Star Trek: Prodigy, the animated Star Trek series featuring Voyager's Captain Janeway, has been renewed for a second season.
Paramount+ announced that Star Trek: Prodigy will return with a ten-episode second season, which will premiere sometime next year.
“More adventures await the motley crew of the U.S.S. Protostar,” the streaming service revealed in an official statement. “Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, today announced that its new animated kids series Star Trek: Prodigy has been renewed for a second season.”
Producer Alex Kurtzman had previously revealed to Star Trek fan site Trek Core that Star Trek: Prodigy would be getting two seasons – the same as Star Trek’s other animated series, Lower Decks. This marks the official announcement of that fact.
Following the adventures of the abandoned USS Protostar and its new motley crew, Star Trek: Prodigy sees the return of Kate Mulgrew as Captain Janeway – this time appearing as an Emergency Training Holographic Advisor – similar to The Doctor (or Emergency Medical Hologram) in Star Trek: Voyager.
Star Trek: Prodigy is billed as a more child-friendly Star Trek animated series and began streaming on Paramount+ on October 28. The renewal announcement comes off the back of a strong debut – with Star Trek: Prodigy obtaining the top-performing premiere for a kids animated show on Paramount+.
Our own review said: “The premiere sets the stage for a credible course for adventure that has the potential to grow into something special.”
A strong premise and impressive voice cast puts Star Trek: Prodigy in a very strong position. And with the return of fan favourite Chakotay as the Captain of his own starship, there’s even something for die-hard Trek fans.
Star Trek: Prodigy will take a mid-season break on November 18, with the remaining five episodes of Season 1 to begin airing on January 6. Season 2 will debut sometime in 2022 with no premiere date set just yet.
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