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STAR TREK: PRODIGY Review — “All the World’s a Stage”

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The episode starts off with a check-in on the Dauntless, as the Diviner has awoken from his coma-like state with what appears to be some memory loss. He tells Admiral Janeway that Chakotay was captured, and she changes the mission parameters from a rescue operation to a “manhunt”, which seems ominous.

It’s very classically Janeway, the way she acts when she’s focused on a mission and — if it wasn’t aimed at the darling Protostar crew — I would be very excited to watch her follow through here, like old times. The Dauntless scenes continue to very smoothly advance towards the inevitable meeting of the two ships and help the younger audience get to know Admiral Janeway, and understand her perspective of the Protostar crew.

Back on the Protostar , the crew has detected a distress signal and beam down to investigate. They meet the locals. What an incredible delight! When we meet James’T and Sool’U, it’s immediately obvious that they are fans of our classic heroes, even if we don’t know why — or how.

Their homemade uniforms, their incorrect finger placement in the Vulcan salute, their use of the term “Live logs and proper” — every detail is ‘off’ by just the perfect amount for maximum endearment towards these “Enderprizians.” And their entire vibe of excitement at the arrival of a real “Star-Flight” crew was infectious.

Then they “play the logs” by performing a play of how they ended up this way. This was a really effective method of delivering the story to us, but also just such fun. We learn that a mysterious person named “En Son” crash-landed on their planet and he told them stories of our beloved NCC-1701.

We also learn of the mysterious “Gallows” — a monster that poisons the land, which we’ll eventually learn is the Galileo  shuttle — and that as En Son died, he promised that Star-Flight will come someday and rid them of the monster. So it seems that the Enderprizians were not ready for first contact and their society got polluted from the arrival of an ensign who taught them about the Enterprise . What a wonderful extension of a classic Star Trek idea!

While I was enjoying every minute of this TOS love fest, none of it was landing with my kids. They simply don’t have any of the reference points necessary not just to get the homage, but the entire concept of a society corrupted in this way. They were a little confused about what was happening and who these people were.

This episode felt more directed towards legacy fans then the others so far, save for the first half of the season’s “Kobayashi”. “Kobayashi” also had a deep homage to Treks past, but basing it around the idea of Dal playing a video game gave the kids a landmark to grab onto that is missing in the high-concepts in “All the World’s a Stage”. This is an episode that will be easier for them to understand with repeat viewing.

Also, I can picture kid fans returning to this episode someday when they get a little older and have more cultural touchstones regarding Trek under their belts and really appreciating it on more levels.

What they can appreciate and relate to is Dal’s sense of self-doubt and impostor syndrome as he feels like they are “cosplaying” Starfleet just as much as the Enderprizians. It’s something everyone deals with sometimes, even our own TOS hero Captain Kirk. We see Kirk and another character, Ensign Garrovick, second-guess the decisions they have made in the TOS episode “Obsession,” so when we later find out that En Son is Ensign Garrovick, its a lovely connection — and a truly wonderful deep c ut of a reference.

Dal and the young “cadet” Huur’A contract a mysterious illness when she returns from exploring near the Gallows. Gwyn, Rok-Tahk, and Jankom explore to find the cause of the illness so that Zero can synthesize a cure, another great Trek standard. They figure out that En Son’s shuttle — another TOS cameo, the Galileo shuttlecraft — has been continuously leaking plasma into a dilithium-rich cave and causing radiation pollution. This is enough for Zero to synthesize an antidote.

Our Protostar crew absolutely rocks this mission. But it’s not over, as the transporter can not get a lock on Jankom, Rok-Tahk, and Gwyn. The Protostar needs to get closer. Down three crew members, Dal trusts three Enderprizians  to help. The looks on their faces matched mine when they get on the ship and Dal holo-projects the NCC-1701 back panels and helm controls onto the Protostar bridge. It was a great choice to have it blend into the Protostar bridge on the sides, instead of having it be a full overlay. It looks amazing.

What a moment of triumph for all four of the Starfleet hopefuls on the bridge — and all the ones watching at home who’ve always dreamed of being on that bridge. I looked around with a tear in my eye and my kids, again, were completed unaffected by this. Okay. Maybe someday.

OBSERVATION LOUNGE

• Where to begin! Our new friends that live on New Enderprize have a society corrupted by humans, similar to TOS episodes “A Piece of the Action” and “Patterns of Force”. We meet James’T (complete with Shatner-like cadence to his voice), Sool’U, Sprok, Huur’A, Doctor Boons, and Scott’Ee (who also appears to have a familiar way of speaking). They are fans of Star-Flight and the Fed’ration, and salute each other with the phrase “live logs and proper” with fingers splayed slightly differently to the classic Vulcan gesture. When we first meet them they are practicing stage fights, and performing very familiar fighting moves, such as the two-hand punch favored by Kirk. During the play, they shake around to represent the ship in distress the way Trek actors always do.
• The ensign who crashed was Ensign Garrovick, seen in the TOS episode “Obsession.” He crashes in the shuttle Galileo , seen in various episodes of TOS. It’s same-named predecessor was also lost, in “The Galileo Seven”.
• Star Trek: Lower Decks and voice-acting legend Fred Tatasciore voices many of our Enderprizians and Ensign Garrovick.
• “All the World’s a Stage” continues the grand Star Trek tradition of Shakespearean titles.

• Throughout the episode, Murf appears to be sick, with Rok-Tahk and then Holo Janeway take care of our resident Mellanoid slime worm. At the very end of the episode, Rok finds Murf in a blue and purple cocoon. My kids were screaming — literally screaming with excitement. Prodigy really knows how to leave their audience wanting more!
• One of the funniest lines was Jankom Pog’s “Who’s this guy?” when random red shirt En Son shows up in the play. So meta. Also, I’m waiting to see Jankom eating popcorn as a reaction GIF.
• The Enderprizians’ play recalls another episode of Star Trek where Starfleet members inspired theater. In Voyager’s “Muse,” the locals performed a play based on B’Elanna Torres and her crewmates. Another wonderful episode about the power of the idea of Starfleet.
• “Playing the logs” also brought to mind the “historical documents” of another group of alien fans: the Thermians from Galaxy Quest .
• Holo Janeway refers to the mission as a “second contact,” and what a successful one at that. Captain Carol Freeman would be so proud of this crew!

The away mission ends with a supplemental log entry from Dal, where he calls the Enderprizians “a new chapter of Starfleet” — and the resolution here is poignant and heartfelt and wonderfully inclusive. Anyone can be a part of this. As Doctor Boons tells Dal, “You don’t need a real ship to believe in what it stands for,” and who you are isn’t just what shows up on a bioscan. It’s what you chose to do that makes you who you are — and Starfleet, like love, is a verb, not a noun.

Watching “All the World’s a Stage,” my kids might not have gotten the specific references, but they got the moral of the story — and I got reminded of why I love Star Trek in the first place.

Star Trek: Prodigy will return with “Masquerade” on Thursday, November 17 on Paramount+ in the United States, and on November 18 in Latin America, Australia, Italy and the U.K. The series will arrive in France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria in December.

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BREAKING – Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Is Out Now In France!

