Iconic character makes a comeback in the trailer for ‘Star Trek: Picard’

It looks like we’re seeing Sir Patrick Stewart playing one of his most memorable roles soon. CBS just showed the full trailer for its upcoming series, Star Trek: Pickard. Stewart will be returning as Jean-Luc Pickard, who somehow finds himself drawn out of retirement when he’s approached by a young woman who needs his help. It will take place more than 20 years after the events of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which aired between 1987 and 1994, as well as after its film sequels Generations (1994), First Contact (1996), Insurrection (1998), and Nemesis (2002).

You will see some familiar faces reprising their roles. These include Commander William Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes; Deanna Troi, played by Marina Sirtis; Data, played by Brent Spiner; a former Borg drone named Hugh, played by Jonathan Del Arco; and Seven of Nine from Star Trek: Voyager, played by Jeri Ryan. The series will also feature Alison Pill, Harry Treadaway, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera, and Michelle Hurd. Star Trek: Picard is set to debut early 2020 on CBS All Access in the US. But here it will stream on Bell Media’s Space and OTT service Crave. 

Source: The Verge

There is a ‘Twilight Zone’ reboot in the works

While the likes of X-Men director Bryan Singer and Bioshock creator Ken Levine have tried to reboot this classic sci-fi series, nothing has come out of it. This time, Get Out director Jordan Peele is taking a stab at it. CBS announced Peele is working on an anthology series. What we don’t know is if the show has already been picked up or if it’s just in development. There’s an assumption that the new series will make its way to CBS All Access, which has seen success from the debut of Star Trek: Discovery. Peele’s production company Monkeypaw will be behind the series. Marco Ramirez, who helmed Marvel’s The Defenders, will pen the script and serve as the showrunner. The original Rod-Serling created show ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959-1964.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Google Home now gets CBS All Access support

Google Home has already been a voice-enabled remote control of sorts for Netflix. Now it’s adding that support for CBS All Access and CW TV accounts in the US. The CBS All Access support will be particularly useful when the streaming service makes its way here next year. You can start streaming if you have a Chromecast connected to your TV or a Chromecast-enabled TV and, of course, if you have a subscription to the services. You can link this through the Videos and Photos section in the Google Home app. The feature is rolling out so keep an eye out for it.

Source: Engadget

CBS All Access is coming to Canada next year

With the changing entertainment landscape, content creators and TV networks need to evolve with it. Even major networks have their own subscription services now. One of these is CBS’s All Access site, which the company started back in 2014 and lets users stream content the day after it airs. Now, CBS is expanding the availability of this service beyond the US and it’s making its way here in the “first half of 2018” with more countries to follow at a later date. The change comes as it supposedly sees rapid subscriber growth in its home country and sees a market for expansion. CBS estimates the service will garner four million subscribers by the end of the year.

As for what the sudden growth can be attributed to, it’s being attributed to the upcoming release of Star Trek: Discovery, which is coming to All Access next month and will be the first Star Trek show in 12 years. And while All Access isn’t going to be available this year, CraveTV has exclusive streaming rights for it here with broadcast on Space. International viewers can access the show on Netflix.

Source: Android Police