The first episode of Star Trek: Picard is now available to stream worldwide via Amazon Prime Video and CBS All Access. The reviewers (including us!) have had our say and the series has scored an impressive 94% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
The critics consensus on the site reads:
Anchored by the incomparable Patrick Stewart, Picard departs from standard Starfleet protocol with a slower, serialized story, but like all great Star Trek it tackles timely themes with grace and makes for an exciting push further into the final frontier.
Here’s what some of the site’s top critics had to say about Sir Patrick Stewart’s return to the world of Star Trek.
Variety
But it moves within three hours to a place that promises as much excitement and movement as there already has been insight into its beaten-down protagonist, a show that suggests it’ll be worth sticking around for.
Entertainment Weekly
It gives me no joy to say this, but: Stewart gave a more interesting performance in 2019’s Charlie’s Angels.
New York Times
Stewart is as charming and naturally charismatic as ever, but the general level of the performances around him is significantly higher.
Rolling Stone
Despite the cameos and Easter eggs, Picard never feels like nostalgia for its own sake. The creative team… have clearly given a lot of thought to the idea of an elderly Picard.
The Hollywood Reporter
Of course, the viewers most likely to get impatient are also those most likely to be so happy simply to have Jean-Luc back on their screen that they’re willing to allow the show some indulgence.
Star Trek: Picard is set to star Patrick Stewart, Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, Isa Briones, Harry Treadaway, Alison Pill, Jeri Ryan, Jonathan Del Arco and Evan Evagora. The series debuts on CBS All Access on January 23, 2020 followed by a release on Amazon Prime in the UK and internationally on January 24.
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