''The Ready Room'' is an American

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in which a host discusses episodes of a first-run ''

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'' television series on the service (previously CBS All Access) with cast and crew members from the series. It replaced a previous aftershow, '' After Trek'', which was live streamed on All Access following episodes of the first season of '' Star Trek: Discovery''. The series is also made for

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. CBS revealed plans in January 2019 to re-imagine ''After Trek'' for the second season of ''Discovery'', and announced ''The Ready Room'' shortly after. Naomi Kyle hosted the aftershow for that season. In January 2020,

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was named as host for a second season of ''The Ready Room'' that serves as an aftershow for the first season of the series '' Star Trek: Picard''. Wheaton returned to host aftershow episodes for the series '' Star Trek: Lower Decks'', '' Star Trek: Prodigy'', the

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and fourth seasons of ''Discovery'', the

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and third seasons of ''Star Trek: Picard'', and '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds''. In addition to Facebook Live, ''The Ready Room'' is released on

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, and on Paramount+ for subscribers.

Development

CBS announced an aftershow companion series to its

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television series '' Star Trek: Discovery'' in May 2017. Titled '' After Trek'', it was hosted by

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and streamed live on All Access following the release of ''Discovery'' episodes. By June 2018, with production on the second season of ''Discovery'' underway, CBS was "reimagining" ''After Trek'' for the next season. The network said the next iteration would "continue to have all the fan-driven elements that ''Star Trek: Discovery'' viewers enjoyed this season and more." In January 2019, CBS announced that ''After Trek'' had been canceled and was being replaced by weekly

events to be streamed the day after each ''Discovery'' episode was released. These Facebook Live events were soon revealed to be a new interview-style aftershow named ''The Ready Room'', hosted by Naomi Kyle. The title comes from the captain's private room onboard many ''Star Trek'' starships. In January 2020, CBS announced a second season of ''The Ready Room'' would serve as the aftershow for its new series '' Star Trek: Picard'', with former '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' cast member

taking over as host for the season. Wheaton returned for a bonus episode, recorded remotely due to the

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, that focuses on the making of the first season of ''Picard''. It was released in July 2020. Wheaton then hosted several special episodes of ''The Ready Room'' that accompany key episodes of the new animated series '' Star Trek: Lower Decks'', before hosting a new season of ''The Ready Room'' with aftershows for each episode of the third season of ''Discovery''. In 2022 Wheaton returned as host for the second season of ''Picard''. He also hosts aftershows for the third season in 2023, though was omitted from the season's announced ''Next Generation'' cast reunion. He has preferred writing and hosting to acting, and said in 2020 that he only takes "incredible" roles he "feels really good about". Wheaton returns as

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in ''Picard''s second-season finale, which he discusses in the aftershow for the premiere of '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds''.

Episodes

''Discovery'' season 2 (2019)

The first season of ''The Ready Room'' is an aftershow for the second season of '' Star Trek: Discovery'', with Naomi Kyle as host. Episodes were released the day after an episode of ''Discovery'', on Facebook Live as well as CBS All Access.

''Picard'' season 1 (2020)

The second season of ''The Ready Room'' is an aftershow for the first season of '' Star Trek: Picard'', with

as host. Episodes were released hours after an episode of ''Picard'', free-to-air on Facebook Live,

, and

as well as on CBS All Access for subscribers. CBS released a bonus episode of ''The Ready Room'' discussing the making of the first season of ''Picard'' on July 2, 2020, to coincide with the first day of voting for the 72nd Emmy Award nominations. Wil Wheaton returned as host for the special which was filmed remotely due to the

, and referred to as an "Away Mission".

''Lower Decks'' season 1 (2020)

A special episode of ''The Ready Room'', with Wil Wheaton returning as host, was released following the premiere of '' Star Trek: Lower Decks''. Another aftershow episode was released following the sixth episode, and a virtual panel for the 2020

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was recorded as a third aftershow for the series following its season finale.

''Discovery'' season 3 (2020–21)

This season of ''The Ready Room'' serves as an aftershow for the third season of '' Star Trek: Discovery'', hosted by Wil Wheaton.

''Lower Decks'' season 2 (2021)

''Prodigy'' season 1 (2021–22)

''Discovery'' season 4 (2021–22)

''Picard'' season 2 (2022)

''Strange New Worlds'' season 1 (2022)

''Lower Decks'' season 3 (2022)

''Picard'' season 3 (2023)

''Strange New Worlds'' season 2 (2023)

References

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