3 Years Later, Star Trek Officially Confirms Captain Picard's Fate

Image via Paramount Published Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Sam Fang primarily covers news for CBR, with over a decade of experience writing about entertainment and pop culture and degrees in both journalism and art. Sign in to your CBR account Star Trek: Picard might have wrapped up its third and final season back in 2023, but years later, the franchise is ready to revisit the fate of its title character. His surprising final actions all paved the way for a brand new Star Trek series that recently launched. IDW Entertainment's Star Trek: 60th Anniversary Special was released on September 9th as an anthology of all-new stories from creators including Brian Michael Bendis, Christopher Cantwell, David Walker, Ryan North, and more. Cantwell's contribution to the anthology was a story titled 'Manifest Destiny,' and it's teased as a setup for IDW's new flagship Star Trek series. In it, Starfleet is just beginning to explore the mysterious Epsilon Corridor — and they learn about the shocking fate of Picard along the way. Star Trek's New Prequel Story Reveals What Happened to Captain Picard NEW Hover to rip Graded Comics Rip Mystery Packs of Graded Cards & Collectibles Hover here to rip th...