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Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek: Prodigy is an animated series that premiered on 28 October 2021 , first on the streaming service Paramount+ , then on Nickelodeon , [1] a conglomerate sister broadcasting channel. It is the ninth Star Trek spin-off and the third animated Star Trek series, following Star Trek: The Animated Series and Star Trek: Lower Decks . Unlike the previous animated series, this is the first to be rendered entirely with computer-generated imaging and 3D modeling. Previously, the Star Trek: Short Treks episode " The Girl Who Made the Stars " was produced in a similar fashion. Two seasons were produced before the series' cancellation on 23 June 2023 .

Alex Kurtzman stated that unlike Lower Decks , Prodigy will be kid-focused with an " entirely different perspective and an entirely different tone, " adding, " What's exciting about it is not only looking at each animated series as what's the different tone, but what's the different technology we can apply to these things so that visually they're entirely different? " [7]

In February 2019, it was announced Nickelodeon had entered talks to air the show, and Trollhunters writers and executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman had boarded the project. [8]

On 24 April 2019 , it was revealed that the series would indeed air (but not debut) on Nickelodeon and focus on a group of lawless teenage characters finding a derelict Starfleet ship which they use to " search for adventure, meaning and salvation. " [9]

In May 2019, CBS filed trademarks for the titles " Star Trek: Section 31 " and " Star Trek: Prodigy ", with posts on Reddit later in the year attaching the Prodigy title to the second animated series. [10]

On 23 July 2020, it was revealed that the show would, in fact, be named Star Trek: Prodigy , and that it would air on Nickelodeon in 2021. [11] [12] The premiere episode did air on the channel on 17 December 2021, but on that occasion it was an one-time-only affair. [13] It was eventually announced that the first ten episodes (parts 1 and 2) would belatedly air regularly on a repetitive basis on the broadcaster in the home market one year later, starting on 8 July 2022 . [14]

In 2022 , Prodigy 's first season was nominated for "Outstanding Animated Series" in the inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards , and won the Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Production Design." [15]

In 2023 , Prodigy 's first season was nominated for a Television Critics Association Award in "Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming," a category with both animated and live action content intended for family and young adult audiences. [16] It was also nominated for another Children's & Family Emmy Award for "Outstanding Sound Design." [17]

1 Opening credits
2.1 Starring
2.2 Recurring characters
3.1 Season 1
3.2 Season 2
4.1.1 Cancellation and pick-up
4.2.1 Products
5 Related topics
7 Footnotes
8 External links

Opening credits

The opening title sequence for Star Trek: Prodigy was unveiled on 31 August 2021 , with theme by Michael Giacchino . [18]

Brett Gray as Dal
Ella Purnell as Gwyn
Jason Mantzoukas as Jankom Pog
Angus Imrie as Zero
Rylee Alazraqui as Rok-Tahk
Dee Bradley Baker as Murf
Jimmi Simpson as Drednok
John Noble as The Diviner
Kate Mulgrew as " Captain Janeway "

Recurring characters

Jason Alexander as Dr. Noum
Robert Beltran as Capt. Chakotay
Eric Bauza as Lt. Barniss Frex (season 1)
Billy Campbell as Thadiun Okona (season 1)
Ronny Cox as Adm. Edward Jellico
Michaela Dietz as Maj'el (season 2)
Daveed Diggs as Cdr. Tysess
Jameela Jamil as Ens. Asencia
Kate Mulgrew as Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway (season 1) / Kathryn Janeway (season 2)
Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher (season 2)

Episode list

PRO Season 1 , 20 episodes:

PRO Season 2 , 20 episodes:

Development

In July 2019 , the Hagemans announced the full writers' room for the show. [21] Among those revealed to be writing the series are Trollhunters writer-producers Aaron Waltke and Chad Quandt , The 100 writer-producers Shawna Benson and Julie Benson , Black Sails writer Lisa Boyd , Shades of Blue writer Nikhil Jayaram , and Diandra Pendleton-Thompson .

In October 2019 , Kurtzman said that this series will be animated in a digital 3D style, like Ninjago or Trollhunters , as opposed to the more "cartoon" look of Star Trek: Lower Decks . He also confirmed that the series had been picked up for a two-season order, and that a title had been chosen for the series, but he was not yet ready to reveal it. [22]

In the same interview, Heather Kadin said that, due to the time-consuming process of 3D animation, the series would likely air later than 2021 . Kadin also emphasized that the Hagemans' writing style will be accessible to kids without patronizing them or alienating their parents:

" The reason we went to the Hagemans is because if you've seen their work, you know that they're not writing " Muppet Babies ". It's not "Little Spock and Little Kirk." It's not playing down [to viewers] that way. " " Even [with] their characters in Ninjago – they are teenagers – I was able to watch that with my kids and they write with a very epic quality. They tell stories the way we tell stories in live action: serialized, turning over cards… " " I think it will be a great way for fans to introduce the franchise to their kids, and for new fans to be formed, because it's such a big franchise, [it can be hard] to get into as a kid. " [23]

In an October 2020 interview with Trek Report , producer and writer Aaron Waltke said that Prodigy aims to bridge the gap between old and new iterations of the Star Trek franchise , with a series that strikes a tone of hope and idealism. [24]

" It's been exhilarating to make a series that honors classic Trek for legacy fans like myself, but also provides an entry point for new audiences to be introduced to the world of the Federation and its aspirations for an idealistic future, even when facing adversity. Writing the return of our beloved Voyager captain feels oddly iconic, like a homecoming for me. And we hope to create something both young and old can watch together… just as I once did with my dad all those many years ago. " [25]

In February 2021 , it was announced that Prodigy would debut on Paramount+ in 2021. An image of the alien bridge crew was also released. [26]

On First Contact Day in April 2021 , the Hagemans revealed that the series will be set in the Delta Quadrant in 2383 . They also revealed an image of Captain Janeway as she will appear in the series, and explained that the character will appear as an emergency training hologram on board the starship. A new summary of the series' premise was also released:

Prodigy " will follow a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search for a better future. These six young outcasts know nothing about the ship they have commandeered – a first in the history of the Star Trek Franchise – but over the course of their adventures together, they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents. " [27]

In May 2021 , more details about the cast were released, with the main voice cast revealed. [28]

On 23 July 2021 , a teaser trailer was released during the Paramount+ Star Trek Comic-Con@Home panel, revealing the first animated footage of the series along with the first look and name of the vessel, the USS Protostar . [29]

The series' opening title sequence was publicly released on 31 August 2021 , as part of a Paramount+ presentation to the Television Critics Association . This presentation also confirmed that the series' theme music had been composed by Michael Giacchino , and the music for the series would be composed by Nami Melumad . [30]

On 28 October 2021 , the series two-part pilot " Lost and Found " premiered on Paramount+. A total of ten episodes aired intermittently until 3 February 2022 .

On 27 October 2022 , the remaining ten episodes of Season One began to air weekly.

Cancellation and pick-up

On 23 June 2023, Prodigy was cancelled by Paramount+. While Season 2 was allowed to finish post-production, it, along with the series as a whole, would be sold to any interested third-party outsider. [31] The series removal from Paramount+ was affected three days later, on 26 June 2023. [32] On broadcast hiatus at the time of its cancellation, the series was not allowed to return to Nickelodeon either. [2]

Paramount did not provide a clear reason for the unexpected cancellation. News sites such as TrekMovie.com , ScreenRant, and Inverse suggested that the cancellation was motivated by cost-cutting measures and tax write-offs, whereas Paramount itself had intimated in a statement to TrekMovie.com that it was part of clearing the way of the upcoming merger of Paramount+ with Showtime by " refining our content offering to deliver the best streaming experience for subscribers ". Paramount concurrently assured TrekMovie.com that it remained stoutly "invested in growing the Star Trek franchise". [33] [34] [35]

On 21 July 2023 , co-executive producer Aaron Waltke announced on his Twitter account that the entire first season had become available for digital purchase at digital vendors like Prime Video , ITunes Store , Google, and others. Until then, only the first ten episodes had been available, in tandem with the physical PRO Season 1, Volume 1 DVD and Blu-ray home video format releases. [36] A run on the DVD and Blu-ray stocks still available at retailers at the time of the cancellation announcement caused them to sell out quickly in the home market. [37]

The fanbase also tried to organize an online campaign to save the series. [38] [3] On 24 August 2023 , in an effort to find the show another home, a fan raised US$1,200 on GoFundMe to have an airplane tow a banner reading, "#SAVE STAR TREK PRODIGY" over the Los Angeles offices of streaming services Netflix , Amazon Prime , and Hulu . [39] A drawing with the same hashtag is set to be among the items going to space on a Blue Origin (part of the empire of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ) flight. [40]

Kevin Hageman expressed in an interview that his desire was to see a third season come to fruition, that will eventually lead up to an animated film series. [41]

On 11 October 2023 , it was Netflix that announced that they had picked up Prodigy , with season two set to premiere on 1 July 2024 , [42] after season one had debuted on the streaming service later in 2023 on 25 December, [43] [44] which incidentally, managed to break into their own Top-Ten streaming listings all around the world, including that for the home market. [45] If renewed, Netflix would have to pay for, and license future seasons themselves. [4] The second season was also picked up by streaming service SkyShowtime, the Paramount+ spin-off. [46]

On 22 March 2024 , the series unexpectedly debuted in France on the public television service France.TV as well as on AppleTV+ France, ahead of the Netflix release. [47] After some initial confusion, Dan and Kevin Hageman apologized for an "unfortunate miscommunication". [48] [49] [50]

On 1 July 2024 , season two debuted on Netflix, and while contrary to its preceding season failing to do so on the home market, [51] it did manage to enter several regional Netflix Top-Ten listings in markets abroad again, most notably in Europe (including premature release country France) and India. [52] Afterwards, it was announced that Prodigy would lead the CBS lineup at San Diego Comic Con with a screening and Q&A panel on 28 July with Kate Mulgrew and Brett Gray in attendance. [53]

In June 2019 , Eaglemoss/Hero Collector 's project manager Ben Robinson indicated that the company would manufacture starship miniatures from this series, [54] though that intent was thwarted by the company's bankruptcy on 5 August 2022.

