Season 1 to stream later in 2023, while Season 2, which was in production when canceled at Paramount+ this summer, will debut in 2024.
The first kid-centered Star Trek series, Star Trek: Prodigy, has found a home on Netflix after it was canceled this summer at Paramount+ despite a Season 2 greenlight. It appears the 3DCG series will boldly go on after all! The previously aired first season will debut on Netflix later this year, while the second season, which is currently in production, will stream in 2024.
Star Trek: Prodigy is the first Star Trek series aimed at younger audiences; it follows a motley crew of young, lawless alien teens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search of a better future. They commander a derelict Starfleet ship, which they know nothing about, but over the course of their adventures together, they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents. And who doesn’t love a motley crew of anything?
The voice cast includes Kate Mulgrew (Hologram Kathryn Janeway), Brett Gray (Dal), Ella Purnell (Gwyn), Rylee Alazraqui (Rok-Tahk), Angus Imrie (Zero), Jason Mantzoukas (Jankom Pog), Dee Bradley Baker (Murf), John Noble (The Diviner) and Jimmi Simpson (Drednok). Also featured in the series are recurring voice cast members Daveed Diggs (Commander Tysess), Jameela Jamil (Ensign Asencia), Jason Alexander (Doctor Noum), Robert Beltran (Captain Chakotay) and Billy Campbell (Thadiun Okona).
Star Trek: Prodigy is developed by Emmy Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman (Trollhunters, Ninjago), along with Alex Kurtzman and his team at Secret Hideout. Star Trek: Prodigy is from CBS Studios’ Eye Animation Productions; Nickelodeon Animation; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Aaron Baiers, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers, alongside co-showrunners Kevin and Dan Hageman. Ben Hibon directs, executive produces, and serves as the creative lead of the animated series. Aaron Waltke and Patrick Krebs also currently serve as co-executive producers.
Take a moment to read AWN’s interview with the Hageman brothers and Hibon:
‘Star Trek: Prodigy’: An Iconic Franchise Finds a New Generation
The series received a 2023 TCA Award nomination for “Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming” along with a 2022 Children’s and Family Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Animated Series, and production designer, Alessandro Taini, won the award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation.
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
