Screen Rant

  • Riker originally wasn't included in the first season of Star Trek: Picard. 1 / 7

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  • The character debuted on The Next Generation and shared many memorable moments with Picard. 2 / 7

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  • Actor Jonathan Frakes has reprised the character across 5 Star Trek series now. 3 / 7

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  • Frakes revealed at first, Riker wasn't going to be in Picard. 4 / 7

  • The writers found a way to bring him back while scripting the season's second half. 5 / 7

  • It would have been strange if Riker wasn't in Picard. 6 / 7

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  • The two characters have a close bond with one another. 7 / 7

    Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek vertical