'Star Trek: Picard' Sets Season 2 Premiere Date, 'Discovery' and 'Strange New Worlds' Renewed

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Paramount+ has set the anticipated season 2 premiere date for which stars Patrick Stewart in the iconic titular role, for Thursday, March 3, the ViacomCBS-owned streaming service announced Tuesday.

New episodes of the series, which is currently in production, drop weekly. (was renewed for season 3 in September.) and the upcoming Spock-Pike-Number One spinoff, , have also earned early renewals. , which kicks off the second half of season 4 on Thursday, Feb.

10, has been picked up for a fifth installment, while , which will debut Thursday, May 5, scored a season 2 pickup ahead of launch.Additionally, in the animated world, Star Trek: Lower Decks, which returns this summer for its 10-episode season 3, has been picked up for season 4.

The second half of 's freshman season will return later this year.“Four years ago, we made a promise to growinto something it had never been before, and thanks to the incredibly hard work done by our many talented showrunners, writers and directors, along with the extraordinary support of CBS Studios and Paramount+, we’re keeping our word,” said Alex Kurtzman, executive producer of the franchise on Paramount+. “Now our current shows are set up for the future as we work to build ’s next phase of programming for years to come.”For more, watch below.To stay up to date on breaking TV news, sign up for ET's daily newsletter.