Robert Picardo Says He May Appear in Star Trek: Picard

Star Trek: Picard is set to feature some fan-favorite stars from the franchise, and Robert Picardo may end up being one of them. Picardo spoke with TrekkieGirls at London Film & Comic Con and said that CBS has spoken with his agent about the series.

“I am pleased that they (CBS) have expressed interest in me,” Picardo, who co-starred in Star Trek: Voyager, said. “They have reached out to my agent about next season. So I’m looking forward to seeing what it is. As you know I play two characters, primarily the Doctor but also Lewis Zimmerman. Lewis Zimmerman, the engineer who created the Doctor’s program, certainly would have aged. He’s in the same timeline as Patrick Stewart and all the folk.”

He added, “The Doctor, of course, like Data, doesn’t age, but there are ways to address that, as we all know. I joked the other day that my daughter does visual effects, that’s exactly what she does is digitally correct actors so I said, ‘If they hire the two of us, she could make me look 25 years younger.’ Anyway, it will interesting to see when something happens, if something but, but I might have a chance to be onscreen with Jeri again. It would be an honor and a delight, obviously, to have scenes with Patrick Stewart so, you know, we’ll keep our fingers crossed.”

Star Trek: Picard sees Patrick Stewart reprise his role as Jean-Luc Picard and Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, as well as Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera, and Harry Treadaway. The series is set to premiere early next year.