Star Trek: Picard season 2 returns to Starfleet

Star Trek: Picard season two debuts on March 3, 2022.

When Star Trek: Picard season two begins next week, there will have been a time jump of approximately a year, according to the character profiles shared by the cast on The Ready Ready, hosted by Wil Wheaton. As they introduce where their characters are at the start of the season, fans will be happy to see that Admiral Jean-Luc Picard is back with Starfleet, now serving as the Chancellor of Starfleet Academy. (Now this is what the upcoming Starfleet series needs!)

Surprisingly, not only is Raffi teaching at Starfleet, but Elnor has joined Starfleet as the first fully Romulan cadet. And an even bigger surprise shows Captain Rios back as a captain in Starfleet aboard the USS Stargazer. Familiar name, right? But the registry for this ship is NCC-82893 which is different than the one commanded by Captain Picard quite some time ago, according to Trekmovie.

Star Trek: Picard sets the tone with season two and an epic battle.

While Dr. Jurati (does she get punished for killing Dr. Maddox?) and Soji have been traveling around the galaxy to create goodwill and trust with the synths and other worlds, Seven of Nine is now captaining the La Sirena with only a holographic version of Captain Rios for company.  She has rejoined the Fenris Rangers, and though she and Raffi seemed to have started a relationship at the end of season one, both Jeri Ryan and Michelle Hurd said there are some issues going on between them so that, right now, things aren’t going so well.

Also included in The Ready Room video Paramount Plus posted is a short battle scene that takes place aboard the Stargazer with Admiral Picard beginning the countdown for the ship’s auto-destruct sequence and a dreadfully familiar voice calling out to him. All told, this one brief clip is epic enough to entice viewers who aren’t so sure about returning for season two. This season looks like it’s going to be a different ride with much higher consequences.