“Star Trek: Picard” – Jeri Ryan on Seven of Nine Return, First Time Filming with Sir Patrick Stewart & More [SPOILERS]
One of the more pleasant surprises in the Star Trek universe was the return of Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine in Picard. The popular actor has developed a unique approach to her character, compared to how she portrayed Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager in 2001.
From previews, fans already made aware of her imminent return to Trek, but didn’t know when. During Picard’s latest episode “Absolute Candor”, Cristobal Rios’ (Santiago Cabrera) ship La Sirena found itself on the receiving end of a dog fight against a Romulan Bird of Prey.
One ship came out of nowhere to assist the crew single-handedly taking out the threat. Before it was destroyed, the bird returned fire sending the assisting ship in a tailspin. Rios transported the lone pilot to the bridge revealing the former Borg drone. Before passing out, Seven deadpanned, “Picard, you owe me a ship.”
Ryan spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about what went into her reprising the role after 19 years – beginning with the immediate difference between Voyager and Picard.
Another dramatic difference for Ryan was the makeup experience:
In case you were wondering? Ryan kept her Borg prosthetics from both series.
The only other Voyager cast members able to share the screen with the Next Generation folk are Robert Picardo and Kate Mulgrew as The Doctor and Admiral Kathyrn Janeway, respectively. Ryan and star Patrick Stewart never shared the screen together – and that factored in to their first scene together:
Luckily for Ryan, Trek alum Jonathan Frakes directed the episode and helped with the transition back into her character. Frakes has familiarity with Voyager and Enterprise casts, having made appearances on both series:
Even with the show already underway, Ryan’s still in disbelief over playing the character again:
Star Trek: Picard airs Thursdays on CBS All Access.
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