It’s a big surprise! All-new episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 are available now on the French national broadcaster ‘France Télévisions’. The second season of the animated Trek adventure is due to premiere on Netflix in 2024 . Now, it seems “France.TV”, the online streaming service for the national public broadcaster, has released the entirety of Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 .

We can confirm that all 20 episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 are on France TV. Star Trek fans are in for a treat! We’ll be seeing plenty of the recently teased USS Voyager-A. Fans will also be delighted that Robert Picardo’s “The Doctor” is heavily featured in the season. There are also other familiar faces making their debut in the series. Continuing Prodigy’s tradition of tying all corners of the franchise together.

WARNING: While we do not give away the amazing adventures and revelations ahead, there are a few MINOR SPOILERS below. Please stop reading now if you don’t want to be spoiled.

All The Prodigy Season 2 Details!

S tar Trek: Prodigy Season 2 is a BIG deal for Trekkies. Fans can expect to find our young crew in the safe hands of Admiral Kathryn Janeway. They’ll be “warrant officers in training” aboard the newly launched USS Voyager-A, the successor to Janeway’s original USS Voyager starship. It’s worth noting that the successor to the Voyager-A, the USS Voyager-B, has been seen in Star Trek: Picard Season 3.

We also have the first 10 episode titles for Season 2. Please note though, that these have been translated so may not be exact!

• Episode 2×01 – Into the Breach: Part 1
• Episode 2×02 – Into the Breach: Part 2
• Episode 2×03 – Who Saves the Saviors?
• Episode 2×04 – Temporal Mechanics 101
• Episode 2×05 – The Mystery Spiral
• Episode 2×06 – Imposter Syndrome
• Episode 2×07 – The Race
• Episode 2×08 – Veritas?
• Episode 2×09 – The Time Devouring Scavengers: Part 1
• Episode 2×10 – The Time Devouring Scavengers: Part 2

Season 2 Premiere

Last summer we got a sneak peek of what was to come in Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 , including the reveal of Robert Picardo’s EMH. A clip from the premiere episode of ‘ Into the Breach: Part 1 ‘ was released, much to the delight of fans!

Now we have the synopsis for the 2-part season premiere of Season 2.

As they continue their training to join the Starfleet Academy, Dal, Rock Tak, Zero, Jankom Pog and Murf are called aboard a new ship for a mission under the command of Janeway. Synopsis for ‘ Into the Breach: Part 1 ‘

Gwen is sent to her planet to attempt a friendly approach with its inhabitants in order to avoid civil war. Dal, Rock Tak, Zero, Jankom Pog and Murf will do the irreparable in order to protect the secret mission to rescue Chakotay planned by Admiral Janeway.  Synopsis for ‘ Into the Breach: Part 2′

A Rough Road To Prodigy Season 2

Getting to Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 has been a long road. In June 2023, Paramount+ unexpectedly cancelled the series. After many fan campaigns and social media protests, Netflix picked up the series in October 2023. When picking up the series, Netflix did not give the second season a confirmed release date. The streamer simply said to expect it in 2024, adding that it would consist of 20 episodes.

Today’s unexpected release of Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 is honestly bizarre. One wonders if this has to be a mistake or is intentional. Looking at France TV, it says Prodigy Season 2 is available from 22 March 2024 until 29 February 2028. It’s possible that this could be the result of a special licensing deal. Paramount+ has been selling the rights to its content library in recent months. An example of this is the constant shifting of Star Trek movies to different streaming providers. This is dependent on what region you are in, of course.

Regardless, Prodigy Season 2 is on French TV. It’s in French! Congratulations to the French-speaking Star Trek audience; this is a big win for you all. If you want to go forth and watch, you can do so! But remember that not everyone has access to these Star Trek episodes. Unless you understand the French language, you’ll have a hard time listening to these episodes. Somewhat reminds you of the old days. I mean, when Star Trek aired in the USA before anywhere else in the world for several months. Then again, that has actually happened in recent years, too.

Regardless, Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 is an intergalactic adventure with all the time-honoured and beloved hallmarks of Trek . We are incredibly excited for its full release around the world!

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In part one of Star Trek: Prodigy ‘s mid-season finale, the crew of the Protostar grow up a bit and embark on a daring mission to rescue those they left behind on Tars Lamora… but at what cost?

Our young heroes, still in awe of their success in breaking out of the temporal anomaly in last week’s excellent episode , get a message from The Diviner ( John Noble ): deliver the Protostar, or the Unwanted on Tars Lamora will suffer. The crew recognizes the risk such a mission presents, but they opt for the Starfleet way and craft a clever plan to both deny The Diviner what he wants while saving their brethren.

It’s clear the crew has come so far since they first met, but Dal ( Brett Gray ) is still hesitant about going back to Tars Lamora. Likewise, Jankom ( Jason Mantzoukas ) laments how they can barely save themselves, let alone others. Dal recognizes that this situation is their own Kobayashi Maru, but thanks to a pep talk from Gwyn ( Ella Purnell ), he gets on board with saving the Unwanted. Recognizing they need a killer plan, the crew get to work on… something , but naturally the audience isn’t brought in on the plan until later.

In the meantime, before warping back to Tars Lamora, our heroes adorn brand-new uniforms. Cosplayers rejoice! Seeing these characters in Starfleet uniforms is an awesome moment, and illustrates nicely how far they’ve come as a unit – but this scene is quickly succeeded by another, even more, awesome moment: Dal and his crew confidently commanding the ship as they head back to the mining prison.

“I just want to say… I know you never thought you were Starfleet material, but today you’re risking everything on a seemingly impossible mission to save others. To bring hope to a hopeless cause. Nothing is more Starfleet than that.” Holographic Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) to the crew

The voyage back to Tars Lamora, punctuated by Dal’s “go fast!” command as the Protostar activates its unique warp drive, is wonderful. The accompanying visuals are taken from the series’ opening credits, and while we were always impressed with how visually spectacular the show’s opening credits were, we think seeing these scenes within the context of this episode makes these visuals even grander. The decision to go back to Tars Lamora will undoubtedly stand as the point when our heroes go from a rag-tag bunch of strangers to a full-fledged Starfleet-esque crew. It’s marvelous to watch.

Of course, The Diviner pulls a Darth Vader and alters the terms of the deal when the Protostar docks at the mining colony. It seems The Diviner had a change of heart since his last encounter with his daughter on the Murder Planet, and now wants her by his side. He wants to take Gwyn with him as he and Drednok ( Jimmi Simpson ) take the Protostar , which Gwyn ultimately agrees to as long as her crew gets the Rev-12 . The Diviner agrees to the new deal, but just before the trio leaves, The Diviner destroys the colony’s environmental controls. This leaves Dal and company in a precarious dilemma – but it’s one they planned for.

The Diviner warps away thinking he has the Protostar and its proto-core, but this is when the audience gets clued into the crew’s plan. Back on Tars Lamora and hidden within a fake Zero ( Angus Imrie ) is Murf ( Dee Bradley Baker ), and within the indestructible Murf is the proto-core. Now, the crew needs to figure out how to stabilize the failing systems on Tars Lamora and escape with the miners, all before The Diviner returns with the incomplete Protostar to extract revenge.

