With that being said, it’s unclear who would and wouldn’t be available to shoot out of the former cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
It’s also completely possible that de Lancie was mistaken, so Star Trek fans shouldn’t get their hopes up just yet.
Could Spiner portraying Data mean that the show was able to do a tiny TNG reunion after all, or will this be a pared-down version of what was once a much bigger idea for a time-travel episode?
Actor LeVar Burton flat out confirmed he would not appear in Season 2, and actress Gates McFadden hinted to CinemaBlend that while something may have been in the works, the production shutdowns of 2020 put everything up in the air, and plans were changed.