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Jonathan Frakes’ Riker will feature in Star Trek Resurgence

The Captain of the Titan is back.

Jonathan Frakes’ Captain William Riker has been confirmed as appearing in the upcoming Star Trek Resurgence.

“We took inspiration for our premise from an early The Next Generation episode ‘The Last Outpost’ that first introduced the Tkon Empire,” Dramatic Lab’ Andrew Grant told StarTrek.com. “Riker featured prominently in the episode. He has direct experience with Portal Six Three, guardian of the Tkon Empire, so including him in our narrative felt like an organic fit. And of course, we’re big fans of Jonathan Frakes!”

“We weren’t going to include Riker if we couldn’t have Jonathan Frakes return to the role,” added Dan Martin. “It was an absolute joy to work with him as he brought his classic Riker charm and command to our game.”

The late Leonard Nimoy’s likeness will also appear in-game as Ambassador Spock.

Players can expect Star Trek Resurgence — a title delayed a couple times but perfectly positioned after the spectacular finale of Star Trek Picard — on Windows PC via Epic Games Store, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4 and PS5 from 23 May.

Star Trek Resurgence

23 May 2023
PC PS4 PS5 Xbox One Xbox Series S & X
 

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