We’ve seen this crew tackle challenges before, but this episode shows them doing something they haven’t done yet: putting themselves in harm’s way for the greater good. As they discuss in the episode’s beginning, they could go to the Federation and seek assistance, but that would mean The Diviner would extract his wrath upon the innocent miners of Tars Lamora. Instead, going themselves is the most dangerous, yet most altruistic option. The Protostar crew are now like the Starfleet crews we know and love and were thrilled with how this transition played out across the preceding eight episodes.

Of course, this episode leaves us with plenty to look forward to next week. How will Dal and company ensure the safety of the miners? How will The Diviner handle the surprise of being fooled, and why does he hate the Federation so much? How will Corrupted Janeway, the evil-looking hologram made by Drednok, play into The Diviner’s plan, and was the re-writing of Holographic Janeway something the crew planned for? And despite The Diviner teasing Gwyn with more information about why he yearns so greatly for the Protostar – and why the ship is their “salvation” – he never does spill the beans in this episode. He apparently doesn’t need his life-sustaining medical technology from the Rev-12 if he has the Protostar , so perhaps the ship really is the key to his survival? But how? We need to know!

Stray Thoughts:

• For all you lore buffs out there, the Protostar ‘s maximum “normal” warp speed is apparently Warp 9.97. For comparison, Voyager ‘s maximum warp was Warp 9.975.
• Dal and crew keep pretending to be a danger quite a long time after the Protostar warps away. They waste precious minutes!
• Considering Drednok’s familiarity with the Protostar , one would think he should have picked up on the proto-core being absent from its container long before he actually does.
• This episode’s title is an anagram of Tars Lamora.

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| June 4, 2024 | By: TrekMovie.com Staff 61 comments so far

We have a quick update with a few more details following yesterday’s breaking news that the second season of Star Trek: Prodigy is set to arrive in July. We now have some more specific info from Netflix and other international releases.

All of Prodigy season 2 arrives in 4 weeks

Today we were able to confirm with Netflix that all 20 episodes of the second season of Star Trek: Prodigy will arrive on Netflix on Monday, July 1. Releasing all 20 episodes at the same time is quite different than the first season, which was released weekly in two 10-episode groups; the first half streamed on Paramount+ from October 2021 to February 2022, and part two ran from October to December 2022.

The USS Voyager-A in Prodigy season 2 promo

Season 2 coming to SkyShowtime, Canada TBA

The season 2 Netflix release includes the USA and the countries where Prodigy season 1 is available. Like with the first season, the second will not be available in Canada and select countries in Europe where SkyShowtime is available (the Nordics, Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Central and Eastern Europe). TrekMovie has also confirmed that (as with season 1) SkyShowtime will be streaming season 2, but they have not confirmed a release date. As for Canada, we are still trying to confirm if season 2 will be treated like season 1 and air on CTV Sci-Fi, also available on demand via the CTV app for subscribers of CTV Sci-Fi.

Note: Prodigy has been licensed to broadcasters around the world, including countries where it will stream on Netflix ( like on France TV ). We hopefully will be able to provide updates on more local broadcasters, but for now we recommend checking local listings.

Creators hype the new season

After our report yesterday, co-creators Dan and Kevin Hageman took to Twitter/X to confirm the news and talk up all the hard work that went into season 2.

Star Trek Prodigy Season 2 launches July 1st on @Netflix ! It’s a culmination for those who made it, for those who loved it, and for our crew on the Protostar who dared to reach for the stars. In the first season, they stole a ship. Now, watch them earn one! #StarTrekProdigy — Dan & Kevin Hageman (@brothershageman) June 3, 2024

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Was hoping for a more staggered release but obviously not surprised. But yeah 20 episodes all at once, that’s going to be a long but fun binge.

Can’t wait!

It will be a fun binge or two or three. Alternatively, 20 weeks of one-a-week would have felt like a real slog, imo.

Yep so true! I don’t think the weekly idea was remotely in the cards anyway. I know some people are disappointed this will all be released at once but if enough people binge it we may get a third season out of it. I know there will be fan campaigns to encourage as many people to watch it ASAP!

And I’m going to binge season one again now. This will be my fourth time watching it.

…about to embark on my third!

Maybe, but two blocks of 10 like Netflix usually does for animation would have been easier for those of us who don’t have time to binge – especially since the July 4 pseudo-long weekend is right then, and realistically many people won’t have a chance to watch until after. It’s a choice between avoiding fan spaces for a long while or being spoiled.

The gf and I are treating ourselves to a mini staycation over that long weekend, so a Prodigy binge is sounding pretty good…

That sounds AMAZING! I’m thinking of taking the day off and just binge it as well. I have a girlfriend who is a casual Trek fan who adores Janeway (her favorite character) but can’t get into this show. Not into animated shows unfortunately.

But she may be convinced to watch it with me if we make a fun day out of it, order lots of food and beer as long as I can promise Janeway is in every episode lol.

Aw, that’s a shame. I never did understand not being able to deal with animation as a medium for storytelling, but to each their own. Hope you have a good time with the show, though! But yeah, plan is to grab some favorite snacks from the local shops, breakfast stuff and entrees from Costco (because no cooking unless the spirit moves us to do so), and just have a big, relaxing geek in. I have been informed, however, that if anything even mildly unpleasant happens to Rok-Tahk, my gf will be nailing a manifesto to the doors of the Paramount offices. 😝

Yeah she’s never been into animation. She’s watched Pixar movies and things like that but to watch a weekly show is different.

But maybe she will surprise me and want to do it. She knows how much I love it. Either way I’m pumped and will be a fun day! It’s funny to be so excited about a kid’s show but here we are.

No one is going to watch this but the diehard trek chronics. We all know this. This show would have been more successful as a Star Wars cartoon on The Disney channel.

Any possibly that you could stop trolling (in other words, act like a human being); or, failing that, just go away? Pretty-please?

Thank you Michael. We just banned one troll not to long ago and the boards have been so peaceful since. I really wish he will just leave me alone or just go away. I’m not even sure why he wastes his time and ours?

I’m sick of it. And I think I speak for a lot of people.

This is one troll that keeps coming back. I am sure if he gets banned, he will just create another name again. I am sure he’s already been banned under another name or names in the past.

All true. And he was banned before. He came back and started the same nonsense. Just some lonely lonely nerd with no life if this is what you do to entertain yourself.

I just want him to leave me alone and I am thinking to get the moderators involved. He shouldn’t be here at all.

“We just banned one troll not to long ago and the boards have been so peaceful since.”

Tell me about it! 😂

These boards have been paradise since the former resident lunatic got bounced. No more passive aggressive ‘Its funny how SOME fans here hate such as such show that I really really like but really love Lower Decks?” Or basically insult you in your face but just because he doesn’t say your name seems to think it’s OK to do without repercussions. Or the constant call out threads and then when people surprisingly responded the lunatic started to play the victim and say everyone should just move on now. Or how about the time he tried to censor the board by telling people not say anything bad about what an awful showrunner Michelle Paradise is but then make 20 posts a day slamming Terry Matalas.

And my favorite part when he had the nerve to proclaim others as bullies when he trolled, attacked or harassed anyone he disagreed with.

I have never seen such strange behavior from anyone over the age of 12.

