Picard: The Art and Making of the Series

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Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series is a reference work detailing real-world production of Star Trek: Picard. It was written by Joe Fordham and released by Titan Books in February 2024.

Description[]

An in-depth look at the making of Star Trek: Picard, a three-season spin-off of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and a must-have for all Star Trek fans.

Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick Stewart, reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The book explores each of the three separate season-long narratives, which tell the story of Picard in later years, as he is brought out of retirement on his family chateau to face old enemies such as the Borg, take command of a new starship, and ultimately reconcile with his past.

New characters such as Doctor Jurati (Alison Pill^MA), Cristóbal Rios (Santiago Cabrera^MA), Soji (Isa Briones^MA) and Elnor (Evan Evagora^MA) feature alongside appearances by old enemies and friends, such as Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), the Borg Queen (Annie Wersching^MA), Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg^MA), Data (Brent Spiner), and Q (John de Lancie). Season 3 sees a full-scale Next Generation reunion, featuring Worf (Michael Dorn), Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), and Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton).

Alongside interviews with showrunners, writers, cast, and crew, discussing concepts and character arcs, “Spotlight” features explore makeup, costumes, art, and visual effects. A final section features reflections on the much-beloved character from its original incarnation in Star Trek: Next Generation through to its final satisfying conclusion.

This beautifully illustrated hardback, featuring behind-the-scenes and on-set photography, and a range of production art, is an in-depth exploration of a hugely popular and seminal Star Trek character.

Contents[]

Prelude
Season One: Resurrection
- Admiral's Orders
- Chateau Picard
- Starfleet Headquarters
- Dahj and Soji Asha
- The Romulans
- Doctor Jurati and Raffi
- Cristóbal Rios
- The Borg Artifact
- The XBS
- Vashti
- Seven of Nine
- Freecloud
- Nepenthe
- Coppelius
- Craft Spotlight
Season Two: Reconciliation
- An Old Nemesis
- USS Stargazer
- Borg Singularity
- Chateau redux
- Eradication Day
- Los Angeles 2024
- Ten Forward Street
- Juratiborg
- Doctor Adam Soong
- NASA Gala
- Picard Family History
- Farewell, Mon Capitaine
- Borg Alliance
- Craft Support
- Pavane for a Queen
Season Three: Resolution
- Doctor Beverly Crusher
- USS Titan-A
- District Six
- Sneed
- Worf
- The Shrike
- Vadic
- The Nebula Battle
- Jack Crusher
- The Dominion Plot
- USS Enterprise-D
- Jupiter Cube
- The Borg Queen and Võx
- Craft Spotlight
Coda: Adieu
- Acknowledgments

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Star Trek reference works
In-universe	Blueprints • Star Fleet Technical Manual • Medical Reference Manual • Official Cooking Manual • Spaceflight Chronology • Monsters • The Motion Picture Blueprints • Maps • Biographies • Klingon Dictionary • Who's Who in Star Trek (Issues 1 • 2) • Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise • The Worlds of the Federation • TNG Technical Journal • TNG Technical Manual • Chronology • Encyclopedia (Volumes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4) • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • Federation Passport • The Klingon Way • NCC-1701-D Blueprints • These Are the Voyages... • Federation Travel Guide • A Star to Steer Her By • Legends of the Ferengi • Klingon for the Galactic Traveler • Q's Guide to the Continuum • DS9 Technical Manual • The Tribble Handbook • The Klingon Hamlet • Star Trek Cookbook • Celebrations • Starship Spotter • The Hologram's Handbook • The Starfleet Survival Guide • Star Charts • Ships of the Line • Star Trek Legacy Prima Official Game Guide • Captain Kirk's Guide to Women • Haynes Manuals (USS Enterprise • Klingon Bird of Prey) • Federation: The First 150 Years • On Board the USS Enterprise • A Very Klingon Khristmas • Stellar Cartography • Klingon Art of War • Autobiographies (James T. Kirk • Jean-Luc Picard • Kathryn Janeway • Spock • Benjamin Sisko) • Hidden Universe Travel Guides (Vulcan • Klingon Empire) • Shipyards (Starfleet Ships, 2151-2293 • Starfleet Ships, 2294-The Future • The Klingon Fleet • Federation Members • Borg & Delta Quadrant, A to K • Delta Quadrant, L to Z • Alpha Quadrant, A-K • Alpha Quadrant, L-Z) • Illustrated Handbooks (NCC-1701-D • NCC-1701 & 1701-A • Voyager • Deep Space 9) • Body by Starfleet • Kirk Fu Manual • The Star Trek Cookbook • USS Cerritos Crew Handbook
Real world	The Making of Star Trek • The World of Star Trek • Inside Star Trek • Making of The Motion Picture • Compendium • Making of The Wrath of Khan • TNG Companion • Make-Up FX Journal • Where No One Has Gone Before: A History in Pictures • Making of DS9 • The Art of Star Trek • Inside Star Trek: The Real Story • Making of First Contact • Phase II: The Lost Series • TOS Sketchbook • The Continuing Mission • Science Logs • TNG Sketchbook: The Movies • Action! • Secrets of Insurrection • Quotable Star Trek • DS9 Companion • Aliens & Artifacts • The Magic of Tribbles • VOY Companion • Voyages of Imagination • 101 • Star Trek: The Art of the Film • Art of Star Trek Online • A Comics History • 365 • Star Trek Vault • Visual Dictionary • Costumes • New Life and New Civilizations: Exploring Star Trek Comics • TNG: Warped • The Star Trek Book • 50 Artists 50 Years • Designing Starships (The Enterprises and Beyond • The USS Voyager and Beyond • The Kelvin Timeline • DSC Designing Starships • DS9 and Beyond) • Treknology • The Art of Star Trek: The Kelvin Timeline • Lost Scenes • Official Guide to TAS • The Motion Picture: Inside the Art & Visual Effects • Cocktails: A Stellar Compendium • Art of DSC • VOY: A Celebration • The Artistry of Dan Curry • Designing the Final Frontier • TOS: A Celebration • The Star Trek Book of Friendship • Picard: The Art and Making of the Series

External link[]

Picard: The Art and Making of the Series article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series article at TrekCore.
Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series article at Titan Books.

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