Here are seven things we learned:
1.
Yes, Picard is going back into space.
Even our basic questions like, Can you at least say if the show is set on a spaceship?
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were dodged when we asked the producers.
But Kurtzman confirms the new Star Trek will live up to its name.
Events began to unfold that conspire to take Picard back to the stars, Kurtzman says.
But that doesnt mean Picard is returning to Starfleet.
He will [go to space], Kurtzman adds, but not in a way that anyone expects.
What does that mean?
It sounds like Picard wont simply get drafted back into commanding a starship especially considering what Kurtzman reveals next.
Picard seeks to fight a specific injustice, yet wont have his usual resources.
In some ways, its easier to be [a great man] when youre a captain.
But its an entirely different thing when you dont have an army behind you.
His quest will be a serialized story in the first season, unlike the episodicThe Next Generation.
Picard is haunted and older but fundamentally remains the same character.
And Chabon notes the series will incorporate that the character is a different age.
Yet at the same time, Picard will still be the man you know and love.
It was terribly important to us that he remains fundamentally Picard, Kurtzman says.
You will not see a version that betrays the man we loved fromNext Generation.
Were not doing that.
OtherNext Generationactor appearances are not being ruled out.
The producers just want to verify theyre not, you know, cheesy.
What we dont want to do is just throw in cameos, Kurtzman says.
There would have to be an incredibly specific story reason [for them to be there].
Stewart as Picard is better than youve ever seen him.
He has an ability to hold you riveted even when hes just sitting and listening.
Picard is always at his best when he looks …engaged.
TheStar Trek: Picardpanel is Saturday at Comic-Con and EW will have full coverage.