As for A34, that guy is just insecure too like the former resident lunatic was and gets triggered over everything too; he just does a better job of not coming off as a nut case about it. But it’s a defense mechanism to try and just trigger others anytime he’s triggered first. He seems to really really like Discovery and feels threatened because people seem to like other Trek shows more like this one, LDS and SNW. Where do these people come from??! 😐

The fact he keeps harassing you has struck some kind of nerve with him or as you say just looking for a fight because he has no life or friends.

Lol I can’t disagree with any of this

I have never seen people so defensive over a TV show before. Certainly passionate about it but to the point you’re so angry how random strangers talks about it is something I will never get.

And yes A34 just uses it as a defense mechanism. That’s a great observation. And what I mean by that this is someone who constantly goes out their way to tell us what an amazing show Discovery is, how much everyone obviously loves it, it’s highly watch and so on because it seems to bother him of the many critics it has over it.

And all that’s fine, I don’t care. But then he seems to constantly put down all the other shows anytime someone seems to suggest they like another show over DIS like SNW for example. He finds any way he can to put that show down or suggest it’s not as popular as DIS which is an absolute joke. You can totally hate it, no one cares but you can’t spin reality either. Every metric out there SNW is far more popular than Discovery. He literally comes off as being threatened over it. It’s just bizarre.

And here he is telling everyone that PRO got cancelled because not enough people watched it which I not only fully agree with but said for months I was worried not enough people were watching it and could get cancelled.Anf sure enough…

But then he can’t just admit Discovery was most likely cancelled for the same reasons lol. It was just too costly and was probably losing viewers. He keeps saying Discovery wasn’t actually cancelled…it was just ending, although everyone from Michelle Paradise to all the actors said it was cancelled. They were literally working on the next season when they got the notice.

But he wants to pull a Trump and lives in an alternate universe of alternate facts where that isn’t true.

Shows gets cancelled. It happens 99.9% of the time. Why it’s so hard to admit this common and obvious fact I can’t tell you, but he keeps denying it just the same.

That’s why it’s just a waste of time to deal with him. He’ll find every argument he can to convince us the other shows are failing on some level but wants to pretend Discovery hasn’t had its own set of failures for some reason. Many even the producers have admitted themselves.

You can absolutely love the show. But when you’re trying so hard to spin things in the most ridiculous ways possible then maybe you’re a little too invested in it then you should be.

As always you state it so well my friend! 👍

Some of these guys are just too wrapped up in this stuff. I love LDS, thinks it’s awesome, but I don’t go around attacking others who thinks it’s bad nor do I put down other shows just to prop it up like these insecure fans do. Why would I do that? Whoose mind am I changing about it if people thinks it sucks regardless.

And I can fully admit both Prodigy and LDS got cancelled due to fewer views just like Discovery was probably cancelled for the same reason and those two are my favorite shows in NuTrek.

I’m hoping season 2 of Prodigy will get enough viewers for a season 3 but I’ll be OK if it doesn’t because it’s just a TV show. Life goes on either way. I’ll do everything I can to help make it happen but still move on if it doesn’t.

Trying to clamp down on other people’s excitement about a show they love just because they don’t do the same for yours is just bitterness seeping through. Nothing more.

Strikes me as strange how people are so bothered by someone who doesn’t like PRO and posts about it when every article about DSC for the past seven years has been absolutely flooded with comments by people with nothing positive to say about it. If all the DSC lovers had to just accept everyone hating on the show they like, surely PRO lovers should be expected to do the same?

Uh no, that’s not remotely close to the issue and don’t pretend otherwise.

The guy is just trolling and looking to get a rise out of me, period. He’s been doing it for literally years now.I do not remotely care about his opinion about any show, Prodigy, SNW, Discovery or otherwise. I really can care less.

And he knows it. Notice he didn’t actually give his opinion on the show itself but just responded to me trying to start a useless fight. I would actually have a tinge of respect if he could give something longer than a three sentence answer of any issues he has over it and say why. That would actually be something interesting for a change.

I don’t know why I trigger this person so much that he’s obsessed with what I say here but he’s obviously very bored in his real life because this is all he does and follows me around trying to get my attention like a lost puppy. I have asked him over and over and over and over again to leave me alone. It’s creepy, obsessive and weird.

And he goes around constantly trying to bait people because he seems triggered people like something he doesn’t.

And no offense I wish people like you can stop turning everything into an either/or argument. I’m pretty sure there are just as many people out there that likes both Prodigy and Discovery. I know, SHOCKING but I’m sure they are out there just like I’m sure there are people who think they both suck.

And not a single person here has mentioned Discovery here so why bring it up? Same time if you don’t like Prodigy please give your thoughts on it. I’m going to guess 99.9% of people here won’t have an issue with it. Trust me when I say I won’t.

But can we please stop turning everything into a childless fight and making everything so personal? One guy got banned very recently because he seemed to think anyone saying something negative about Discovery was somehow a personal dig at him. Just bizarre and obsessive on an extreme level.

We’re just discussing TV shows, seriously. Stop making it so personal or it’s some slight towards people who like them.

Wow. Sorry to have upset you so much, that was not my intention. You’re someone on here that even when you have a differing view to mine is still always respectful in stating it.

That said, this is exactly why I don’t really come to the comment section here very often anymore. The way I have obviously made you feel today (for which again I am sorry) is exactly how I have been made to feel here (by others, not you!) as an enjoyer of NuTrek.

I’m sorry I snapped at you. That wasn’t my intent but this has NOTHING to do with Prodigy or Discovery. Nothing.

The guy is simply a troll. I don’t even think he likes Discovery all that much to be frank about it. He just likes to be a contrarian because it gets him attention. And I say that because I can’t tell you a single post where he’s given any in-depth thoughts about the show in seven years.

Put it this way, it’s the final season that just ended and you probably won’t find a single post in any of the episode threads giving his thoughts on it.

But you can find MANY threads of him responding to me with the same useless posts . 🙄

But I get your point I do. No one should feel attacked for liking a show. That’s different. The ONLY thing I can say when people do that then REPORT it. Seriously. People like that shouldn’t be here either and thankfully there are less of them today.

But I guess I just don’t get it. There is some people who either wants to feel slighted because people don’t like a show as much as them or attack others who just doesn’t feel the same way as them one way or the other.

Then there is the rest of us, just want to have a well rounded conversation about it. And maybe there is something I’m not seeing that you do but I thought there was a good balance of people discussing Discovery this season? In fact there seems to be very little fighting over it one way or the other. This was probably the most civil I seen discussing this show… like ever lol.

But again maybe I’m wrong? But for me, most people seem to be pretty positive about the season from what I can tell. And the ones who didn’t like it just gave their own opinions about it. You know how civil things are when no moderators are threatening to ban people for acting out lol. I don’t think it happened in one review thread I read this season.

Agreed. The mentality that people can’t enjoy something you don’t baffles me. Which as I said is largely why over the last two years I’ve dipped my toe into the comment section less and less and just read the articles.

Sorry if I misread the interactions above and contributed negatively in any way.

Look forward to hearing your thoughts on future Treks, PRO included (should I be brave enough to delve into the comments lol).

No I did overact because I’m just tired of it. He won’t leave me alone and it’s creepy and weird. I think I’m going to have to get the moderators involved. And he’s been banned before.

