Star Trek: Prodigy
Star Trek: Prodigy
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Premiered:
- Network: Paramount+
- Category: Series
- Genre: Dramedy
- Type: Animated
- Concept:Spinoff of Star Trek: Voyager
- Subject Matter: Science Fiction
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Plot Synopsis
Developed by Kevin and Dan Hageman, STAR TREK: PRODIGY is a CGI-animated series that follows 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 are introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents. STAR TREK: PRODIGY, the first STAR TREK series aimed at younger audiences, dropped on Paramount+ before having its linear television premiere on Nickelodeon, beginning on Friday, July 8, 2022. After a seven-week break, STAR TREK: PRODIGY returned with new episodes on Thursday, January 6, 2022 on Paramount+. In the winter premiere, "Kobayashi," Gwyn struggles to find her role aboard the Protostar, and Dal tests his leadership skills in the newly discovered holodeck.
After a 8.5-month break, STAR TREK: PRODIGY returned with new episodes on Thursday, October 27, 2022 on Paramount+, as the streaming service released the fall premiere. A new episode dropped weekly through November 24. Billy Campbell joins the Season 1 voice cast with a recurring role. Campbell reprises his STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION role as Thadiun Okona, a roguish space captain who's constantly outrunning trouble caused by his own tactics. When he runs into the young, impressionable Protostar crew, he'll soon discover they are in more hot water than he is. In the remaining STAR TREK: PRODIGY Season 1 episodes, as the hopeful crew makes their way towards Starfleet, their dreams are threatened when they discover the U.S.S. Protostar harbors a weapon designed to tear the United Federation of Planets apart. To make matters worse, the real Vice Admiral Janeway is on a manhunt for the Protostar, eager to uncover what happened to her missing former First Officer Chakotay. With these two ships on a collision course and destruction on the horizon, the fate of the Alpha Quadrant hangs in the balance.
On December 25, 2024, Season 1 of STAR TREK: PRODIGY moved to Netflix.
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The sophomore season of STAR TREK: PRODIGY debuted on Monday, July 1, 2024 as the streaming service released all 20 episodes of the new season. Now Starfleet trainees, Dal and his friends embark on another adventure to solve the mystery of the Protostar and save a planet from destruction. Season 2 recurring voice cast members include Robert Beltran (Captain Chakotay), Robert Picardo (The Doctor), Jason Alexander (Doctor Noum), Daveed Diggs (Commander Tysess), Jameela Jamil (Ensign Asencia), Ronny Cox (Admiral Jellico) and Michaela Dietz (Maj'el).
Cast
- 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
- Jimmi Simpson - Drednok
- Robert Beltran - Captain Chakotay
- Jason Alexander - Doctor Noum
- Daveed Diggs - Commander Tysess
- Jameela Jamil - Ensign Asencia
- Ronny Cox - Admiral Jellico
- Robert Picardo - The Doctor (Season 2)
- Michaela Dietz - Maj'el (Season 2)
- Bonnie Gordon - Ship Computer
- Billy Campbell - Thadiun Okona (Season 1)
Production & Distribution
- Produced by Nickelodeon Animation
- Produced by CBS' Eye Animation Productions
Firsts, Lasts & Notable Notes
- August 31, 2021: First "Star Trek" series aimed at younger audiences.