On 13 July 2021 , ViacomCBS Consumer Products and Playmates Toys jointly announced that the latter had acquired new licensing for "action figures, vehicles and ships, role play and other toy categories," and slated the first of these products for retail release in 2022. Among other Star Trek series and films, this licensing encompasses Star Trek: Prodigy , Star Trek: Lower Decks , Star Trek: Discovery , and Star Trek: Picard . [55] On 6 December 2023 however, Playmates announced that after only thirteen releases, they would no longer produce action figures from the Star Trek license, Prodigy included, due to low sales. The Hologram Janeway figure from Prodigy remains unreleased. [56]

On 18 August 2022 , it was announced that two new tie-in books, Supernova (also the title of a video game releasing in October 2022 ) and A Dangerous Trade would be released on 17 January 2023 . [57]

External links

Star Trek: Prodigy at Nick.com
Star Trek: Prodigy at Wikipedia
Star Trek: Prodigy at the Internet Movie Database
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S1.E1 ∙ Lost & Found, Part 1

Ella Purnell in Lost & Found, Part 2 (2021)

S1.E2 ∙ Lost & Found, Part 2

S1.E3 ∙ Starstruck

S1.E4 ∙ Dream Catcher

Dee Bradley Baker, Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, and Rylee Alazraqui in Terror Firma (2021)

S1.E5 ∙ Terror Firma

Kate Mulgrew, Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Ella Purnell, and Rylee Alazraqui in Kobayashi (2022)

S1.E6 ∙ Kobayashi

Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, and Rylee Alazraqui in First Con-tact (2022)

S1.E7 ∙ First Con-tact

Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, and Rylee Alazraqui in Time Amok (2022)

S1.E8 ∙ Time Amok

Jason Mantzoukas in A Moral Star, Part 1 (2022)

S1.E9 ∙ A Moral Star, Part 1

Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Brett Gray, and Rylee Alazraqui in A Moral Star, Part 2 (2022)

S1.E10 ∙ A Moral Star, Part 2

Dee Bradley Baker, Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, and Rylee Alazraqui in Asylum (2022)

S1.E11 ∙ Asylum

Kate Mulgrew, Dee Bradley Baker, Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, and Rylee Alazraqui in Let Sleeping Borg Lie (2022)

S1.E12 ∙ Let Sleeping Borg Lie

Samantha Smith in All the World's a Stage (2022)

S1.E13 ∙ All the World's a Stage

Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, and Rylee Alazraqui in Crossroads (2022)

S1.E14 ∙ Crossroads

Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, and Rylee Alazraqui in Masquerade (2022)

S1.E15 ∙ Masquerade

Dee Bradley Baker, Jason Mantzoukas, and Rylee Alazraqui in Preludes (2022)

S1.E16 ∙ Preludes

Dee Bradley Baker, Jason Mantzoukas, Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, and Rylee Alazraqui in Ghost in the Machine (2022)

S1.E17 ∙ Ghost in the Machine

S1.E18 ∙ Mindwalk

Dee Bradley Baker, Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Brett Gray, and Rylee Alazraqui in Supernova, Part 1 (2022)

S1.E19 ∙ Supernova, Part 1

Kate Mulgrew in Supernova, Part 2 (2022)

S1.E20 ∙ Supernova, Part 2

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Editor's Note: The interview below contains major spoilers for Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2.

The Big Picture

The Hageman brothers discuss their work on Star Trek: Prodigy , including the return of beloved characters and the naming of a character after Majel Barrett.
They touch on the possibility of a Season 3 and the significance of reaching a broader audience through animation.
The Hageman brothers also briefly mention their work on Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 , which is currently in production limbo.

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 has officially arrived on Netflix, and with it, the beloved animated series has delivered some of the best Star Trek storytelling in years . As we say later on in this interview, Season 2 is very much a love letter to the entire franchise, past and present. Prodigy has always been a perfectly crafted series that appeals to newcomers to the franchise and serves as a beautiful homecoming for longtime fans of the series. Season 2 picks up shortly after the close of Season 1, with Dal ( Brett Gray ), Jankom Pog ( Jason Mantzoukas ), Rok-Tahk ( Rylee Alazraqui ), Zero ( Angus Imrie ), and Murf ( Dee Bradley Baker ) adjusting to their new roles as official Starfleet cadets. Dal is also still reeling from the loss of Gwyn ( Ella Purnell ) as she embarks on her quest to prevent Solum’s future civil war.

Ahead of the premiere, I had the opportunity to chat with its creators, Dan and Kevin Hageman , for the fourth time, and this conversation was just as delightful as the rest. We discussed how they balanced all of the timelines that unravel in Season 2, how they turned a dork like Wesley Crusher ( Wil Wheaton ) into a time-traveling heartthrob , whether Dal and Gwyn still have a romantic future now that their roles have changed aboard the Protostar , the development of the new character Ma'jel, and what the status of Season 3 is now that Paramount+ has off-loaded the series to Netflix . Read on for the full transcript of our conversation below—which includes a minor update on the long-awaited Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark sequel .

COLLIDER: First and foremost, I have to congratulate you both on a fantastic season of television. I felt so many emotions watching seasons. I laughed, I cried. I felt all the things.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Good, good, good. I'm so happy.

DAN HAGEMAN: It's so nice because these are the first reactions we're getting, so it's a fun day to talk to people.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Yeah, you are the first.

I love that. The first episode had me crying, the last episode had me crying. As a Voyager fan and a Prodigy fan, it felt like a field day. Truly.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Good! Thank you so much.

Star Trek: Prodigy

A group of young aliens escape captivity by commandeering a derelict Starfleet ship, the U.S.S. Protostar. As they navigate the galaxy, they must learn to work together and uncover the ship's secrets. The show blends adventure and discovery, appealing to both new viewers and longtime Star Trek fans.

How 'Star Trek: Prodigy' Turned Wesley Crusher Into Their Very Own Doctor Who

Right out of the gate, I want to know, how did you keep all of the timelines and the time travel straight? Does somebody have, like, a giant binder? Is there a board somewhere with red strings connecting everything together?

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Yes. At the end of Season 1, we were starting to put this stuff together because we knew if we ever did a Season 2, you had Gwyn going to current Solum, you had Chakotay in future Solum. So we, as a writers’ room, were drawing it out on the whiteboard. It was some ridiculous drawing. But thank god, we went to our doctor, Erin Macdonald, our science advisor, and she, as our theoretical physicist, took this and was like, “Yeah, this could work!” She did a much better drawing for us, like, “Yes! We can do this.” [Laughs]

So it's really applying actual science to the idea of multiple timelines and all of that essentially?

DAN HAGEMAN: I think it's our love, too, of all time travel stories where sometimes, when they get loosey-goosey with them, I don't necessarily buy that. But this was one where you've got a room full of Star Trek fans trying to figure out a time-travel season, so it was a lot of fun to dig into that and do it the best that we could.

I love how Wesley is essentially like a “Doctor Who” for the Star Trek Universe. It makes it so fun. Star Trek: Picard made me such a huge fan of Jack Crusher, and so the entire time that Wesley was bouncing around, I'm like, “Does he know about his brother?” When we do get that reveal towards the end, where he gets to meet his brother, it had me thinking, how on your side are you keeping things straight? I think Star Trek: Picard , the final season, was in development at the same time that Season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy was in development. What are those conversations like behind the scenes, making sure that shows and development in tandem are on the same page with these kinds of story elements?

DAN HAGEMAN: We were in conversation with Terry [Matalas] and talking about it. We were trying to figure out how old Jack was at that time. We were trying to figure out where we were because we knew we wanted the wrap-up of Wesley to be with his mother. That was the thing, where it’d be kind of weird if she didn’t say, like, “Oh, you've got a brother there, Wesley.” So, luckily we were doing it at the right place at the right time, and it all worked out.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Even the team on Picard heard that we were really gonna be using Wesley, and so they very graciously called up and said, “We were hoping to do a little cameo for him too. What are you guys doing with him?” So, we were in sync. And I'm really proud and so happy now that the world can see that we're bringing Wesley back. I think a lot of the other shows were maybe scared to touch Wesley because he became this character…

DAN HAGEMAN: Too powerful.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: No rules, all power. What do you do with this character? But we loved that challenge. We wanted to make it that he’s not just a super being, but, my gosh, it must be a lot going on in his head. It's probably a little damaging, and it's hard to keep it together. So, I love his character in this.

DAN HAGEMAN: We talked about his ending in TNG and how he just walks off the stage, and we're like, “He's gotta have a better ending. He's gotta have more.”

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Yeah, he deserves more.

DAN HAGEMAN: He’s Wesley Crusher. We can't treat him like this.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: He's like the original prodigy, so we need him in our show.

I love his character design. I was so impressed by how everything about him felt like I was actually watching Wil Wheaton on screen. I had to keep reminding myself, “This is animation. This isn't actually a flesh-and-bone being.” Can you talk a little bit about your decision for how the character would look and how he would dress? He's got more swagger than I've pictured Wesley having.

DAN HAGEMAN: We talked a little bit about a Doctor Who/Willy Wonka — some guy whose mind would be fritzed. And in playing into that scruffiness, he had to have a sweater. I mean, it starts with a sweater. I think even, like, the fabric of time, the tapestry, was inspired by his sweaters. I think we wanted the scene, too, that we never got to where Rok got one of his sweaters, and it fits her. [Laughs]

KEVIN HAGEMAN: If you remember, one of our writers, Jen Muro, she grew up with Next Gen . She had a poster of Crusher on her wall.

DAN HAGEMAN: She's friends with him now, too.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Yeah, she's close friends with him now. But it was just like, “How do we make them a fun heartthrob?” But also, I love the Doctor Who of it all, how very discombobulated he is. He's really an unstable and almost trustworthy mentor to come into these kids’ lives. [Laughs]

DAN HAGEMAN: I need to ask because we have yet to see the audience's reaction because you guys are the first people to see it, but did it work? When did you know it was going to be Wesley?

I didn't at first! My mom and I were having a conversation where we were like, “Who is this entity that's talking to them?” And I think my mom was the one that was like, “Maybe it's Wesley,” and I was like, “I don't know, maybe it is.” Because, I mean, we had that tag in Picard that he's a traveler now, and I was hoping for it. Then the reveal just worked so well.

DAN HAGEMAN: Because his voice is recognizable with the entity ball thing.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: But he's so good when he steps out for that big reveal. Wil was a monster in the recording booth. I think he was so excited.

DAN HAGEMAN: A monster in a good way, Kevin.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Oh, yeah! He was amazing . He was so excited to bring his character back, and he really loved what we were doing.

DAN HAGEMAN: And really to take it to a new place, too.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Yeah, he loved it. He always elevated everything.

I love what Prodigy has been able to do with these characters that we love, like Wesley and Chakotay and Janeway. It’s like a complete second life in this series. It's been a lot of joy to experience it.