As for your issue, of course I get it. Discovery has been a show that hasn’t had the most positive fanfare for five seasons now. And I don’t have a problem discussing my issues with the show or any show. That’s why we come here. No one I know in real life cares about any of these shows lol. Most people I know has never even heard of Discovery. So for most of us we come online to either vent or be excited for something. And yeah Discovery has certainly got more the former than the latter.

So I understand that. And I don’t understand why people have to put down others who like something? I don’t get it but sadly that’s a lot of fandom today. I just wish we can just talk about these shows without making people feel bad over it. We’re all waaay attached to this stuff lol.

And I understand people can be over sensitive and don’t like hearing negative things about something they like. But that’s how it works. I been a Voyager fan for 25 years now. I remember hearing every put down on that show for decades lol. I still hear it at times but yeah it’s very different today, hence this thread lol. And I do think that will happen with Discovery in time too. But I have never gotten on anyone’s case about it because I understand why message boards exist.

And then there are others trying to shame people for being negative about something they like. Those people shouldn’t be on a message board anymore than the people who attack others who like something they hate. All of it is just insecurities on a wide level.

And which is why I really wish there was an ignore button. But most of us has been saying this for way too long and it’s never been addressed…ever lol.

But please accept my apology. Just miscommunication on both our ends. And I want to hear your thoughts too. So please try and interact a little more. But I get it.

Thanks Tiger2, in total agreement with everything you just said. LLAP

You as well! 🖖

Tiger, you’re making my ears burn. Cut it out buddy. 😉

You are so incredibly tedious. Go away.

You be Blessed ☯️

It has nothing to do with my feelings towards PRO, which as I’ve noted elsewhere are pretty neutral. A couple of people in this thread were sharing their excitement at the prospect of bingeing the season when this individual inserted himself into the conversation by rudely asserting that no one besides them cared. It was completely uncalled-for, even if you make the judgement (as I do) that the DIS-bashing has sometimes been pretty harsh. There’s a world of difference between stating why you don’t like something and outright taunting others for liking it.

Hi Michael, from my conversation with Tiger2 above I’ve gleaned that I’ve misread a situation here, but seeing as though my initial comment was a direct reply to you I guess I owe you directly the same apology I offered to Tiger2.

I have no knowledge of A34 outside of their comment above, which I took to be just an innocuous comment from someone expressing that they don’t care much for PRO (a sentiment that many here have voiced here about other Trek shows at some point) and then having people call them a troll for having a different opinion.

I am of the firm belief that we should all be able to express our enjoyment or dislike of any series/character/storyline without being labelled as a troll simply because it is a differing opinion to the majority.

Obviously there was more at play in the dynamics here and I have seemingly misread the situation and regrettably let my own negative experiences here and in other places colour my interpretation.

Yes, definitely. No one should be made to feel that they need to apologize for what they like, or what they don’t like. I’ve been posting here, on and off, almost from the time the site’s been active, and during that time I’ve been critical of stuff that mostly everyone else seemed to like, while then feeling obliged to defend shows I liked that others didn’t. That’s what the forums are for: to trade opinions, so long as it’s done with respect.

Funny how you will always write something that goes against 99% of what people on the board think, just to get a reaction. Buy someone a cup of coffee. Be nice for a change, you’ll get a much better reaction.

Considering that Prodigy got cancelled for low ratings, I doubt your views are very mainstream. Most of the views here are in the minority. In reality the show fail to attract the demographics it was made for and has been swept aside and the episodes are to be burned off on Netflix. I apologize for being a realist.

Really? Iseem to recall that when they put up season one, viewership was just fine. It actually demonstrated that making Trek available to a wider audience increased viewership….

Shows with “fine” viewership don’t get canceled after the first season.

They do get cancelled if it’s during a once-in-a-generation restructuring of the TV landscape (ie. The end of the prestige TV era and the end of the lets-pour-everything-into-new-content funding model). The trades all agree (and I haven’t seen you post any evidence to the contrary) that Prodigy was cancelled (and removed from Paramount’s catalog immediately) as a tax maneuver. If it had just been cancelled for normal ratings issues season 1 would have remained available and they probably would have even waited till season 2 had aired since the vast majority of costs for that season had already been expended.

But I don’t know why I am even responding to what is clearly another trolling post. I guess I just don’t want someone out of the know to read your post and think it in any way reflects the reality of the situation.

If the ratings was great Nickelodeon wouldn’t have canceled it. Posting the truth doesn’t make me a troll BTW. Don’t be so insecure.

Bro you’re one the most insecure guys here. 😂

I don’t think you know the meaning of that word. You be blessed.

You get triggered every time someone says Discovery sucks. With the 35% audience score it has on RT (even Nemesis has a 49% audience score lol) I can’t blame you I guess. 😉

I will always selfishly prefer a full season-at-once drop. I get why others like the weekly release, but no effin’ thanks, man.

LOL, no worries. And for the record I usually don’t mind when something gets dropped at once either but I guess 20 episodes feels a bit daunting lol. And besides the fact that conversations about shows dries up much faster when it’s all dropped at once I also worry people will be spoiled for any possible legacy cameos or plot twists that happens which means you have to try and watch it ASAP and not everyone can watch that many episodes that fast.

But this is going to be a lot of fun. And it’s nice it’s happening in the summer.

If they don’t air it in Canada on a streaming service I won’t be able to support and watch season 2 of Prodigy. I refuse to subscribe to cable for CTV Sci-Fi. I would have to subscribe to cable to even get access to the CTV app to watch the episodes. I had hoped Netflix would get the rights to season 1 and 2.

Trek has a relationship with CTV that goes way back. I don’t see it streaming on Netflix in Canada at all. Will more than likely be on CTV Sci-Fi again. You could always use a VPN and switch over to watching Netflix USA.

So, all twenty eps are dropping at once, huh? I’m now visualizing all the contributors to Memory Alpha and Ex Astris Scientia getting together for an all-hands all-nighter, with vast quantities of coffee, pizza, and Chinese take-out to get them through editorial crunch time…

That sounds incredibly fun!

i’ll be there. was surprised how good it was season 1. thought it was gonna be more a teen show but it’s appeal is far beyond that… the deeper it went into season 1 the more addicting it got.

Not a surprise, but I wish it was spaced out more. I don’t mind binging too much myself, but I feel like this method hampers the fan discussion, which is one of the great things about Prodigy IMO.

But either way, I’m just excited to finally be able to watch this.

On the one hand…yes, another summer of Star Trek!

On the other hand…20 episodes in one day?

Well, if the weather isn’t great over the holiday weekend, I know what I’ll be doing.

It’s going to be interesting how all the review sites like this and the Trek YouTube channels handles this now.

Sadly there probably won’t be many reviews when they know probably half of the fans are going to consume it on the first day.

…was wondering the same thing.

Wow dropping 20 episodes in one day! I’m definitely down for it! I agree with others I wished they scattered them out at least a little but I’m watching all of them in one day.

This is the show I’m the most excited about this year.

And I’m rewatching season one again before it starts.

Awesome. I will take a weekend and. Inge the whole season. I truly LOVE this show.

I am definitely chucking a sickie on 1 July.

Interesting, as far as I know this has been the biggest binge in probably the history of Netflix in terms of dropping all episodes at one time. I knew they did it with 13 episodes before but never heard of 20 episodes at the same time. I just hope this doesn’t mean that they want to just burn off the remaining episodes and cancel the show. I would love to see more seasons as I believe this show has been very good overall and isn’t at all as childish as it was originally advertised at.

