Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard releases today on CBS' streaming service, Paramount+. At one point in the premiere, four ships familiar to players of Star Trek Online warp onto the TV screen to mark the first crossover from the video game into the TV and film canon. The Gardgarin Miracle Worker Battlecruiser, the Legendary Ross Command Exploration Cruiser, the Sutherland Advanced Research Vessel, and the Reliant Advanced Light Cruiser all appear close to the end of the episode, and should be instantly recognizable to fans of the MMORPG.
“As a childhood fan of Star Trek and Star Trek ships, I have spent my life fascinated with the incredible machines that boldly took our heroes into the final frontier,” said Thomas Marrone, Associate Art Director for Star Trek Online. “Now, thanks to our collaboration with Picard, I can say that starships my team has created for Star Trek Online are now a part of the larger Star Trek canon. It was an incredible honor for us to contribute to the larger Star Trek Universe and we were thrilled to see them in action on Picard last night."
Marrone and Senior Concept Artist Hector Ortiz not only provided the ship models from game to screen for the four aforementioned ships, but were also part of the collaboration design the U.S.S. Stargazer, a ship that made it's television debut during the episode.
Star Trek: Picard is available for streaming on Paramount+: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/star-trek-picard/
Star Trek Online is free-to-play massively multiplayer online game that lets players not only captain their own ship, but also explore iconic locations from the Star Trek universe, and initiate first contact with new alien species - just don't forget the prime directive. Star Trek Online is available on PC and last-gen consoles.