DAN HAGEMAN: It's like all love letters.

It is! That's such an overstated statement to make, like, “This is a love letter to something,” but it truly is!

DAN HAGEMAN: Yeah, Chakotay’s got a cowboy hat. He’s gruff.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: [Laughs] Oh, I love grizzled Chakotay.

Where Does Season 2 Leave Gwyn and Dal's Relationship?

Oh, I know. Oh, gosh, it was so good. Being me, I have to ask, as the number-one shipper of Gwyn and Dal, are they now doomed to the narrative that captains and number ones never actually get to commit to their excellent chemistry? I’m really curious about that.

DAN HAGEMAN: That was a big conversation with Kate [Mulgrew], too, in the relationship with Janeway and Chakotay. I guess it's a little different for Gwyn and Dal because they knew each other before they held their positions.

We just got something similar to that over in Picard with Seven and Raffi, so I was like, “Not another duo that I love so much being doomed to the captain/number one!” [Laughs]

KEVIN HAGEMAN: I wouldn't say doomed. If we ever get the chance to do a Season 3, you know, we want to grow up with these characters. It wouldn't be picking up the next day — we would love to have a year or two go by and let's start seeing them all growing up. And I think there's a wonderful conflict there between Dal and Gwyn. There are emotions, there is a past, and they are serving positions of leadership on this ship. What happens? I would love to dive into that.

Ultimately, Star Trek is a workplace story, and so many of the best relationships in television shows have come out of the workplace dynamics.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: I know. I hope people watch it. I hope there's a future.

I definitely hope for a Season 3. There was another dynamic that was introduced in Season 2 that I really loved. I loved everything with Z's journey through this season. I love that they got to experience touch and all of these things. I was noticing there's a little bit of a hint of a flirtation maybe between Z and Ma’jel. Was that something I should have been picking up on?

DAN HAGEMAN: Absolutely.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Oh, absolutely. They have this great affinity toward each other.

DAN HAGEMAN: They can read each other’s minds. We just thought that was such an interesting connection. You would naturally gravitate towards someone who can read your mind. [Laughs]

KEVIN HAGEMAN: And , I'm sorry, they're teenagers! They're all teenage characters. Come on.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: We all know what it's like to be a teenager. [Laughs] I haven't forgotten yet.

I also wanted to talk about Ma’jel as a character. I love when series get the opportunity to name a character after somebody who is such a prominent and important figure in the history of a franchise. Can you both talk about the decision to name Ma'jel after Majel [Barrett]?

DAN HAGEMAN: I'm not sure who had the idea.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: I don't know who in the writers’ room — it wasn't us. It was someone else, but it just made so much sense. It was a great nod. It just sounded right, too, for her as a character. It was easy to say, too. It rolls off the lips. Sometimes you come up with names for Star Trek and it's really clunky.

DAN HAGEMAN: Like adding the apostrophe to the name Ma’jel. Michaela Dietz…

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Who's the voice actress for her. I mean, to try to get a voice actor, for her to try to tackle doing a Vulcan, like at least in live-action, you could have these beautiful subtleties. It's so hard in animation, especially in a TV show pipeline. So, her voice, how Vulcans speak, but to try to emote still, very subtly, in it, it's really a challenge, and she was just awesome. She knocked it out of the park for us.

What Is the Status of 'Star Trek: Prodigy' Season 3?

I know we've talked a little bit about Season 3 here, but what is the status of Season 3? What do fans need to do aside from watching to ensure that the most noise is out there that we need a Season 3? We need to see what happens on Mars! We need to see where this story is going.

DAN HAGEMAN: I think Season 3 is outside the sphere, much like the Federation outside Utopia Planitia, and outside the streaming wars. So, we'll see what happens. It feels like if the fans show up and there's an appetite there, I mean, Kevin and I have always dreamt of writing Season 3. Even if it's not something that comes soon, even later, I think tonally it translates itself to live-action. So, I could see something, like, 10 to 15 years down the road, after all the Trek fans finally get over, their fear of animation and check it out and start wanting it. It could be a possibility then, too.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: I always say we're so happy and relieved to have the Star Trek community embrace this show and see what it truly is. I think now, on Netflix, it's about reaching outside of that sphere, right? It's reaching kids who maybe all they know is growing up on Star Wars and getting them introduced to Star Trek .

It kills me that people don't give enough credit to animation because some of the best storytelling I've encountered in the last decade has come from animated series and animated movies.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: It's exactly the same as live-action. There's no difference when you're on the page.

For my final question as we wrap up, I wouldn't be me if I didn't ask about Scary Stories [ to Tell in the Dark ] 2 . How are things progressing with that? Are you getting any closer to it happening? I know with the strikes last year that definitely put a damper on a lot of projects, but where are we on that one?

DAN HAGEMAN: I don’t know. I think we’re in the dark.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: It’s stalled right now. We actually don't know. We wrote a draft, Guillermo [del Toro] had a story direction of where to take it…

DAN HAGEMAN: We can't go too much into it, Kevin.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: No, we can't go into it, but we wrote something, and that's the last we know. We know a lot of people liked it, but we also know that nothing's happening right now. [Laughs] We’re in the dark with you guys.

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How ‘prodigy’ lays the foundation for the next generation of ‘star trek’.

In a joint interview, Brian Robbins and franchise captain Alex Kurtzman open up about how the Paramount+ kids- and family-focused animated series may pave the way for a new feature film chapter.

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Alex Kurtzman hasn’t written a Star Trek feature film since 2013, but his new animated kids- and family-focused series, Prodigy — his fifth show in the Paramount+ version of the beloved franchise — could be the ticket that gets him back to the box office.

The captain of the Star Trek franchise — who inked a new, nine-figure deal with IP owner CBS Studios in August — has for years wanted to boldly go where Star Wars has gone before: to reach younger kids. “I go back to my childhood and Luke Skywalker, the [ Star Wars ] farm boy who looks out at the twin suns of Tatooine and imagines his future. Trek never gave me that,” Kurtzman told The Hollywood Reporter in early 2019, when he first revealed plans for what would become Star Trek: Prodigy. The animated series was originally developed for Nickelodeon and targets kids ages 6 to 11. It features a CG animation so impressive that Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins — who bought the show as president of the aforementioned cable network — wishes it were launching in theaters.

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Recap/Review: ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Finds The True Meaning Of Starfleet In “All the World’s a Stage”

| November 10, 2022 | By: Anthony Pascale 85 comments so far

“All the World’s a Stage”

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1, Episode 13 – Debuted Thursday, November 10, 2022 Written by Aaron J. Waltke Directed by Andrew L. Schmidt

Prodigy indulges in a fun yet heartwarming Trek lore-filled adventure on a delightfully strange new world.

Which one of these buttons makes the holo coffee stronger?

WARNING: Spoilers below!

“They truly believe themselves to be Starfleet”

After learning the living construct weapon will attack if they make any contact with the Federation, the prodigies are dejected, seeing their dreams of joining Starfleet go “poof.” But the Protostar can still help others, so they answer a distress call from a planet surrounded by a subspace distortion field. A resigned Dal leads a landing party to the lush surface with an even more reluctant Pog, along with the more eager Zero and Gwyn. (Rok is staying behind to look after an ailing Murf.) They soon run into a couple of natives dressed in what look like old threadbare Starfleet uniforms—and then one stuns Pog with an old phaser. After Dal makes it clear they come in peace, one of the aliens identifies himself as “James’T.” He. Is. Really. Excited. And greets the visitors from “Star-Flight.” Um, WTF? A call to Holo Janeway assures Dal no ships have been in these parts in over a century, and there is no recorded contact with this planet, so these guys are for sure not Starfleet. Things only get weirder as James’T leads them to the “Enda-Prize” made from jungle scrap and filled with more aliens wearing the same green classic outfits and practicing their “live logs and proper” (not right) Vulcan salutes.

Everything here is oddly familiar and also totally off, but Zero senses the aliens really believe all of this. Pog mocks them as “dum-dums playing dress up,” which cuts a little close for Dal, who sees they aren’t so different from his crew, they just have more makeshift equipment. Things get clearer when the aliens put on a play telling the tale of James’T, Sprok, Scott’EE, and Sool’U of the Star-Flight Enda-Prize. The hero is “En Son, Bearer of Crimson” and with context clues, it’s clear a 23rd-century Starfleet ensign made his way to this planet and left behind the logs and video records plus his own teachings, which have become the core of this civilization’s mythology. This ensign promised “Star-flight” would return, so Dal’s landing party is the fulfillment of this prophecy. They sent the distress call because they are being plagued by “The Gallows,” a monster that spreads disease. It has struck poor Cadet Huur’A and Dr. Boons (you are seeing the naming pattern here, right ?), and there’s no cure. Pog’s heard enough—time to go!—but this disease is spreading, and now Dal has it too. Zero is confident they can create a cure, but someone is going to have to go to the source of the “great evil.” This fun cosplay adventure just got serious.

These guys need a sewing machine.

“This is no longer a rescue mission”

Over on the USS Dauntless, The Diviner is awake but not playing with a full fizzbin . He continues babbling about his daughter and how someone stole the Protostar. He has seen Chakotay and says he was taken prisoner. His ramblings to Admiral Janeway leave out how his people were the ones responsible for all this, only spouting bits about “the atrocity” and “the intrusion”… so, not super helpful. The ever-helpful Asencia keeps Janeway’s mission on track with the news that she found an escape pod from the Starfleet relay station destroyed in episode 11. It’s empty, but there is a warp trail to follow, so they are still in the game — or as Janeway now sees it, a “manhunt” for whoever stole the Protostar.

Weren’t you on Seinfeld ?

“But you don’t need a real ship to believe in what it stands for”

Dr Boons assists Zero by soothing a freaking-out Dal with some good old-fashioned leech therapy. The alien healer admits they know they aren’t really part of Starfleet, but they believe in the ideals it stands for. He reveals how they kept the original Starfleet ensign’s uniform in a place of honor, pointedly asking Dal what he believes in. Rok hears Dal is in danger, so she leaves a sick Murf in Holo Janeway’s care to bring down EV suits, and the gang heads to the “cursed” cave. Jankom’s fear factor increases while Gwyn ably leads the team, they slide into a cavern after a ground quake. Finally confronting The Gallows with its glowing eyes and puffs of smoke, they learn its true nature: It’s an old shuttle… a shuttle named “Galileo.” Deploying her science, Rok sorts out that the interaction of leaking plasma with dilithium crystals is causing the toxic disease and radioactive interference. This is a monster Pog is ready to tame, so he bravely jumps on board the Galileo—which is teetering dangerously on the edge—to use its radio and call Zero with the info to make a cure, which Zero does amazingly quickly for someone who just “skimmed the manual” on antidotes.

