<p class="title"><em>Star Trek: Picard,</em> the new series from the sci-fi franchise based on veteran actor Patrick Stewart's iconic character, has received a second season order even before its debut.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The CBS All Access show will see Stewart reprise the role of Jean-Luc Picard as the title character. He played Picard for seven seasons on <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation</em>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Julie McNamara, the ViacomCBS owned streamer's EVP, Original Content, made the announcement on Sunday, reported Deadline.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The energy and excitement around the premiere of <em>Star Trek: Picard</em> has reached a magnitude greater than all of us at CBS All Access could have hoped for.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We're thrilled to announce plans for a second season before the series' debut, and we are confident that <em>Star Trek</em> fans and new viewers alike will be captured by the stellar cast and creative team's meticulously crafted story when it premieres on January 23," McNamara said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, there is no official word yet when season two will premiere and how many episodes it will have.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Also starring Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, Alison Pill, Harry Treadaway and Evan Evagora, the 10-episode <em>Picard</em> starts streaming on January 23. </p>
<p class="title"><em>Star Trek: Picard,</em> the new series from the sci-fi franchise based on veteran actor Patrick Stewart's iconic character, has received a second season order even before its debut.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The CBS All Access show will see Stewart reprise the role of Jean-Luc Picard as the title character. He played Picard for seven seasons on <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation</em>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Julie McNamara, the ViacomCBS owned streamer's EVP, Original Content, made the announcement on Sunday, reported Deadline.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The energy and excitement around the premiere of <em>Star Trek: Picard</em> has reached a magnitude greater than all of us at CBS All Access could have hoped for.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We're thrilled to announce plans for a second season before the series' debut, and we are confident that <em>Star Trek</em> fans and new viewers alike will be captured by the stellar cast and creative team's meticulously crafted story when it premieres on January 23," McNamara said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, there is no official word yet when season two will premiere and how many episodes it will have.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Also starring Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, Alison Pill, Harry Treadaway and Evan Evagora, the 10-episode <em>Picard</em> starts streaming on January 23. </p>