Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2: News, Release, Updates

Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 will stream on Netflix after ardent fan support saved the animated series’ following its cancelation by Paramount+. Created by Kevin and Dan Hageman, Prodigy introduced Star Trek to a new, younger audience while also winning over scores of longtime fans. A joint production from Paramount+ and Nickelodeon Studios, Star Trek: Prodigy season 1 consisted of 20 episodes released in two 10-episode blocks in the fall of 2021 and 2022.

Star Trek: Prodigy season 1 told a sweeping story about six alien teens who found the USS Protostar and chose to embody the principles of Starfleet with the help of their mentor, Hologram Janeway (Kate Mulgrew). As Star Trek: Prodigy season 1 progressed, Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) arrived in pursuit of the Protostar and to find out what happened to its original Captain and her dear friend from Star Trek: Voyager, Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran). Admiral Janeway and the Protostar’s young crew soon faced a diabolical plot by Asencia (Jameela Jamil) and the Diviner (John Noble) to destroy Starfleet. But just as important is the greater destiny of Dal R’El (Brett Gray), Gwyndala (Ella Purnell), and their friends, and if Starfleet would accept them into their ranks.

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2’s Netflix Release Date

2024 will be the Summer of Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 will be released on Netflix on July 1, 2024. As a result of Star Trek: Prodigy‘s Netflix deal, the global Netflix audience was able to stream all 20 episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy season 1 on Christmas Day 2023, priming them for the next 20 season 2 episodes in 2024. Executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman and Aaron J. Waltke said all episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy were completed in December 2023.

It’s currently unknown how Star Trek: Prodigy‘s season 2 episodes will be released. Netflix’s model usually involves dropping every episode of a TV series on the same day and date, which is what they did on Christmas Day with Star Trek: Prodigy season 1. Paramount+ followed a weekly release model for its Star Trek series, although Star Trek: Prodigy season 1 was also released in two 10-episode halves in late 2021 and late 2022. It’s possible Netflix could drop all 20 episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 simultaneously or break up the season in 10-episode parts. But a weekly release model for Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 could also happen on Netflix.

Why Netflix Is The New Home Of Star Trek: Prodigy

Paramount+ canceled Star Trek: Prodigy in June 2023

On October 11, 2023, executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman, along with Star Trek producer Alex Kurtzman, announced that Star Trek: Prodigy‘s new home is Netflix. All 20 episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy season 1 premiered on Netflix on Christmas Day, to be followed by all 20 episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 on July 1, 2024. This happy news capped off four months of uncertainty and a relentless but hopeful campaign by Star Trek: Prodigy‘s fans, which included buying the season 1 Blu-ray collections, nearly 34,000 fans signing an online fan petition, and even flying a #SaveStarTrekProdigy banner over the headquarters of several streaming services in Los Angeles (including Netflix).

Netflix has the rights and option to greenlight Star Trek: Prodigy season 3, and even more seasons. However, whether Netflix will want season 3 is entirely dependent on how well Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 does in terms of viewership. Star Trek: Prodigy closed up their writers’ room when season 2 wrapped production; if Star Trek: Prodigy season 3 does get greenlit, it could take 2 years to make more episodes.

Why Star Trek: Prodigy Was Canceled By Paramount Plus

Prodigy’s cancelation was a shock that galvanized the fan base.

On June 23, 2023, Paramount+ announced Star Trek: Prodigy was among four series canceled by the streaming service. 3 days later, Paramount+ deleted every episode of Star Trek: Prodigy from the service, prompting immediate fan outrage. The move comes as a result of Paramount+’s merger with Showtime into one streaming service, Paramount+ with Showtime, at the end of June. Prodigy‘s cancelation is also a reflection of the overall changes in the streaming industry as other services like Max, Disney+, Netflix, and Hulu are purging content for tax write-offs and as cost-cutting measures. Star Trek: Prodigy‘s cancelation is also attributed to Paramount+ seeking a tax write-off.

The end of Star Trek: Prodigy on Paramount+ followed the April 2023 announcement that Star Trek: Discovery season 5 would be the series’ final season. In March 2024, Paramount+ announced that Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, premiering in fall 2024, would also be the animated comedy’s final season. However, live-action Star Trek will still go strong on Paramount+, with filming completed on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, which has also been renewed for season 4. The next Star Trek series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, begins filming in fall 2024 as well, while the made-for-streaming movie Star Trek: Section 31 awaits a release date on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Cast & Story Updates

Prodigy season 2 will go bigger.

Star Trek: Prodigy season 1’s finale left multiple exciting story threads to follow up. Admiral Janeway will bring the Protostar’s former crew with her when she goes into an alternate future timeline to rescue Captain Chakotay. In addition, Gwyn traveled to Solum in the 24th century to try to prevent the civil war that will erupt after the Vau’Nakat make First Contact with Starfleet. Star Trek: Prodigy‘s producers released 4 minutes of season 2 footage at STLV: 57 Year Mission that revealed The Doctor (Robert Picardo) from Star Trek Voyager) is joining the series, and they also debuted the brand new Lamarr Class USS Voyager-A.

Aaron J. Waltke has also teased a great deal about Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 on X, including how season 2 will tie together every Star Trek series and that one episode will follow up a classic Star Trek rivalry. Prodigy’s entire voice cast led by Kate Mulgrew, Brett Gray, Ella Purnell, and including Jason Mantzoukas, Dee Bradley Baker, Rylee Alazraqui, and Angus Imrie will return for Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, and Jameela Jamil and Jimmi Simpson may reprise villains Asencia and Deadnok as well. It’s safe to expect even more surprise Star Trek legacy actors providing voices and reprising classic characters and aliens as well.

Cast

Brett Gray , Kate Mulgrew , Ella Purnell , Angus Imrie , Dee Bradley Baker , Jason Mantzoukas , Robert Picardo , Robert Beltran , Jameela Jamil , Jimmi Simpson , John Noble

Seasons

2

Network

Netflix

Writers

Dan Hageman , Kevin Hageman

Showrunner

Dan Hageman , Kevin Hageman

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