With things getting precarious in the cave, Dal calls for Janeway to extract the landing party, but the radiation prevents it. Someone is going to have fly the ship manually, and Dal has a crazy idea. Beaming up with some Enda-prizians, he aims to put their years of “Star-flight” training to good use. After some bewildered staring at the 24th-century tech, the aliens are made to feel at home when Holo Janeway switches the bridge to old-school cool. The away team huddles in the shuttle, which is slipping into a toxic pool. The chaos triggers the last log from Starfleet Ensign Garrovick , who explains how he was left behind by the USS Enterprise and saved by the locals. Just in time, the Protostar phasers into the cave, rescuing the landing party as the Galileo makes its final journey, falling into the toxic pool. Joining the locals to seal up the cave for good, Dal comes to learn while maybe these people may have gotten some of the details wrong, they got the ethos of Starfleet right. This is a message he takes to heart as they leave the Enda-prizians behind with some medical supplies, new stories to tell, and the right method of doing the Vulcan salute. Things wrap up back on the Protostar with Dal determined to find a way to make contact with Starfleet and a new Murf mystery as the cute little guy is found ensconced in a cocoon. Oh no!

You call this a spaceship? Where are all the jellybean buttons?

Acting the parts

“All The World’s a Stage” is a very special episode of Prodigy that uses franchise lore to teach the kids—and the audience—lessons about friendship, teamwork, and hope… in other words, it teaches them about what makes Star Trek Star Trek. Coming from avowed fan Aaron Waltke—the same writer behind the lore-filled episode “Kobayashi”—this episode is a genuine love letter to Trek. For all the indulgence in TOS style and fun, at its heart, this is an episode about the Prodigy characters and their journeys. This primitive civilization playing Starfleet “dress-up” is a wake-up call to Dal, who is having his own crisis of imposter syndrome. It’s through their love and embodiment of Starfleet ideals that he sees a path for himself.

Janeway should have told us about red shirts.

As we get past the first couple of episodes of season 1.5, the show is nicely returning to planetary adventures. The crew is also adjusting into their various archetypical Trek roles, each getting their own mini-arcs and hero moments in this episode. Pog is a standout, offering plenty of his comic relief, and Jason Mantzoukas also conveys how the Tellarite is held back by fear but is able to overcome it using his engineering confidence. The episode shows how far these kids have come with Zero’s increasing confidence as the doctor, Rok covering the science, and Gwyn stepping in as first officer to lead when Dal is out of commission.

Star Trek conventions make it to the Beta Quadrant.

Wanting to spend as much time on the Enderprizians’ planet as possible, the episode briefly touches on the Dauntless storyline with just enough to move Admiral Janeway and crew to the next clue in their hunt for the Protostar and Chakotay. Prodigy has a tough balancing act of juggling multiple storylines as it sets up payoffs in future episodes like the change in Murf and the potential return of Frex from episode 11. Even within the confines of the shorter animated run time, the series continues to keep the serialized arcs going without feeling like it is just teasing the audience—and certainly without feeling like they are wasting any time. Like most episodes of Prodigy , you can feel how tight they have cut it to keep the pacing going with taut action while still leaving enough time for some lovely, quiet character moments.

This episode is too meta for Murf.

Obsessed with Trek

Finding a planet obsessed with Starfleet was a clever way to give Dal and the Protostar crew their mojo back. While seeing all the elements of Star Trek: The Original series got a bit meta, this episode was not built solely around fan service and should work for all fans, including more casual or new fans. Some elements bordered on camp, especially Dee Bradley Baker’s (James’T) Kirk, which was more Kevin Pollak as Shatner than actual Shatner, but there is an internal logic to the heightened legends, meant to come from an oral tradition told through the generations.

This episode is no parody of Star Trek and never traffics in some of the more overblown stereotypes like Kirk as a lothario; instead, it is a celebration of Star Trek and the ideals it stands for. While TOS was the start, the portrayal of the Enterprizians was clearly, lovingly influenced by the Lost Tribe from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome , along with elements of TNG’s “The Royale” and Voyager’s “Muse,” with a dose of Futurama’s “Where No Fan Has Gone Before,” which portrayed Star Trek becoming a religion .

I don’t think the Enda-Prize is spaceworthy.

For Star Trek fans, “All The World’s a Stage” presented a fascinating exploration of the fate of a red shirt, with a fun “what if?” scenario where one of the red shirts left for dead survived and made first contact with a primitive species. Picking Garrovick from the TOS episode “ Obsession ” was a great choice, as he was one of the few red shirts to survive an episode and actually got fleshed out a bit before he was never seen again. Now we know why. We also learn the fate of the replacement Galileo shuttle seen in season 2 of TOS. In “Obsession,” Garrovick had an arc with strong parallels to Dal as he faced his own crisis of faith in himself and Starfleet.

You can get a little lost in the weeds trying to sort out how the Enderprizians could so perfectly recreate the look and sounds of the original Enterprise bridge—plus have the training to actually fly it—but there was just enough technobabble and backstory exposition to explain all this away without getting bogged down, although it might take you a couple of viewings to catch it all. However, the fast pace required has this episode leaning onto the old Trek trope of various technologies working or not working at different points to keep the drama going when needed.

Can we keep the colorful new consoles?

Final thoughts

The bottom line: This episode was fun for Star Trek fans from start to finish. It is a heartwarming celebration of the fandom we love through the eyes of the Prodigy kids and this strange new world filled with a different sort of fans of Starfleet. It’s so densely packed, it really takes a couple of viewings to fully appreciate it, which helps hold you over as we wait to see what appears to be the coming clash of the Janeways… and find out what is going on with poor Murf!

OMG Star Trek fans!

RANDOM THOUGHTS AND CANON CONNECTIONS

Stardate is 61296.9.
Dal is getting much better at his captain’s logs, which now include a “supplemental.”
Dee Bradley Baker (the voice of Murf) voiced James’T.
Fred Taasciore (voice of Shaxs on Lower Decks ) voiced Garrovick, Dr. Boons, and Sprok.
Eric Bauza (who has voiced guest characters for both Lower Decks and Prodigy ) voiced Sool’U and Scott’Ee.
All three voiced other unnamed “Enderprizians,” as did Ella Purnell (Gwyn).
Samantha Smith, who played an Eldreth Leader in the series premiere of Strange New Worlds , voiced Huur’A.
According to Dal, Holo Janeway “says the rules about second contact are a bit fuzzy” which could be a nod to Lower Decks (set a few years earlier) and how Captain Freeman has suggested changes like Project Swing By .
Fun detail: Some of the Enderprizians were practicing Kirk-Fu .
Jankom Pog correctly identified Gallileo as a Class-F shuttlecraft , revealing he has been studying 23rd-century Starfleet tech and knew it had a duotronic comm relay.

We make these uniforms look good.

More to come

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New episodes of Prodigy debut exclusively on Thursdays for Paramount+ subscribers in the U.S., and on Fridays in Latin America, Australia, Italy and the U.K. The series will air later in the year in South Korea, Germany, France, Austria and Switzerland. Prodigy is also available on SkyShowtime in the Nordic countries, Portugal, and the Netherlands and will launch in Spain and central and eastern Europe in 2023.

Keep up with all the news and reviews from the new Star Trek Universe on TV at TrekMovie.com .

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Another great episode!

Superb, well written meta fun! Really enjoyed this episode. 😃👍 Wonder if they’ll revisit the planet later on in the series to better help contain that toxic leak though… 🧪😬

I thought it was fixed?

Well, we last saw them “fix” it by basically sealing the cave off… and with the toxicity further contaminating the planet, right? Maybe I missed something? 🤷‍♂️

And this episode was for all of us, we who have Starfleet in our hearts. We’re assured that it does matter that we have Federation values inside us, even though the Federation is not yet a reality. Because how we make it a reality is to have it in us and to live it.

This is both a love letter to the fandom, and an inspiration. My eyes are wet, and my heart is full. Thank you, Aaron J. Waltke.

“ My eyes are wet, and my heart is full”

I imagine we have lots of company. :-)

As per usual, you do :-)

I’m waiting for the eventual tie-in comic.

Neat little in-joke with the Galileo as we see a Galileo in Season 2 of TOS and later the Galileo II. Guess now we know why.

Yesss, the Kirk-Fu!!! That nod was amazing. And hilarious to think it has become an official martial arts sport on that planet.

That was another thing I felt was weird. Them re-enacting things as if it was a planet of Star Trek fans. Again, it made no sense.

You do know it’s a kids show right?

It’s marketed that way but it has been pretty grown up. Unlike Lower Decks, which behaves more like a kids show than this does.

Also, it still makes no sense why they would be doing it. Kids wouldn’t get the reference and adults see there is no way the inhabitants could know this stuff.

The ill-fated Ensign that crashed on the planet probably told the inhabitants story’s of the Enterprise while sick, hence not everything was right like Sprog and Starflight. Poor dude was poisoned.

Reminds me of the Voyager Ep when Seven and Chakotay crashed on the planet with the primitive inhabitants that started emulating them with mock tattoos to copy Chakotay and facial jewellery to imitate Sevens ocular implant.

Perhaps but feels like quite a stretch to make the show work if that is the case. Plus Garrovick wasn’t around for most of those things so the specifics they were pantomiming would be amazingly improbable.

You must be fun at parties

Funny you should say that. I am! It’s what got Mrs ML31 to become interested in me.

That sounds like a fun story!

Yes, Nickelodeon IS grown up…

It’s not the first time something was obviously not aimed right. For example, Lower Decks says it’s “Adult” but what few gags there are are obviously aimed straight at the humor level of grade school children.

Does it honestly make any less sense then “A Piece of the Action” did?

This was one of the weaker ones. The main thing that really bugged me was the over-exaggerated imitation of the TOS characters. Which really made zero sense. Cute mention of Garrovick. But honestly there was no real need to make this an Enterprise shuttle except to make fans excited. It felt more forced than last year’s Kobyashi Maru episode.

We shall see what happens to this show.

