Star Trek: Picard season 2 was official even before the first arrived. Still, thanks to that astonishing finale, the wait for more has been agonising. It was a return that befitted Star Trek's greatest captain, with a stellar performance from Sir Patrick Stewart. 

The story of season 1 was full of intrigue and mystery that kept us hooked over the course of its action-packed ten episodes and contributed to the wider Trek canon in engrossing ways. But what's in store for the second season? We know that season 2 won't be covering old ground, and the story will feature "startling events," according to Stewart. More on that below.

Besides that there isn't a huge amount of news about what the second season will look like, and when the release date will be. The coronavirus pandemic already prevented the start of shooting in the middle of June, but the hope is that production can get going in the fall.