Patrick Stewart to Reprise ‘Star Trek’ Role in New Series

In this Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 file photo, Actor Patrick Stewart attends a press conference for the film 'Logan' at the 2017 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany. AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File

NEW YORK—Patrick Stewart is boldly going where he’s been before—“Star Trek.”

CBS All Access said Aug. 4 that Stewart has been tapped to headline a new “Star Trek” series, reprising his “Star Trek: New Generation” character, Captain Jean-Luc Picard.