I’ve heard of them dropping as many as 26 episodes of something at once. For one, Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters – an animated series for kids that’s part of a larger franchise and on which the Hagemans and many other writers who’d go on to do Prodigy worked – has a first season of 26 episodes, all dropped together on December 23rd 2016.

I thought they did 13 + 13 for that? Hmm bad memory I guess.

I’m gonna have to wait for the Blu Ray to drop.

Nice! That fits with the second Season of the 90s Show, so July is a good month to reactivate my Netflix account.

This is really good, it’s been available for a while with English subtitles online. It will be awesome to hear the English voices however. Oh and for everyone who might ask I am a Netflix subscriber. Just not to the French version.

Star Trek: Prodigy

• View history

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? " [6]

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. [7]

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. " [8]

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. [9]

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. [10] [11] The premiere episode did air on the channel on 17 December 2021, but on that occasion it was an one-time-only affair. [12] 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 . [13]

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." [14]

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. [15]

• 1 Opening credits
• 2.1 Starring
• 2.2 Recurring characters
• 3.1 Season 1
• 3.2 Season 2
• 4.1 Development
• 4.2.1 Products
• 4.3 Cancellation and pick-up
• 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 . [16]

• 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
• Billy Campbell as Thadiun Okona
• Ronny Cox as Adm. Jellico
• Daveed Diggs as Cdr. Tysess
• Jameela Jamil as Ens. Asencia
• Kate Mulgrew as Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway

Episode list

PRO Season 1 , 20 episodes: [17]

PRO Season 2

Development

In July 2019 , the Hagemans announced the full writers' room for the show. [20] 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. [21]

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. " [22]

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. [23]

" 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. " [24]

In February 2021 , it was announced that Prodigy would debut on Paramount+ in 2021. An image of the alien bridge crew was also released. [25]

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. " [26]

In May 2021 , more details about the cast were released, with the main voice cast revealed. [27]

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 . [28]

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 . [29]

In June 2019 , Eaglemoss/Hero Collector 's project manager Ben Robinson indicated that the company would manufacture starship miniatures from this series, [30] 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 . [31]

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 . [32]

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. [33] The series removal from Paramount+ was effectuated three days later, on 26 June 2023. [34] The series was on Nickelodeon already on a broadcast hiatus, and therefore not to return afterwards. [2]

Paramount did not provide a clear reason for the completely 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". The decision to place Prodigy outside the realm of that same franchise and offer it up to third-party outsiders however, was counter to their " Star Trek Universe" all-under-one-roof franchise umbrella concept instituted at the start of 2021 . [35] [36] [37]

On 21 July 2023 , showrunner 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. Up until that point only the first ten episodes had been available, which was conforming to the recent physical PRO Season 1, Volume 1 DVD and Blu-ray home video format releases. [38] While the franchise had intimated that the series had not performed to expectations, Prodigy had managed in the meantime to gather a fanbase of its own, which had resulted in a run on the DVD and Blu-ray stocks still available at retailers at the time of the cancellation announcement, causing them to sell out quickly in the home market. [39]

Aside from that, this fanbase also tried to organize an online campaign to save the series. [40] 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 . [41] 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. [42]

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. [43]

On 11 October 2023 , it was Netflix that announced that they had picked up Prodigy , with season two set to premier in 2024 , [44] [45] after season one had debuted on the streaming service later in 2023 on 25 December. [46] [47] A consequence of this is that if Hageman is to see his hopes for post-season two productions come true, he has to convince Netflix to pay for the entirety of the production costs, as the franchise itself has distanced itself from Prodigy . [3] This could turn out to be a tall order for Hageman, considering Netflix's prior experience with the first three seasons of Discovery (see: Netflix: Footnote ), despite Prodigy hardly having caused any division within " Trekdom ", if any at all, as opposed to Discovery .

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• ↑ The show did however premiere on some foreign Nickelodeon subsidiaries where Paramount+ was not (yet) available. One such market concerned the Netherlands and Flanders, where the in the Dutch language dubbed version of the show debuted for an one-time run on the local Nickelodeon Benelux channel on 18 April 2022 , albeit the first ten episodes (parts 1 and 2) only. [1] Repetitive regular airing of the entire first season started on 31 October 2022 in support of the local Paramount+ encompassing SkyShowtime which had been launched in the country six days earlier, and where Prodigy was included in its startup content catalog.

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• ↑ There was very little doubt left, if any at all, that the franchise had no intent whatsoever to pay even a single penny more for Prodigy beyond the season two post-production completion, after they had taken their definitive leave of the series in their official statement, "Star Trek: Prodigy will not be returning for the previously announced second season. On behalf of everyone at Paramount+, Nickelodeon, and CBS Studios, we want to thank Kevin and Dan Hageman, Ben Hibon , Alex Kurtzman, and the Secret Hideout team, along with the fantastic cast and crew for all their hard work and dedication bringing the series to life. " [5]

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The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1, Episode 13, "All the World's a Stage," now streaming on Paramount+.

Though Dal and the makeshift crew of the USS Protostar are only starting to learn about the legacy of Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets through the lost starship’s memory logs, the organization’s influence spreads deeper into the Delta Quadrant than they initially thought. Responding to a distress signal, the young team stumbles across an odd facsimile of Star Trek history that will put their own connection to Starfleet to the test. And while the Protostar crew helps another civilization in need, spinoff candidate Kathryn Janeway takes a major step forward in tracking down the wayward starship with a deadly secret.

As the Diviner recovers on the USS Dauntless -- having revived shortly after the sleeping Borg awakened -- he recalls that the Protostar was taken from him and describes Chakotay as being a prisoner before he goes into shock and is medically sedated. Vice Admiral Janeway contemplates what the Diviner told her from his fragmented memories. Ascencia confirms that the Starfleet comms relay was destroyed by the Protostar while the ship was seeking asylum . More determined than ever, Janeway shifts her approach from a rescue mission to a manhunt as she commands the Dauntless deeper into the unknown.

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While investigating a distress signal as they explore the cosmos, the Protostar crew is greeted by two figures claiming to be Starfleet officers James T. Kirk and Hikaru Sulu -- but not physically resembling them. As the crew ventures into Kirk and Sulu’s home, they are surprised to learn that the community lives in a facsimile of Star Trek: The Original Series where Starfleet officers are revered heroes of legend. The Enterprise crew from the TOS era significantly changed the trajectory of this native culture, with key figures named after the Enterprise crew because of stories from a dying redshirt left on the planet.

Dal and the Protostar crew are believed to be the Starfleet personnel destined to arrive and save the community from a lethal entity known simply as the Gallows. When a local is harmed by the Gallows, Dal touches her and becomes infected with the corrosive element that defines the Gallows and gets confined to the community sickbay. Zero searches for an antidote to cure Dal while Rok leads the rest of the landing party to learn more about the Gallows so that they can potentially save their friend.

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Investigating a cave that is rumored to house the Gallows, the landing party realize that the feared monster is actually a lost Galileo shuttlecraft from the original Enterprise with its cracked plasma engines polluting the cave’s dilithium lode. After Jankom Pog transmits this information to Zero, they are able to develop proper treatment to restore Dal to health -- but the cave is destabilized by the expedition. Recruiting several locals to help man the Protostar , Dal and hologram Janeway successfully rescue their friends from the cave in the nick of time.