Not really, it’s a cute explanation of where the original Galileo went! The whole thing makes sense if you view it as a religion which it was heavily implied to be. What do you think the ensign told the people on the planet about, his crew with overly dramatic portrayals. For me the only thing that made zero sense was how they were able to pilot a Connie class but I’ll let that one go cause it’s a kid show and there are also plenty of reasonable head canon reasons for it.

The original Galileo burned up on reentry. It still makes no sense even with the religious analogy. Did the ensign do impressions of all the bridge crew for everyone? No. Not buying it.

Changing the bridge to a working 23rd century Constitution Class doesn’t make sense, either. That ship has hollo emitters on the bridge that can physically change entire consoles? Plus, I would have thought they would have used the SNW version to keep their version. This show kinda underminded one of Secret Hideout shows. Not that I’m complaining about that. They did get the bridge right.

Letting things slide because this is a “kids show”… I guess that works for some. But this show has obviously been aimed at at least Jr High kids and above. Not little ones. So they don’t get that kind of pass this this one.

There is a second shuttle Galileo before the Galileo II. It’s used in Season 2 of TOS.

Was there an episode where it was lost? Was there a 2 or II on the shuttle that I missed?

There was the Galileo that burned up in the atmosphere in The Galileo Seven .

Another Galileo appears in Journey to Babel , Metamorphosis , and The Immunity Syndrome , and is specifically named Galileo in dialogue in Metamorphosis .

Galileo II appears in The Way to Eden . No mention is made of what happened to the previous Galileo , or why the previous Galileo was not named Galileo II and this one Galileo III.

As a matter of fact, I just watched The Way to Eden this evening and noticed the Galileo II. But some here have claimed it answered some riddle that I’m not aware of at all. I didn’t notice the name on the shuttle in the episode. Don’t feel like going back to confirm so I’ll trust that is what it says. As far as I know nothing happened to the Galileo II.

Maybe they decided not to rename the third Galileo shuttle “Galileo” in honor of the death of Ensign Garovick, out of respect for his purported death. That why the third shuttle i Season 3 is Galileo II.

I know what you mean by chqnging the bridge but we do not know what technology is on the ship. It is a prototype….

The article with the interview with the writer he implied that there are hollow emmiters all over the ship. And that strongly suggested the bridge, as it appears, itself very well could be holographic to begin with. Essentially they could make the bridge appear however they want and still have it operational. So that kinda answers that. Not really sure why it would be designed that way but, meh. There it is.

Ever watched Galaxy Quest. They’re literally the aliens from Galaxy Quest.

I did. Knowing the plot of that movie still doesn’t help explain the plot of this episode. I’ve been kinda liking this show. This was the first below sub par episode they had. So let’s not get all up tight. Hopefully this is just a speed bump and the show will continue to be watchable.

I’m sorry you didn’t like it. Truly. But for me this has been my fav ep of Prodigy yet. IMHO, SNW aside, TOS doesn’t get enough love in the new Trek era.

You’re really no fun :p It’s okay to suspend logic for a little while, especially when it comes to a kid show. Does the Enderprizians culture standup to scrutiny, not really, but that’s also not the point. The point was for the Protostar crew to see that they can hold on to the ideals of the Federation and Starfleet, even if they can’t actually become a part of them (at least for now). The rest was just fun fan service plain and simple. And there’s nothing wrong with a bit of fan service from time to time.

Fan service is fine if it is organic to the situation. This was just unexplainably blatant. Also if the fact that it’s “a kids show” is an acceptable excuse then does that mean all the other shows are kids shows too? Plus, as I’ve said this is not really a “kids show”. Thus far it seems to be aiming at a higher age group than Lower Decks. Since it is aimed to be essentially teenaged people and higher saying they can get away with plot inconsistencies just doesn’t fly with me. Perhaps some small ones but not one that is 100% necessary to make the story work.

If this was a weaker one then the stronger ones must be off the charts!

No. The better episodes have merely been decent. I am thinking they may be looking better than they really are because I have been comparing them to the other Secret Hideout fare. Compared to them this show is amazingly good. But held up to a normal standard the show overall is merely OK. The opener was quite good. The fanboy in me enjoyed the Kobyashi Maru episode. And other episodes have been better than others. But this one was the weakest one thus far.

Amazing. Give this writer the keys to the entire franchise.

Not only the writers, the whole creative team!

Agree bro! These guys just get it. They really understand Star Trek and the type of stories fans like me love.

That’s the entire problem with the movies. They don’t inspire. It’s not about humanity trying to understand their place in the universe or influencing others to be more aspirational. It’s always just trying to stop some super evil dude who has a big ship. Why I don’t care if we don’t get another in ten years. They gotten boring.

But I would love to have a show like Prodigy to last for 10 seasons. This is Star Trek in every way that matters

And you can’t go wrong having two Janeways in your show! 😁👍 .

I totally agree with you about the movies. But to be fair they tried that with TMP and it didn’t go well given the budget and audience response. Movies are just an entirely different beast which is why Trek is not Star Wars and works best on TV. In fact I think the one time trek was able to pull off a truly inspiring movie with no real bad guy was Voyage Home. Heck if anything humanity was the bad guy in that movie!

Dang, Garrovick’s Memory Alpha entry is already updated!

Cute episode, and I like where they are taking the premise. It’s much like The Fugitive – they are on the run for Starfleet’s own good, pursued by a dogged officer, but along the way they do what they can to help people. They can get a lot of mileage out of this.

It was updated at 7:00 AM Eastern when I looked.

Very impressive. It really is a brilliant source of information, lovingly/obsessive compulsively maintained.

Reminds me a little of the people who take it upon themselves to update the Wikis for long running soap operas. Shows like Days of Our Lives, Emmerdale, The Young and the Restless and Eastenders that have been on the air for decades. Fans diligently keep updating the sprawling storylines every day/week (and must have had a hell of a time doing the initial entries). Not my taste, but I’m impressed by the commitment.

It’s a ton better than Garrovick’s fate in a really crummy novel from 30+ years back where the writer just unceremoniously offed him for no gain at all. I’ve never watched this series (only lasted 20min on the other cartoon show), but found myself smiling just reading the synopsis. If the animation wasn’t so ludicrous looking (look of TAS is awful, granted, but at least it is a look I’m used to seeing), I might actually give this a try the next time I take a week of P+.

Lower Desks adopted the animation style of TAS for the look of Kirk and Spock!

Which is why (off topic) it drives me nuts when writers complain about canon. You’ve got memory alpha right there in front of you. Just look it up and quit complaining.

I won’t lie, I had no idea who Garrovick even was lol. I’m not a big TOS fan but I have seen that episode long long ago just didn’t remember it.

But I LOL when I went to Memory Alpha after watching this episode to see who he was and it was already updated! 😆

Never underestimate the dedication of Star Trek fans. 👍

Same. They cast a lot of similar-looking blue eyed matinee-idol types on that show, they kinda blend together if you don’t rewatch it as much.

Yeah it was the 60s I guess?

Exactly. For all the flack TOS gets by modern audiences and ESP Kirk for being a “ladies man” or whatever, they are forgetting the hippie era in which this show had to learn to survive.

Garrovick is one of the few Red Shirts who survives in TOS. Well… till now LOL.

Yeah Memory Alpha is ON THAT STUFF! I don’t think there is another fan wikia of any franchise that has ever existed that is as up to date or in depth as Memory Alpha is. Don’t ever doubt the love of Star Trek fanbase.

At first I had some issues with some of the way the story was presented or just confused on it. It was a good episode but I felt a little lost. But once I saw someone said this was basically Star Trek’s version of Galaxy Quest I finally got it and loved it. I loved it’s tribute to everything Star Trek and the aliens being inspired to be part of Starfleet because of their encounters with Garrovick a century ago. Some things still a little questionable like how they can suddenly pilot a 24th century starship but it’s still a kids show.

Also loved the ‘Second contact’ line!!! How can I feel so giddy over it, I don’t know, but it was cool to hear. This show is so well done and a joy to watch. It’s a reason why it’s tied with Lower Decks as my favorite shows in NuTrek. The stories are always fun and even inspiring.

Galaxy Quest was a movie made of pure love for TOS. Right down to the entire cast of Galaxy Quest hating Tim Allen’s character lol. Tim Allen IRL is a huge Trekkie. And Sygorney Weaver of course is like the queen of SciFi (minus Nichelle Nichols of course RIP). I remember Alan Rickman on Conan saying they specifically were not allowed to discuss the parallels of that movie to Trek. Also RIP.

Just watched it. When I realized where this was going, it reminded me of Ron Moore’s unused DS9 script where they revisited the planet of copycat imitators in “A Piece of the Action” and that instead of gangsters, it was Kirk and Spock imitators. Glad to see that concept being still used decades later.

Funny you should say that. It felt like this episode was inspired by that and I was thinking they got a hold of something that contained info on Star Fleet and specifically Kirk’s 5 year mission. But instead the writers went with something that really didn’t make a lick of sense. But, like I said, overall this is the only Secret Hideout show that doesn’t suck so let’s just hope this episode was a mere bump in the road rather than how the show will be from now on.

There is a TOS season 5 comic that did exactly that.

I think TNG also had an unused idea like that for A Piece of the Action planet as well.

This show is IMHO so good, while watching I often have to remind myself that the series is targeted to youngsters. Tonight’s show doesnt really progress the season arc that much and the plot seemed pretty simplistic at first glance. That said, overall this was another enjoyable episode and so far, Prodigy is really doing a great job.

From finding myself a little underwhelmed by last weeks episode to being completely entertained and just so happy by this weeks episode. Easily one of my favourites so far, and I found it so hilarious and heartwarming in parts. And once again we see so many examples in this one episode of how the Prodigy team take past canon and use it in a compelling, interesting and respectful way without completely rewriting history or destroying it. I just loved this episode.

If we are to take all of these episodes as existing in season one then surely it is the strongest opening season of any Trek show thus far. “Kobayashi”, “Time Amok”, “A Moral Star” and now this episode are all truly great Star Trek episodes.

And poor lil Murf! I found myself so worried about them throughout this episode. Truly astonishing given that I still have no idea what most of the bridge crew’s names are on Disco, and here I am just 13 episodes in and genuinely concerned about a non-communicative blue blob.

I really do think Prodigy is the crown jewel of the current crop of shows and I am just so happy and excited by what they are giving us.

I been seeing people question how did a shuttle get so far into the Delta or Beta quadrant? But a theory I have is he could’ve fell through a Borg transwarp conduit? It’s at least possible. Unless someone want to tell me why it’s impossible?

Oh and massive cool the Protostar is so advanced it can turn the bridge into different holographic bridges.

