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

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
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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.