With the Protostar crew safe and sound, the locals are astounded at how far Starfleet technology has advanced since they were visited by the Enterprise . The Protostar team gives some technology and medical supplies to the locals before departing, continuing to inspire the quadrant with the United Federation’s ideals. However, the Protostar has some surprises of its own. Rok returns to the starship’s sickbay only to discover that Murf -- whose species is newly identified -- has entered a cocoon and begun to metamorphosize into something unknown. While the crew continues to grow, Murf is literally evolving.

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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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“I can’t lie, when I sat there at Comic-Con, I wished it was,” Robbins recalls of watching Prodigy debut during his secret trip to New York Comic-Con earlier this month. “I just can’t help be excited about how this franchise will now be introduced in such a great way. As a parent, that gets me excited. I really wanted to see it play in a room and it was super cool — and it does really play like a movie.”

Prodigy will instead bow on Paramount+ with an hourlong episode Oct. 28, followed by weekly installments of its first 10 episodes. A run on Nickelodeon is also in the cards for a later date as Robbins, like his peers, prioritizes streaming over linear. Robbins — who continues to serve as president of Nickelodeon and oversees kids and family content at Paramount+ — believes Prodigy is a perfect fit with the platform’s popular Nickelodeon content and Kurtzman’s other Star Trek fare.

While the pricey show is only launching today, both Robbins and Kurtzman are already developing other big ideas such as a kids- and family-focused version of Prodigy that includes a feature film designed to bow theatrically as well as other live-action features that could live alongside the Paramount Pictures’ J.J. Abrams-produced mystery Star Trek movie .

“We’re working on several fronts and obviously Alex is the key for the franchise [on Paramount+]. J.J. has been the keeper of the franchise on the film side. We hope that as a company that we do what’s right for the franchise altogether,” Robbins says.

Prodigy is the fifth show in the Kurtzman Star Trek universe and joins Picard, adult-focused animated entry Lower Decks , flagship Discovery and the upcoming Strange New Worlds at Paramount+, the exclusive home of the franchise. Brothers Kevin and Dan Hageman ( Hotel Transylvania, The Lego Movie ) created the series that features the return of Kate Mulgrew’s Voyager character and follows a group of lawless teens searching for adventure.

Below, Robbins and Kurtzman reveal more about their grand plans for Prodigy (expect merchandising, spinoffs), how they hope to create new Trek fans from an early age while still engaging diehard fans and the strategy of the franchise for the next decade.

Alex, the first time that we talked about what would become Prodigy was in early 2019 when you mentioned your desire to create a Star Trek show for a younger audience who could, in success, stay with the franchise through adulthood. Was turning Trek into a four-quadrant franchise how you pitched what became Prodigy at the time?

Kurtzman: Yes. [CBS Studios president] David Stapf and I from the beginning laid out a five-year plan for Trek . The missing piece — and perhaps the most significant piece — was the kid component. We needed someone that knew how to specifically do children’s television. I worked on Transformers as an animated show, but I needed a partner who could guide us through it. David and I went to see Brian Robbins and [Nickelodeon animation head] Ramsey Naito when the company was still bifurcated. It was an instant connection. We felt comfortable given their vast knowledge of the children’s landscape but also the infrastructure that they have in Nickelodeon was so specific and we knew we needed that. Our great hope was that there would be a merger down the line and it would make things easier for everybody. We told Brian and Ramsey that we felt that it was important to make it a cinematic experience to make it special for kids. There was no hesitation on their part about that. The lack of a merger didn’t stop Brian from saying yes in that moment.

Robbins: There was a step before you came over, where I called David Nevins and said, “We should really try to do something with the franchise and Nickelodeon,” knowing that it had not really been explored before. Ramsey, who was a giant Trek fan as a kid and still is, had the conversation and Nevins said, “It’s funny that you’re saying this because Alex was just in here saying we need to do this.” You guys came over quickly after that and toured the studio and we were just off to the races.

Kurtzman: We felt that the key was to invest both in children and their parents in these characters and to take the time at a deeper level to get to know them, get to love them. The creators, Dan and Kevin Hageman, had this brilliant concept from the start, which was the idea that these children don’t understand each other for the first part of it. It wasn’t until they’re around a universal translator that they suddenly realize that all their preconceived notions about who they were, were all wrong. That is a core message of Star Trek . I don’t think the impact of that revelation would have worked if we hadn’t been able to take the time to set those characters up that way.

The Prodigy pilot is 45 minutes and has a cinematic feel to it. What’s the target demo of Prodigy , since most kids programming tends to have shorter episodic run times. And had you done a co-viewing show like this before with this kind of sizable budget?

Robbins: We knew it was going to be for our core 6 to 11 audience and parents. We were going into it as a co-viewing show and we had to get everybody to make it work. We definitely spent on the show, for sure. We’ve done some things in the past that are co-viewing and have done more of that since I’ve been there because there’s more co-viewing going on now than any other time. I have older sons and a younger daughter. When my older sons were young, they had TVs in their room. My daughter doesn’t have a TV in her room. That screen in the living room is really the screen for the whole family now. There’s just more co-viewing going on because of that.

Is the plan still to have part one of Prodigy air on linear before part two returns on the streamer?

Robbins: We will sneak the show on Nick, but it will live on Paramount+ in the first run and then cycle through to linear, to Nickelodeon. What we’ve been able to see with our content that’s premiered on Paramount+ first is that it’s doing really well there. Then when it comes to linear, it gets a boost. That flywheel seems to be working. It’s like one plus one is really making three.

How much do you hope that the Prodigy viewer checks out the other Trek library titles, or part of the Kurtzman Universe, after they’re done viewing Prodigy ?

Kurtzman: We all believe more is more. We’ve built Star Trek to last and based on the premise that you need to feed a constant flow of material to viewers. For example, when the pandemic started, the numbers really spiked on Star Trek: Discovery because Picard had aired and people liked Picard and then it led them back to Discovery and vice versa. My hope is now that we will have five shows on the air, that once people get into the Star Trek universe and love it, it will lead them back and forth from show to show.

Robbins: That’s completely right. We’re seeing that same kind of consumption whether it’s Paw Patrol — the movie went on up on Paramount+ and the series on Paramount+ was up 40 percent or 50 percent since the movie landed there. People want more of what they love and they want it faster.

Brian, how do you still prioritize Nickelodeon when you’re going after the kids demo on Paramount+? Is the second window always going to be the plan for linear specifically when it comes to Star Trek ?

Robbins: Yes. We’ve seen it with Kamp Koral, which we windowed that way. For this particular franchise, it’s the best way to window it. And we know that we’re getting more reach for it by doing it this way. That plays into the other plan of the show: This is a big opportunity for us to expand the consumer products business of the franchise with that reach and introduce things that you couldn’t do before because it wasn’t for this audience.

Right, and consumer products for successful kids programming is easily a billion-dollar business.

Robbins: All that stuff — products and marketing that comes with it — that all expands the universe too and brings more awareness and bigger audiences into the funnel.