How awesome is that??? This is post Nemesis technology at work and great to see!

And we got to see both the TOS and TNG bridges on this show. A total geek fest! 😁

I honestly don’t think they are in the Delta quadrant anymore. Remember the ep 2 back where they were at a Starfleet Starbase? I highly doubt Starfleet has had the time since VOY’s return to establish that kind of presence in the Delta Quadrant outside of “Ambassador” Neelix.

It was ok. Not my favorite episode. Not the strongest but still entertaining enough to come back.

Honestly, the best Trek show on at the moment. Less manic than Lower Decks. “live logs and proper”

Agreed. Even though this episode was easily the weakest of the 13 overall the show doesn’t suck and that easily makes it the best thing Secret Hideout has made.

I still love SNW more but this is very much a strong #2. ESP this episode because of the TOS influence which is why I love SNW so much.

Among the cool things I liked were that “Kirk” and “Sulu” got a long just fine. I feel like that was a deliberate choice.

Could be. But Kirk and Sulu never had the problems Shatner and Takei did. Sulu saved Kirk and the entire Enterprise in Undiscovered Country essentially defying orders.

“As much to the crew of the Enterprise, I owe you my thanks.”

“Nice to see you in action one more time Captain Kirk. Take care.”

This series is SO good. Prodigy and SNW are really fine Trek.

Totally agree.

Watching in Canada where it runs at 21:00 Thursdays, often the following day from my PVR, I often come here to find many of my positive thoughts already expressed.

It’s important though that we keep on saying how great this show is. It embraces the franchise so well, and is astonishingly well crafted, that it is effectively a message to the other shows’ EPs, Secret Hideout and Paramount about what the bar needs to be for other television and movie offerings.

I sincerely hope it does take the Children’s Series Emmy.

JJ Abrams and anyone with power over a new cinematic feature should be made to watch the entire Prodigy run so far, at least three times, before walking into any pitch room.

I know SNW has only had one season, but so far it had been the strongest Debut of a Star Trek show since TOS itself.

I like this episode in the end, but as it progressed I felt mostly confused by the details of the premise which kept me distracted and little frustrated. It’s a solid Star Trek story but it probably could have been constructed a little better, especially for the young audiences this is targeted at. Again the episode is beautiful to look at and the score continues to elevate this show.

Yes. Agreed. The story, as usual for this show, was a good concept. But the execution was seriously flawed and not very well thought out. As if the writers had the attitude a few here seem to have… “It’s a kids show so we don’t need to put much thought into it.”

Wonderful episode, but they really need to tone down Jankom. The scenery chewing is so over the top, it’s ridiculous.

Agreed. Sure, it’s a kid’s show, but the other performances aren’t so outsized so he sometimes sets my teeth on edge. He’s like Pumba with no Timon to balance him out.

Yeah IU will admit he is my least favorite character on the show. But to be fair, thats what Tellarites are supposed to be.

Here in Germany we now have access to the first 6 episodes. I would like to point out that it is a bad show for kids, I can’t watch it with my 6-10 years old kids. The show is way to dark, the villain is spooky and not easy to understand, the story is complex and not appealing to kids. I do like the characters, I do like the animation style but its just a bad show for kids – sorry. I am very disappointed as I thought this could be the entry to star trek for my whole family. Well, its not.

Interesting! What about the older shows? TOS?

I don’t have kids so I really don’t have the right to offer an opinion. But I remember as a little kid watching sleepy hollow and being terrified. I guess there is a lot of stuff out there that can keep kids up at night.

When they said “two glowing eyes” I almost immediately thought of warp engines. Then I spent the rest of the episode wracking my mind as to what “Gallows” could be. When I saw it, I loved it.

It took me a few seconds to get the Shatner voice, but when I got it I loved it too.

Hmm thats funny. For some reason I thought Lower Decks takes place after Prodigy.

Prodigy’s Shocking Ending Connects (Nearly) All of Modern Star Trek Canon

Let’s dig into the memory banks.

The Loom attacks in 'Star Trek: Prodigy.'

The biggest Star Trek binge in franchise history has arrived. Netflix dropped all 20 episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 on July 1 , which led to a shocking and surprisingly open-ended finale. In addition to a time travel plot and a guest character who connects Prodigy to several other eras of Star Trek, the last episode, “Ouroboros Part II,” also syncs up with several major plot points from Star Trek: Picard . In fact, Prodigy’s finale helps make various aspects of Picard more explicable in the tapestry of modern Trek.

Here’s what the final moments of Prodigy mean for the Star Trek timeline, and how the show is set up for a hypothetical Season 3. Spoilers ahead.

Prodigy Season 2’s ending sets up Picard Season 1

The new crew of the USS Prodigy in the finale of 'Star Trek: Prodigy' Season 2

The new crew of yet another new starship.

After defeating the Loom and Asencia, Gwyn, Rok, Dal, Jankom, Zero, Ma’jel, and Murf all find themselves back at Starfleet Academy. Finally, it looks like Star Trek’s Boxcar Children will get their happy ending, but no. It’s First Contact Day 2385, and as everyone in Starfleet celebrates, longtime fans know what’s coming. In Picard Season 1, April 5, 2385, is when Synths go rogue and attack the Utopia Planitia Shipyards on Mars. We saw this from a few different points of view in Picard , but the focus was on how it impacted Jean-Luc Picard. Here we see it from the perspective of the Protostar crew, various young people at Starfleet Academy, and the inner circle of Starfleet Command itself.

This leads to a few interesting and revealing references. Because of the Synth Attack, Admiral Jellico (Ronny Cox) makes it clear that “Starfleet Command has been asked to scale back and cease all exploration and focus on protecting our own planetary citizens.” This means the Romulan Evacuation has been canceled. As established in Picard , Jean-Luc was spearheading the Evacuation and resigned from Starfleet when it shut down. Now we know that the person who told Picard to quit was Jellico. In the Prodigy finale, Jellico says, “I have already informed Admiral Picard. He didn’t take it well, to say the least.”

This revelation is ironic. In The Next Generation's two-parter, “Chain of Command,” it was Jellico who took command of the Enterprise-D while Picard was on a secret mission. While Jellico isn’t technically a bad officer, the fact that he accepted Picard’s resignation in 2385 only adds to how furious Jean-Luc must have been.

Starfleet uniforms, combadges, and more

Raffi (Michelle Hurd) and Picard (Patrick Stewart) in 'Picard' Season 1.

The uniform style seen in Picard Season 1 has been retroactively explained in the Prodigy Season 2 finale.

The impending Romulan Supernova doesn't originate with Picard Season 1 but the first J.J. Abrams reboot movie, where Spock was trying to help the Romulans avert the catastrophe and ultimately traveled back into an alternate timeline. In Prodigy, as Janeway, Jellico, and other Starfleet admirals discuss the future, there’s a mix of different uniform styles on display. Janeway is wearing the 2385-style uniform that Picard and Raffi wore in Picard Season 1’s flashbacks, while other characters wear a style closer to what we’ve seen throughout Prodigy . Jellico even lampshades the conflicting styles in this era, saying, “We don’t even have enough combadges to upgrade half the fleet.” These are small details, but this scene does a lot of work to tie Prodigy, Picard, and the Abrams films together.

The Crusher brothers meet

Jack Crusher and Jean-Luc Picard in 'Picard' Season 3.

Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) and his father, Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), in Picard Season 3.

Before everything goes sideways on Mars, we see Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) visit his mom, Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), on Earth, where Beverly introduces Wesley to his then-new brother, Jack Crusher. There, in 2385, Jack is a toddler, but by 2401, he’ll be in his twenties and become an essential part of Picard Season 3.

“We wanted Wesley to meet Jack,” co-showrunner Kevin Hageman told Inverse before Prodigy Season 2’s launch. “At the time, the [ Picard producers] were curious what we were doing with Wesley.”

Will there be a Star Trek: Prodigy Season 3?

The USS Protostar (and also the USS Prodigy) in 'Star Trek: Prodigy.'

The USS Prodigy has arrived.

The final moments of Prodigy Season 2 reveal that the crew of the destroyed Protostar is being given another ship of the same class dubbed the USS Prodigy . This is notable because while the series is called Prodigy , the Season 2 finale is the first time the word references a starship.

Janeway gives everyone “field commissions,” making them all defacto Starfleet officers, and sends the crew on a mission of exploration despite Starfleet’s concerns. She explains: “As the Federation’s borders are receding, it's of the utmost importance that you are a beacon of light to those beyond our reach.”

There’s also an unexpected switch in commanding officer. Since Season 1, Dal (Brett Gray) has acted as captain, but he willingly hands command over to Gwyn (Ella Purnell). So as Prodigy Season 2 ends, it’s Gwyn who bodly leads the crew to where no one has gone before.

There are currently no concrete plans for Prodigy Season 3. In conversation with Inverse , the Hageman brothers emphasized that there’s “a lot of dreaming,” though it seems possible the Prodigy’s adventures could continue in another iteration of Trek beyond this series. But as of right now, the crew has been given a massive reset button and the chance to adventure across the Final Frontier.

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 is streaming on Netflix.

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When the title of a new TV series begins with “Star Trek,” it’s natural to be intimidated. The Trek franchise has a well-earned reputation for having a dense canon, which has been built up over the course of 55 years and more than 800 canonical installments. It’s possible to start any individual series and eventually get your bearings, but many of them aren’t terribly welcoming unless you’ve absorbed the prerequisite mythology, either directly or through cultural osmosis. Star Trek: Prodigy , the new animated series that premiered Oct. 28 on Paramount Plus, fully breaks from this trend, presenting Star Trek in an entirely new way, and becoming the most accessible jumping-on point for the franchise since J.J. Abrams’ 2009 film reboot.

Most Star Trek spin-offs presume a level of pre-existing engagement in the franchise, and use their first episodes not to sell viewers on Star Trek , but to sell them on this Star Trek . They’re in the business of iteration and contrast, of proving that this incarnation has something sufficiently different in store. For 1987’s The Next Generation , the very premise of doing Star Trek without familiar characters Kirk and Spock was novel enough to differentiate the series. Deep Space Nine and Voyager are distinguished by their placement in space, Enterprise and Discovery by their placement in time, Picard and Lower Decks by their vastly different approaches to the legacy of The Next Generation . Every series has developed its own identity, but each is defined from the outset by its relationship to what’s come before.

