Star Trek fans are the biggest winners of 2022, with four separate TV shows airing over the course of this year.
First up, there's Discovery, premiering season 4B on Paramount+ in the US next month (Thursday, February 10 to be precise), moving away from CBS All Access for the first time.
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It's also been confirmed that the second season of Picard – starring Patrick Stewart in arguably his most famous role – arrives on screens a month later (Thursday, March 3), while cameras are already rolling on season 3.
Strange New Worlds, which was greenlit back in May 2020, finally launches on Thursday, May 5 and follows the continuing interstellar exploits of Captain Pike (Anson Mount), Spock (Ethan Peck) and Number One (Rebecca Romijn).
Animated comedy Lower Decks is also on the horizon, as the 10-episode third season has been pencilled in for sometime this summer.
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Will we witness the re-emergence of Whoopi Goldberg's USS Enterprise-D bartender Guinan in Picard? Just over a year ago, the actress herself caused Trekkie mouths to salivate with her teasery words.
"I haven't seen Star Trek: Discovery but I did watch the first season of Picard, which was great," she recalled. "From time to time, I talk to Patrick about Star Trek.
"Hopefully, I will be joining their cast for a little while next year. I'm very excited about that."
Star Trek: Discovery season 4 resumes on February 10 on Paramount+ in the US. In the UK, you can watch on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at 9pm on Pluto TV. Star Trek: Picard airs on Paramount+ in the US. Season 1 is available on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
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