New CBSAA STAR TREK Series To Bring Back Patrick Stewart As Picard?? Read the full article on AICN I am – Hercules!! From the Hollywood Reporter’s story about new “Star Trek Discovery” showrunner Alex Kurtzman signing a new $25 million deal with CBS to, among other things, gin up new Star Trek series: “The new deal comes as rumblings about another Star Trek series, featuring Patrick Stewart reprising his role as Star Trek: The Next Generation's Capt.