By now, you’ve undoubtedly heard the news — Patrick Stewart is coming back to Star Trek. As the 78-year-old actor said himself, last Saturday at Star Trek Las Vegas, “Jean-Luc Picard is back!”

CBS has now released the full video of Stewart’s announcement, along with Star Trek: Discovery executive producer Alex Kurtzman welcoming him to the stage.

As we learned last weekend, Stewart will return to the role of Jean-Luc Picard, 20 years after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis. From what he said while on stage, the story is still being worked out but he may no longer be a Captain, as we last saw him on the big screen in 2002.

Patrick Stewart Says The Time Is Right To Return As Jean-Luc Picard

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• Shazad Latif Talks ‘Discovery’ Season 2, Reacts to Patrick Stewart’s Return to ‘Star Trek’
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• Brent Spiner and Joe Piscopo Discuss TNG’s “Outrageous Okona”
• Jason Isaacs Ruffles William Shatner’s Feathers at Star Trek Las Vegas
• Patrick Stewart: “Jean-Luc Picard is Back!”
• STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Season 1 is Finally Coming to Blu-ray & DVD

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