Patrick Stewart is joined by a new canine friend in a newly released poster for Star Trek: Picard
He's a noted canine lover and advocate for fostering dogs.
So it's only fitting that Patrick Stewart would be pictured alongside man's best friend on a newly released poster for CBS: All Access' Star Trek: Picard.
The 78-year-old actor shared the image Wednesday to his Instagram.
New pals: Patrick Stewart, 78, revealed his iconic character Jean-Luc Picard will be getting a dog when he shared a poster for the upcoming series Star Trek: Picard to Instagram
The image shows Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, former captain of the USS Enterprise-D.
Having retired from Starfleet, he has taken up wine making in his golden years
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In the sun-speckled image, he's joined at his side by a muscle-bound dog, possibly a Pit Bull.
Around the dog's collar is a Starfleet chain that appears to read, 'No. 1.'
Slower pace: The image featured a latter day Picard, who has taken up wine making since retiring from Starfleet; pictured July 4
Multiple dogs? The mysterious dog appears to be a Pit Bull and has a Starfleet color that seems to read: 'No. 1'
Little has been revealed about the series, though it will focus on the commander after his retirement from the fleet.
Executive Producer Alex Kurtzmann revealed in January to the Hollywood Reporter that the former captain will be tormented by regrets over the destruction of the Romulan home world, an event that was hinted at in 2009's rebooted Star Trek film.
Kurtzmann also described this new series as having a dramatically different tone and tempo from the CBS: All Access' other main Star Trek series, Discovery.
Stewart's show is expected to be a 'very contemplative show,' with more of a 'real-world' feeling.
Fueled by regrets: EP Alex Kurtzmann that Picard will be tormented by regrets over the destruction of Romulus, an event hinted at in 2009's rebooted Star Trek film; still from Star Trek: Generations
It's unclear if Picard will remain on Earth (or another planet) or if the show will see him returning to captaining a space craft.
The former Royal Shakespeare Company member last set foot on the Enterprise bridge for 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis, at which point he felt Picard had run his course with the series.
He also starred in three previous films and Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987-1994.
Had enough: The Shakespearean actor last set foot on the Enterprise bridge for 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis, at which point he felt Picard had run his course with the series; still from Star Trek: The Next Generation
Leading Picard will be showrunner Michael Chabon, best known as the critically admired and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novels The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Klay and Wonder Boys.
Patrick will also be reuniting with his former co-star and director Jonathan Frakes, who played Commander William T. Riker on the previous series.
He's set to direct a second batch of episodes for the CBS series.
Stewart and other cast members will have more to say about the upcoming series when they host a 90-minute panel at San Diego Comic Con International on July 20.
Where no man has gone before: The series is expected to be a 'very contemplative show,' with more of a 'real-world' feeling than other Stark Trek spin-offs; shown in 1996
