Matalas spoke to SFX (through CBR) about his determination to show season 3 of “Picard” right into a “Subsequent Technology” reunion — in addition to his reservations with pitching it to his main man. Matalas grew to become showrunner shortly earlier than season 2, and discovered then that Kurtzman and Goldsman “have been all the time excited about every considered one of these seasons being a unique story.” When it got here time to start out constructing out the story for season 3, Matalas knew he needed to go huge. “I had definitely all the time needed to do one closing Star Trek: The Subsequent Technology journey, however wasn’t sure that Patrick could be up for it,” he continued. In hindsight although, he needn’t have anxious: as soon as Stewart sat down to listen to the pitch, it gave the impression to be easy crusing:

“I sat down with Patrick at his eating room desk and took him by way of what I assumed was the ultimate story of Picard, and a few arcs that I felt wanted to be paid off for his character and a few relationships and a few storylines and, after a bottle of wine, we have been off to the races.”

Clearly, Matalas obtained his want in a serious means. Whereas this might doubtlessly be the final we see of Picard, at the very least followers might be handled to a reunion earlier than all of it ends. Season 3 of “Picard” will see Stewart reunite with Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, LeVar Burton, and Gates McFadden for his or her first journey in 20 years — and it could by no means have occurred if Matalas hadn’t introduced his personal thought to Stewart himself.