But the double-sized premiere of Prodigy seems to be entirely in its own lane, refreshingly unconcerned with previous Star Trek series until two minutes before the closing credits. The first episode, “Lost and Found,” takes place on the mining colony asteroid Tars Lamora, where teenage prisoner Dal R’El (voiced by Brett Gray) is making his umpteenth unsuccessful escape attempt. Over the course of this opening hour, we see Dal assemble a ragtag group of fellow enslaved workers to hijack an advanced derelict starship that’s buried within a crevice of the asteroid.

Anyone even vaguely familiar with Star Trek will recognize this ship, the USS Protostar, as having all the aesthetic markers of a Starfleet vessel. Dal and his companions, however, do not — in fact, they’ve never heard of Starfleet or the United Federation of Planets that it serves. To them, it’s just a way out of bondage. The fact that it’s also their gateway into a diverse space utopia only sweetens the deal. They’re in the middle of their own space adventure, only to discover at the last minute that they’re on Star Trek , whatever that is.

Two characters from Star Trek: Prodigy staring each other in the eyes

Shifting the perspective of the characters from seasoned professionals coping with new wrinkles to complete outsiders learning the ropes was a deliberate decision made by series creators Kevin and Dan Hageman ( Trollhunters, LEGO’s Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu ), as they explained at New York Comic Con earlier this month. Star Trek head honcho Alex Kurtzman tasked them with devising an entry point through which young, uninitiated viewers might find their way into Star Trek , and determined that the best way to do that would be via characters who would be introduced to it themselves.

Exploring the Star Trek canon is typically easier with a guide, and the crew of the Protostar have one of their own — a holographic training program in the likeness of Star Trek: Voyager ’s Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew). Introduced at the end of “Lost and Found,” Hologram Janeway is the only element that places the episode in a particular place or time in the Star Trek universe.

Prodigy has a few other, looser ties to the franchise’s past. Three members of the main ensemble represent races from previous Star Trek works, but each is more obscure than the last. Jankom Pog (Jason Mantzoukas) is a Tellarite, the least recognizable of the Federation’s four founding species (alongside Humans, Vulcans, and those blue guys with the antennae, the Andorians). Zero (Angus Imrie) is a Medusan, a non-corporeal entity whose people haven’t been heard from since the 1968 episode which introduced them. Rok-Tahk (Rylee Alazraqui) is a Brikar, a species that originates in Peter David’s tie-in novels from the 1990s, and has never been depicted on screen before. Since even the established pieces of lore are plucked from obscurity, viewers for whom “Lost and Found” is their very first Star Trek aren’t missing anything. At least for now, dyed-in-the-wool Trekkies have almost no advantage over the new kids.

This distance from the larger Star Trek universe won’t last, and it’s not meant to. The Hagemans have already indicated that the Protostar’s course will take them closer to Federation space, and that they’ll encounter more familiar characters and cultures over time. This doesn’t have to make the series any less approachable to new viewers. As the young crew journeys in from the outskirts, hopefully new fans can be gradually acclimatized. Success would mean that a young viewer can explore the wider Star Trek library with Prodigy as their compass, not their homework agenda.

The first episode of Star Trek: Prodigy’s 10-episode opening season is now streaming on Paramount Plus, with new episodes arriving on Thursdays.

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The whole point of Paramount+ was that it was to be the place to watch all the “Star Trek”.

Sure, they’ve got other shows and movies, but come on… it’s the “Star Trek” streaming service. So when Paramount announced that it was not only cancelling the excellent “Star Trek: Prodigy”, but also removing the existing season from Paramount+, we were understandably annoyed.

Mercifully, “Star Trek: Prodigy” managed to find a new home out there amongst the stars thanks to timely intervention of Netflix , which not only offered to be the home of the existing season of the show, but also funded the recent season two release too. It’s almost enough to make us forgive you for all the price hikes and you shutting down password sharing Netflix… almost.

Paramount Plus is still the home for everything else in the Star Trek universe, you will now have to look elsewhere to stream Prodigy. We do have a Star Trek streaming guide that's worth checking out if you want to watch the Star Trek movies in order or enjoy the purple patch of TV shows we're currently in, including "Picard," "Strange New Worlds" and "Lower Decks." as well as the upcoming “ Star Trek: Starfleet Academy ” and “ Section 31 ”.

How to watch Star Trek: Prodigy online in the US?

The crew of the USS Protostar in Star Trek: Prodigy

Both seasons of “Star Trek: Prodigy” are available to stream on Netflix .

You can also buy or rent both season one and two (as well as individual episodes) on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV .

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Catherine Janeway and Chakotay in Star Trek: Prodigy

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The following contains spoilers from Star Trek: Prodigy, Season 1 , now streaming on Netflix .

With the debut of Star Trek: Prodigy on Netflix , audiences have a chance to rediscover one of the most exciting new shows in Gene Roddenberry's universe. The animated series introduced new characters that kids will love, but the inclusion of a legacy character makes it a must-watch for fans. The unorthodox crew of the stolen USS Protostar is joined on their mission by a holographic training assistant based on Kathryn Janeway. Hologram Janeway becomes a full-blown character who ultimately saves Starfleet and the Federation. There's just one problem: she had to destroy herself to do it. Unlike most Star Trek shows, the crew of the USS Protostar are not Starfleet officers. Rather, they are young adults held prisoner in a labor camp run by a villain called the Diviner.

The Diviner using this forced servitude to hunt for the Protostar, crashed somewhere on the planet. Dal, Rok-Tahk, Zero, Jankom Pog and, later, the Diviner's daughter Gwyndala find it first. The holographic training assistant on the ship is how they were able to steal the ship and escape. Producers' decision to base this hologram on Janeway serves two purposes. First, it provides a direct connection to the larger Star Trek universe . These new characters in a distant part of the galaxy are joined by, essentially, one of the great, legacy Starfleet captains. Second, Janeway is the perfect person to take these scared, desperate children and make them believe in the utopian Federation ideals. When Hologram Janeway sacrifices herself, the loss is as painful to the characters and the audience as any "real" character death. It also begs the question if the holographic character can come back in the upcoming Prodigy Season 2.

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In 1995, actor Kate Mulgrew brought Captain Kathryn Janeway to life on Star Trek: Voyager . The first series led by a woman captain; the USS Voyager was stranded in the Delta Quadrant 75,000 light years from Earth. Over the next seven seasons, the ship traveled closer and closer to home, until taking a shortcut in the series finale that also decimated the Borg Collective. The entire time, the crew remained steadfastly loyal to their captain.

Janeway is already important to fans for advancing representation in Star Trek . However, in the narrative, she has to be one of the most important figures in Starfleet history . Not only did she deal a crushing blow to the Federation's greatest enemy, but she also kept the crew together throughout their near-hopeless mission. Kirk or Picard were sometimes cut off from Starfleet during a dangerous mission, but never for long. Voyager was all on her own, and Janeway had no one to turn to for orders or guidance.

The ship didn't just travel towards Earth at top speed. They explored, made first contact with alien races and put the ship at risk more than once. Janeway didn't just try to get the crew home, she continued the primary missions of Starfleet along the way. The other animated series in the Star Trek universe highlighted Voyager's importance in its Season 4 premiere episode. Now a museum, the Star Trek: Lower Decks crew has to deliver the ship to Earth for its grand opening. How excited they are to set foot on the actual USS Voyager makes it clear Janeway and her crew are a very big deal.

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Holographic crewmembers are an extension of the 24th Century holodeck technology. They are, essentially, advanced artificial intelligences, but they have the power to grow and evolve. Both the USS Voyager's Doctor and Deep Space Nine's Vic Fontaine are two holographic characters who gained sentience. Hologram Janeway was a similar character. She had enough of the actual Janeway's wit and personality, but she was still clearly a computer program. She thinks Dal and the rest of the children are Starfleet cadets because her memories of her actual mission and crew were erased.

Hologram Janeway becomes the de facto First Officer on the Protostar, teaching her cadets how to survive Star Trek adventures. She trains them in Starfleet protocols and ship functions, with limited control of the vessel, at least at first. Hologram Janeway's guidance, however, expands beyond such simple things immediately. The larger lesson she teaches the crew is something only she could. She teaches them how to follow Starfleet rules and ideals even when there is no good reason for them to do so. She doesn't just shape the kids into a crew, she makes them believers when all previous authority figures failed them miserably.

Just as Captain Janeway did on Voyager , her holographic counterpart becomes a maternal figure, equal parts teacher and protector. Sentient or not, when Hologram Janeway realizes her systems were compromised, she feels guilty and depressed. In fact, the only person who snaps her out of it is -- with some Freaky Friday body-swapping -- the real Kathryn Janeway, now a Vice Admiral. When faced with a choice of destroying the Protostar or Starfleet, thanks to Hologram Janeway's influence, the crew agrees to sacrifice themselves. Instead, Janeway does it so they can survive. She wasn't an exact copy of the real thing, but the hologram was Janeway in every way that counts.

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In the same way Captain Janeway inspired her crew to be willing to die for her, her holographic counterpart inspired the same loyalty. In the Season 1 finale, Hologram Janeway convinces the crew they can take her program with them when they flee, meaning she won't be destroyed. She did this because she knew they wouldn't leave her otherwise. So, while another holographic version of Janeway could show up in Star Trek: Prodigy in Season 2, she wouldn't have any memories of the Protostar or the crew. So, while a return for Hologram Janeway is possible, there are plenty of reasons to think she won't.

Instead of a training hologram, the Protostar kids are going to be learning from the actual Admiral Janeway. She advocated for them to be accepted into Starfleet, even though Dal is a genetically augmented being. While they aren't official cadets, they are Starfleet warrant officers in training, which is arguably a much better gig. Joining them in Season 2 is the original sentient hologram, Robert Picardo's Doctor . With him, Janeway and the original captain of the Protostar, Chakotay, Prodigy effectively serves as a sequel series to Voyager .

Now that the crew is in the Alpha Quadrant, there will likely be even more legacy characters. Lastly, the sacrifice Hologram Janeway made was an emotionally significant moment for the characters and the audience. The storytellers would be wise to not try to undo that moment, despite how frequently Star Trek characters come back from the dead. It also creates an interesting dynamic, because the real Janeway has to "live up" to her holographic duplicate in the eyes of the characters.

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Hologram Janeway was the perfect figure to introduce the universe of Star Trek to the characters and new, younger audiences. As the series continues -- possibly into Season 3 if Netflix is willing -- she remains far more powerful as a memory. Even if the organic Janeway wasn't there, there is no replacing a lost loved one, even if they are just a clever assemblage of "hard light" photons. Fans can debate it forever, but she was "alive" to the Protostar crew. They feel her loss as acutely as they would for any flesh-and-blood crewmate.

