‘Star Trek’ favourites to return

The upcoming “Star Trek” series about Jean-Luc Picard will reunite the beloved starship commander with android officer Data and other characters from the long-running space franchise, the cast revealed to fans at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. British actor Patrick Stewart, who is returning to the role of Picard that he played from 1987 to 1994 in the TV series “Star Trek: The Next Generation” as well as four feature films, unveiled a trailer for the new series in front of 6,500 fans who packed a convention hall.

Reuters