There was some uncertainty after TNG’s season 3 finale “The Best of Both Worlds part 1” if Picard or the show itself would return.

Also, Google, baby… what is you doin?

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    In California you cannot make an employment contract lasting longer than seven years. So at the end of the seventh season they would have had to renegotiate the entire cast and crew’s contracts which would have been pricey.

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      And this is why Discovery and other new shows are only getting 5 seasons.

      Contracts are for 7 calendar years not seven seasons.

      With problems launching new shows, COVID-related slowdowns and a writers strike, Discovery managed to produce 5 seasons in 7 years.

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      For actors or in general? I can’t imagine leaving perpetually with a clock ticking on my main source of income.

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        In general, though most examples I’ve seen pertain to the entertainment industry.