LeVar Burton Explains STAR TREK: PICARD Season 3 is About "The Next Generation of THE NEXT GENERATION"

I’m very excited about Star Trek: Picard's third and final season and according to LeVar Burton, who is reprising his role as Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation, this next chapter of the series is going to tell a generational story.

Burton's daughter, Mica Burton, is set to play one of Geordi's two daughters in the new season, and in a recent appearance at Orlando MegaCon, Burton talked about what it was like getting to work with his daughter on the series, and explained that this new season is going to be about “the next generation of The Next Generation.” He explained:

"One of the blessings of this journey was that in the story… it's about the next generation of The Next Generation. And Geordi has two daughters, one of whom is being played by Mica Burton, my daughter. She's grown up with—these are here aunts and uncles and they've known her since before she got here. And to be able to work with all of us in a professional environment for my kid, and I got to go to work with it every day. I dragged us to work, and we carpooled every day because she lives under my roof again. And it was glorious… You know actresses have earlier makeup and hair calls than actors, but I would get up early to drive my kid to work because when is this going to ever happen again?"

Burton also shared his excitement for being able to work with his friends from The Next Generation again, saying:

"It was an absolute blast being together again… you guys have heard how close we are, right? When I got married, Brent was my best man, Patrick, Jonathan and Michael were my groomsmen. We've seen each other through the birth of our children, through marriages, death of parents, divorces… And so the opportunity to be together again, and to be together again in spacesuits and play these characters that we all–we love these people as much as you do. Trust me. And you will see, I'm so proud of us because I think we all look pretty damn good. Not only are we aging and aging gracefully, but we're aging appropriately. And that's not always the case."

The series also includes Patrick Stewart as Picard, Jonathan Frakes as William T. Riker, Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troy, Brent Spiner as Data, Michael Dorn as Worf, Michelle Hurd as Raffi Musiker, and Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher.

We don’t know much about the plot for Season 3, but Star Trek: Picard debuts on Paramount+ in 2023. You can watch the most recent teaser trailer for the series here.

Via: TrekMovie