Admiral Janeway is also a decent upgrade when it comes to the loveable grown-up in the show. The story of the Prodigy crew is now her story, too, with all the canon implications that carries. Hologram Janeway made the kids want to join Starfleet, and the Admiral will teach them how to excel in its ranks. Like any loved one who has passed on, whatever soul Hologram Janeway had lives on in what she taught her "children." The good they do for the universe as they live on is as much a part of her legacy as sacrificing herself to save Starfleet.

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 is streaming on Netflix, and Season 2 will debut in April 2024.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation included a forgotten appearance by someone named "Janeway" in season 6. The name Janeway in the franchise is most closely associated with Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) , the first female Captain ever featured in a lead role and the star of Star Trek: Voyager . Janeway remains one of Star Trek 's best and most important characters , with additional appearances in modern franchise shows like Star Trek: Prodigy . However, Kathryn wasn't actually the first Janeway Star Trek introduced .

The name Janeway was first mentioned in the Star Trek: TNG season 6 episode "Man of the People." During the episode, a Lumerian ambassador named Ves Alkar (Chip Lucia) caused havoc on the USS Enterprise-D while he was being escorted to a diplomatic mission. After the death of his supposed mother, Ves Alkar singled out Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis ), performing a ritual with her under false pretenses that ultimately turned her into a vessel for his negative emotions . This corruption caused Troi to act erratically, including lashing out at an Ensign with a familiar name during a counseling session.

Ensign Janeway On TNG Predated Star Trek: Voyager’s Captain

Ensign janeway appeared in the tng episode "man of the people".

The Ensign Troi berated in "Man of the People" was named Janeway (Lucy Boryer), marking the name's first appearance in the Star Trek franchise. Ensign Janeway was only seen for one scene in Star Trek: The Next Generation , and wasn't even given a first name during her time on the show. Janeway was also the victim of Troi's altered state thanks to Ves Alkar, causing Troi to be rude to her during their session and offer bad advice. Although the scene is ultimately an innocuous part of "Man of the People," Ensign Janeway's inclusion is significant for her name alone.

An unsettling Star Trek: Voyager episode from season 4 was actually an amalgam of two different equally creepy Star Trek: TNG episodes.

Star Trek has never indicated whether Ensign Janeway and Captain Janeway were related. In fact, Ensign Janeway's name only holds significance in retrospect, since Captain Janeway wasn't even created for Star Trek: Voyager until long after TNG had been off the air. Still, the Ensign's existence is an interesting Easter egg that the franchise has left open to interpretation. She may have been a relative of Captain Janeway's or the name might have been entirely a coincidence. Without official confirmation from the franchise, there's simply no way to know.

Captain Janeway Never Set Foot On Any Starship Enterprise

Most enterprise versions predate janeway's appearances in star trek.

Outside of her name's first appearance, Captain Janeway was not involved with Star Trek: The Next Generation , and this included never setting foot on any ship named Enterprise. Besides a brief appearance in the TNG movie Star Trek: Nemesis , the majority of TNG projects predated Janeway's creation . Although she would likely have been involved with Starfleet when TNG took place on the Star Trek timeline , Janeway's backstory during Voyager established that she was never involved with any of the USS Enterprise-D or E's adventures.

With Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) now in command of the USS Enterprise-G, Star Trek might still have a chance to show Janeway aboard a ship named Enterprise.

What is less clear is whether Janeway ever boarded the USS Enterprise-F. The ship was part of the Frontier Day celebrations in 2401, and Star Trek: Picard established that Janeway was instrumental in the planning of Frontier Day, so it's possible she set foot on the Enterprise-F at some point. However, Picard never showed Janeway doing so, making this speculation unconfirmable. With Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) now in command of the USS Enterprise-G, Star Trek might still have a chance to show Janeway aboard a ship named Enterprise, bringing her connection to Star Trek: The Next Generation full circle.

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Ein spannendes Prequel-Abenteuer, das auf der von Fans gefeierten TV-Serie „Star Trek: Picard“ basiert! Zwei Jahre nach der Rückkehr der U.S.S. Voyager aus dem Delta-Quadranten wird Seven of Nine für einen Posten in der Sternenflotte abgelehnt … und findet stattdessen eine neue Heimat bei der interstellaren, abtrünnigen Strafverfolgungseinheit, den Fenris-Rangern. Die Ranger scheinen ideal für Seven zu sein – aber um sich dieser neuen Bestimmung zu stellen, muss sie alles zurücklassen, was sie bisher kannte, und riskiert, das Wichtigste in ihrem Leben zu verlieren: ihre Freundschaft mit Admiral Kathryn Janeway.

“Fenris-Ranger” bringt uns die Vorgeschichte von Seven und ihren Anschluss an die titelgebende Organisation. Es gibt zwar eine kleine Rahmenhandlung, in der Seven Bijazl alles erzählt, das hätte es aber eigentlich nicht wirklich gebraucht und ist eigentlich vernachlässigbar. Der Hauptteil der Geschichte spielt im Jahr 2382. Bevor wir uns nun aber der Haupthandlung widmen, sollte vielleicht noch erwähnt werden, dass der Roman in extrem kleiner Schrift gehalten ist. Das gab es eigentlich schon länger nicht mehr und kann stellenweise anstrengend sein. Dafür gibt es aber, wie bei Picard-Romanen schon fast üblich, auch eine Hardcover-Ausgabe.

Als prominente Charaktere sind hier vor allem Seven und Janeway vertreten, wobei vor allem Letztere versucht, Seven in die Flotte zu bringen. Wie wir später erfahren werden, ist der Ablehnungsgrund, dass sie Seven genannt werden will und ihre Föderationsbürgerschaft mit diesem Borg-Namen quasi aufgegeben hat. Das passt zwar in gewisser Weise zu den Entwicklungen in der dritten Staffel der Serie, ist aber selbst hier immer noch sehr befremdlich. Und wenn dann an Sevens Haus Hetzparolen geschmiert werden, fragt man sich, wo die schöne von Roddenberry gezeichnete Zukunft geblieben ist.

Wobei man David Mack, der ja ein Star Trek-Veteran im literarischen Bereich ist, hier durchaus zugute halten muss, dass er aufzeigt (oder es zumindest versucht), warum die Föderation von ihrer heilen Welt in die Dunkelheit abdriftet. Hauptursächlich ist hier natürlich die Evakuierung von Romulus, welche extrem an den Kräften der Föderation zerrt, und natürlich die erwähnten Borg-Ängste. Es mag vielleicht nicht an jeder Stelle glaubhaft sein, dass diese Entwicklung derart schnell kommt, aber man versteht zumindest den Weg zur Serie hin etwas besser, so dass es insgesamt als gelungen betrachtet werden kann.

Gelungen ist auch die Charakterentwicklung von Seven, auch wenn sie anfangs immer noch etwas zaghaft reagiert. Im weiteren Verlauf des Buches wird sie zu einer Rangerin aufsteigen, die sich mit den Zielen der Organisation identifiziert. Auch diese Entwicklung ist hier sehr nachvollziehbar dargestellt. Ebenso schön: Selbst Sevens fehlende sexuelle Erfahrungen werden erwähnt und konsequent weiterentwickelt. Das bleibt zwar weiterhin jugendfrei (immerhin ist das hier Star Trek), ist aber dennoch eine nette Abwechslung.

Ein paar Klischees sind aber dennoch vorhanden. So lässt die Sternenflotte ganze Sektoren im Stich und ganze Bevölkerungen abschlachten. Auch wenn man hier mit der rechtlichen Situation ebenso wie mit der übergeordneten Situation argumentiert, erweist sich Janeway hier wieder als (einziger) Fels in der Brandung, die Seven später helfen wird. Kennt man ja. In einem späteren Kampf aktiviert Seven ihre “Borg-Implantate”, um wie Superman herumzuspringen und mit übermenschlicher Kraft alle platt zu machen. Auch auf diese Einlage hätte man verzichten können bzw. sie anders lösen können. Überhaupt werden Sevens Borgfähigkeiten, etwa zum Hacken von Sicherheitssystemen, fast schon inflationär eingesetzt.

Dafür hat man aber an anderer Stelle auf Klischees verzichtet. So stirbt zwar Sevens “Mentor” bei den Rangern, aber ihre neue Freundin nicht. Man erwartet schon fast, dass eben diese auch das Zeitliche segnen wird, immerhin wissen wir ja, dass Seven bei Bijazl landen wird, aber das lässt man hier bewusst offen. Es ist eben eine Story für ein anderes Mal (oder eben nicht) – und das ist gut so.

Allerdings geht der Story, wie so oft, am Ende etwas die Luft aus, denn das große Finale ist nur ein unspektakuläres kurzes Feuergefecht, die Bösen werden fast schon mit einem Nebensatz aus der Handlung katapultiert. Hier ruht man sich auf dem guten Vorbau aus, den der Roman bis dahin geleistet hat. Zum Schluss seien hier noch ein paar Details erwähnt, die auffallen, wenn man Macks ersten (zweiten) Trek-Roman ( Zeit des Wandels 8 ) kurz vor diesem liest: Man merkt die Weiterentwicklung und wie Mack die Charaktere bzw. die Welt im Griff hat. Lustigerweise wird in besagtem “Zeit des Wandels”-Roman auch eine Chromium-Platte erwähnt, die hier wieder auftaucht. Und mit Janeways Schiff, der Dauntless, und Charakteren wie Tysess und Ascencia wird der Bogen ganz unauffällig zu “ Prodigy ” geschlagen. Details, die das Fanherz höher schlagen lassen.

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Star Trek: Prodigy creators Kevin and Dan Hageman revealed an extended first look at the second season's premiere episode this weekend.

Commenting on the exclusive clip, the Hagemans shared, "Our talented and dedicated Star Trek: Prodigy team is hard at work on Season 2 and all of us can’t wait for the world to see it. It’s just too good.”

In the clip, the former crew of the U.S.S. Protostar and now warrant Starfleet officers in training — Dal, Rok-Tak, Zero, Jankom Pog, and Murf — are reunited for an internship under the command of Admiral Janeway. They soon meet The Doctor, a dear friend of Janeway, who escorts them to the admiral's new ship. Starfleet has asked Janeway to observe a new wormhole to deem if it poses a threat — the very wormhole they created when they self-destructed the Protostar .

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