5 characters we want to make cameos in Star Trek: Picard

Several characters like Data, Troi, and Riker are already set to return in Star Trek: Picard. And that gives us hope that some of our other favorites may appear as well.

The trailer for Star Trek: Picard blew our minds in the best way possible when it revealed that several major Star Trek characters, like Data and Seven of Nine, would be making appearances in the show. In Data’s case, this was some pretty major news — because up until now the general consensus was that Brent Spiner had walked away from the role for good after Data was killed in Star Trek: Nemesis. Seven of Nine’s return was unexpected as well, but for a different reason. Unlike Data, Seven never actually appeared in TNG or interacted with Picard. She was a character that existed only in Star Trek: Voyager.

Since then, we couldn’t help but think about how many other characters we would love to see return to the Star Trek universe. After all, if they can seemingly resurrect Data, nobody is off-limits. Though there are dozens of characters whose stories we would like to see continue, we think that the five we’ve chosen would work well with the tone of Picard, and that they would interact with the characters in an interesting way.

We’ve looked across all of the Trek expanded universe and finally settled on the five characters that would fit best in this new series. So sit back, relax, and click through this slideshow to see which five we think would be perfect to guest-star in Star Trek: Picard.