PASADENA, Calif. – The authoritative voice and face are familiar, but it's a very different Jean-Luc Picard viewers will see in the CBS All Access drama "Star Trek: Picard" (Jan. 23).

Features The Star Trek Movies Kind of Ruined Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek: Generations turned the movie franchise over to Picard, but also set Patrick Stewart's character on a course to ruin.

Because while it may be sad that Jean-Luc Picard’s larger story has ended, it doesn’t mean its impact is over. It’s just time to see what the next phase of it looks like.

Patrick Stewart had a different idea for how he wanted Star Trek: Picard to end its run on Paramount+. In the series finale, Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard is seen toasting with his fellow crew members.

"Star Trek: Picard's Academy #1" releases from IDW Publishing on Sept. 13, 2023, offering Trek fans a new look at the early days of Starfleet's legendary Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

For example, there's still the question of whether Jean-Luc Picard ended up in a relationship with Beverly Crusher or went back to his girlfriend, Laris. On that note, showrunner Terry Matalas has ...

Jack was killed on a mission while under Jean-Luc’s command. Years later, Beverly would join the Enterprise as chief medical officer reporting to Picard.

So, as Star Trek: Picard season 3 deals with some of the biggest bombshells in the TNG crew's history, it feels like a good time to look back on Jean-Luc and Beverly's decades-old romance… ...

In “Picard,” Jean-Luc appears to be more interested in being a father and family generally. He has a romance with Laris and is essentially a father figure to Dahj, her twin Soji and Elnor.