'Star Trek: Picard' is already renewed for Season 2 ahead of January premiere

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The first season of Star Trek: Picard isn't out, but CBS is willing to give the show another season already. The Hollywood Reporter noted that CBS hadn't made an official comment yet possibly because it's waiting to confirm the second season's showrunner. The first season's showrunner, novelist Michael Chabon, is reportedly looking to pass the show on to another creator as he plans to work on other projects. As the show's title suggests, Picard stars the iconic USS Enterprise captain played by Patrick Stewart, and it premieres on January 23 on CBS All Access.

In Canada, Bell Media owns exclusive rights to Picard, and it will be broadcasted on its CTV Sci-Fi channel in English and Z channel in French. The show will then be available on Bell's Crave streaming service the day after the broadcast.

CBS All Access will release a black-and-white version of ‘The Twilight Zone’ in the US

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Here in Canada, Jordan Peele’s take on The Twilight Zone airs on Citytv, but in the US it’s available through CBS All Access. And the streaming service is showing the advantages of having the said service, it can re-release or modify shows in a slightly different format. On May 30^th, the show will be coming out with a black-and-white version for the fans who wanted to capture the feel of the original. We aren’t sure if they will keep the original coloured version. But if you’re in the US and hoping to get this version, then you’re in luck. Now, we don’t know if this will make its way here.

Source: Engadget

Patrick Stewart to reprise Capt. Picard role for new CBS All Access ‘Star Trek’ series

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Looks like we’re going to see more of Sir Patrick Stewart play the iconic Capt. Jean-Luc Picard as he will begin work on a new Star Trek series for CBS All Access. The plot details haven’t been revealed just yet but it focuses on the next chapter in Picard’s life, which means it takes place after the events of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The series comes from Alex Kurtzman, James Duff, Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, and Kirsten Beyer. Kurtzman, Duff, Goldsman, and Chabon will also serve as executive producers for the show alongside Stewart, Trevor Roth, Heather Kadin, and Rod Roddenberry. CBS Television Studios will produce the series, which doesn’t have a premiere date just yet.

Source: Variety

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