gathered all the details, trailers, and images below.
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Premiere Date and Teaser Revealed
Paramount+ revealed that the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard will premiere on Thursday, February 16, 2023. This final season will consist of 10 episodes and new episodes will debut each Thursday.
Alongside the premiere date, a brief teaser for Season 3 was shared and it gave us a new glimpse at the returning crew members of Star Trek: The Next Generation, including Gates McFadden's Dr. Beverly Crusher, Jonathan Frakes' Commander William Riker, LeVar Burton's Geordi La Forge, Michael Dorn's Worf, and Marina Sirtis' Deanna Troi.
"Wherever you go… we go."
The final season of #StarTrekPicard premieres February 16th. 💫 #StarTrek pic.twitter.com/lcFhOZ2ij0
— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 8, 2022
The teaser also gave fans a first look at the U.S.S. Titan – the starship that will serve our heroes as they venture out on one final mission – and it ended with Commander Seven of Nine using Picard's famous line of "Engage."
We are hoping for big things from Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard, as we were let down with Season 2. In our review, we said it was a "disappointing entry in the legendary captain’s journey, and possibly the worst season of Star Trek ever."
Miss the crew of the Enterprise? Catch up with Erica Ortegas in an exclusive clip from the next season of #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds! #StarTrekDay pic.twitter.com/cH3t9FvRq0
— Star Trek on Paramount+ (@StarTrekOnPPlus) September 8, 2022
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Clip Revealed, Carol Kane to Join the Cast
While fans may have to wait until 2023 for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to return, Paramount+ helped make that wait a bit easier by revealing a new clip from Season 2 and sharing that Carol Kane will be joining the cast.
This first glimpse of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' second season features Melissa Navia's Lt. Erica Ortegas getting ready to go on a rare away mission. She was so excited she even got a fancy hat to go with her outfit. She meets up with Anson Mount's Captain Pike, Christina Chong's Lt. La'An Noonien-Singh, Babs Olosukomun's Dr. M'Benga, and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock, to discuss what's to come.
As for Kane, the Emmy Award-winning actress will be joining the cast in a recurring role as Pelia.
"Highly educated and intelligent, this engineer suffers no fools," Pelia's official description reads. "Pelia solves problems calmly and brusquely, thanks to her many years of experience."
Kane's impressive career includes such films and TV shows as Hester Street, Taxi, Dog Day Afternoon, Annie Hall, The Princess Bride, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and more.
We gave Star Trek: Strange New World's first season a rare 10/10. In our review, we said that it "recaptures the joy of classic Trek in a way that is both old-school and brand-new.
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Behind-the-Scenes Set Tour and First Look Image Revealed
Star Trek Day 2022 didn't give us too many details regarding Season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery, but it did provide fans with a 5-minute behind-the-scenes set tour and a first-look image of Sonequa Martin-Green's Michael Burnham, which you can see below.
Dr. Hugh Culber actor Wilson Cruz was the host of the behind-the-scenes tour, and the video features cast members Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, and Blu del Barrio alongside series costume designer Anthony Tran. Be sure to watch the video for "never-before-seen easter eggs on set, a cast member wardrobe fitting, and more from the upcoming season."
Season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery is currently in production in Toronto, Canada, and the official description teases some of the adventures Burnham and her crew will be part of in 2023.
Tour the set of #StarTrekDiscovery Season 5 in Toronto with @wcruz73 as your guide! You never know who you'll run into 👀 #StarTrekDay pic.twitter.com/ruZp1zjWCD
— Star Trek on Paramount+ (@StarTrekOnPPlus) September 8, 2022
"Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncover a mystery that sends them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries," the official description reads. "But there are others on the hunt as well… dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it."
Star Trek: Lower Decks: Sneak Peek at Season 3 Episode 'Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus' Revealed
Season 3 of Star Trek: Lower Decks began on August 25, and Star Trek Day 2022 gave us a sneak peek at the upcoming episode "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus," in which "Boimler's holodeck movie sequel tries to live up to the original, as seen in season one." This particular episode will be available to stream on Paramount+ on Thursday, October 13.
A sneak peek at an all-new episode of #StarTrekProdigy, returning October 27! ✨ #StarTrek pic.twitter.com/7kK1qvAXPm
— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 8, 2022
Also revealed was an image from Season 3 of Star Trek: Lower Decks featuring the U.S.S. Cerritos and U.S.S. Wayfarer.
While it wasn't shown, Star Trek: Lower Decks will also be taking the crew to Deep Space Nine alongside having them visit Sisko's Creole Kitchen – the New Orleans restaurant that was owned by Captain Benjamin Sisko's father, Joseph.
Star Trek: Prodigy's First Season Will Return in October, First-Look Clip Revealed
The first season of Star Trek: Prodigy, Paramount+'s original animated kids' series, will be returning from its mid-season break on Thursday, October 27. The premiere date announcement was accompanied by a first look clip that features the "U.S.S. Protostar crew and beloved character Murf as he completes his 'metamurfosis.'"
It was also confirmed that Billy Campbell, the actor who starred in Star Trek: The Next Generation as Thadiun Okona, will join the cast of Star Trek: Prodigy in a recurring role. He will be part of a group of recurring actors that include Commander Tysess' Daveed Diggs, Ensign Asencia's Jameela Jamil, Doctor Noum's Jason Alexander, and Captain Chakotay's Robert Beltran.
A sneak peek at an all-new episode of #StarTrekProdigy, returning October 27! ✨ #StarTrek pic.twitter.com/7kK1qvAXPm
— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 8, 2022
“From early on in the writers' room, we knew we wanted Captain Thadiun Okona to return and become a questionable guide to our impressionable crew,” said executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman. “It was so much fun to not only explore where Okona’s outrageous life has taken him in his later years, but to also work with Billy Cambell who effortlessly fell back into the role of Okona like he had never left.”
In the remaining episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy's first season, the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar head towards Starfleet while harboring a "weapon designed to tear the United Federation of Planets apart. To make matters worst, the real Vice Admiral Janeway is on a manhunt for the Protostar, eager to uncover what happened to her missing former First Officer Chakotay. With these two ships on a collision course and destruction on the horizon, the fate of the Alpha Quadrant hangs in the balance."
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.