How much more do you want to grow the Prodigy universe and expand into other younger-skewing animated fare? I’d imagine a Baby Spock show would probably do pretty well with a younger demo …

Kurtzman: I won’t spoil them, but we’ve talked about a bunch. If Prodigy is a success and works for everybody, then hopefully there will be lots of conversations about how to build it out from there, because it’s just going to make sense for the company.

Brian, how will you be measuring if Prodigy is a success? Are you looking at completion rate for kids? What’s the metric?

Robbins: The data is pretty obvious. We’re going to be patient because we think the show is fantastic and creatively just exceeds all expectations. I have no doubt that we’ll be doing more. Alex and I have talked about what the theatrical film version of this show is and the likes of that. We’re really excited. Ramsey and our Nick team could not be more thrilled to explore more.

So a Prodigy animated kids movie?

Robbins: I wouldn’t say kids. My bet would be that that’s a four-quadrant family movie.

For an animated Star Trek film?

Kurtzman: Potentially, yes. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is still one of the best movies over the past decade, animated or not. It’s just an unbelievable piece of artistry. I went with my whole family and another family and we all sat there with our jaws on the floor. Ultimately, Star Trek is about family, it’s about these giant universal themes. Getting to tell a story like that, especially given the level of cinema we’ve already brought to the television show, is a wonderful opportunity. It would thrill me to do that.

Robbins: Me as well. I had a similar experience with Spider-Verse where my daughter, who was 6 or 7 at the time, my late-teen sons and my wife and I all saw that movie together. That was the first experience of any film where we were all in.

Brian, part of your plans for Paramount+ is building out a movie slate that’s exclusive for the streamer and now you’re also running the Paramount film studio. Would a hypothetical Star Trek animated film be a theatrical release or a Paramount+ debut?

Robbins: To be honest, we’ve talked about it as a theatrical movie. I can’t lie, when I sat there at Comic-Con, I wished it was.

Brian, now that you’re also running Paramount Pictures, how does the knowledge of what’s working on Paramount+ translate to Star Trek ? What are you looking at in terms of growth potential and where this franchise goes next?

Robbins: Where we go with the franchise next theatrically is crucial to the health of the overall franchise. There’s no doubt that big theatrical movies are the beacon that ignite franchises. We’re in it and I don’t really have anything to say because I’m waiting for the development to be delivered. I can’t wait to get going on it; we’re not there yet, but we need to get there soon.

Are you speaking specifically about the animated feature?

Robbins: I’m talking about what could be the next live-action movie.

Is that something that would involve Alex or is that a J.J. Abrams thing?

Robbins: We don’t know enough yet. We’re working on several fronts and obviously Alex is the key for the franchise [on Paramount+]. J.J. has been the keeper of the franchise on the film side. We hope that as a company that we do what’s right for the franchise altogether.

Are you getting scripts for a live-action feature from both camps?

Robbins: There’s a lot going on and I’m just going to leave it at that.

How does the data you have from Paramount+ impact what you want to do next with Trek?

Robbins: The idea is what do we do next for the franchise that’s going to work for the next five and 10 years, not just one movie at a time like Alex has talked about. That’s what we really have to figure out.

Kurtzman: That’s the ball game. It’s not just about the one thing that comes next. It’s about laying out a strategy for the next decade.

How far along are in planning are you?

Robbins: Well, I’ve been in a job for seven minutes, so not that far. ( Laughs. )

Brian, does your streaming-first mentality compare with your theatrical vision?

Robbins: They’re not mutually exclusive. From Paramount Pictures’ point of view, if you look at our slate for the next 18 months, it’s just big theatrical movie after big theatrical movie, after big theatrical movie. Whether that’s Top Gun or Transformers or Mission Impossible or the Quiet Place sequel or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that’s coming the following year. Those are movies that are meant for a big theatrical experience and I have no doubt that people are going to be lined up to see those movies. That said, there’s going to be other movies that we make for streaming directly. That’s OK because we all know that not every consumer is going to see every movie they want to see in the theater, nor is every consumer going to watch everything they want to see on streaming. At the end of the day, I think what the consumer really wants is choice and we’re going to listen to them and figure out what’s the best window for each piece of content.

As you look at that larger strategy, will you similarly experiment when it comes to theatrical windowing? Do you still want a movie like Mission Impossible 8 in theaters exclusively?

Robbins: Yes, 100 percent. It’s where you should have that experience, absolutely. Now, if you don’t go, eventually it’s going to come downstream and get to you on your couch, if that’s what you choose to do. Probably those windows are much quicker than they were several years ago.

Interview edited and condensed for clarity.

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• Netflix will stream Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 before Paramount+'s Starfleet Academy starts shooting.
• Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 focuses on Dal and crew aboard USS Voyager-A, setting the stage for their journey to becoming Starfleet officers, drawing comparisons with Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
• Starfleet Academy series faces tough competition from Prodigy, but both shows highlight the franchise's forward-thinking strategy for the next generation of fans.

Netflix is set to beat Paramount+ to the punch by streaming Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 before a single minute of Paramount's next Star Trek show is filmed. Prodigy season 2 has had a rocky road to screens, first being canceled by Paramount, before finding a new home on Netflix thanks, in part, to a passionate fan campaign. Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 will pick up the story of Dal R'El (Brett Gray) and his crew as they gain hands-on experience of what it takes to be Starfleet officers, courtesy of the mentorship of Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the Doctor (Robert Picardo).

Although they're set 800 years apart, the upcoming YA Star Trek: Discovery spinoff, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, bears similarities to Netlfix's animated series. While the target audience of Star Trek: Prodigy is certainly younger than that of Starfleet Academy , both shows are Star Trek coming-of-age stories . These similarities make the timing of Starfleet Academy 's announcement and Prodigy 's suspicious, but it's likely just an unfortunate coincidence. Another unfortunate coincidence is that Netflix drops Prodigy season 2 in July , months before Paramount+'s upcoming YA Star Trek show is scheduled to start shooting, meaning that Starfleet Academy could pale in comparison.

Star Trek: Prodigy's cast of young alien heroes and Star Trek: Voyager's legacy characters led by Admiral Janeway return in season 2.

Netflix’s Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Will Beat Paramount Plus’ Starfleet Academy To The Punch

Despite how rigidly compartmentalized Alex Kurtzman has made it, the Star Trek franchise has dueling Starfleet Academy shows. Star Trek: Prodigy will largely be set aboard the USS Voyager-A, as Dal and his fellow Warrant Officers join Janeway's mission to save Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran) . While the end of Prodigy season 1 confirmed that Dal and his crew aren't officially Starfleet Academy cadets, season 2's theme of coming-of-age and learning what it takes to become an officer is the whole premise of the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery spinoff. Prodigy also has the benefit of being a Star Trek: Voyager sequel, meaning that it has a firmly established fictional universe in the form of the 24th century.

As well as Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, and Robert Beltran, it's been teased that other classic Star Trek characters may cameo in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2.

Compared to the Star Trek: Prodigy characters rescuing a Starfleet legend from an alternate future, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 's story of fresh recruits finding their way into higher education sounds incredibly dry. Hopefully, it won't be as Earthbound as suggested by the construction of Starfleet Academy 's primary San Francisco location on a soundstage in Toronto. However, it could be difficult for the show to escape unfavorable comparisons with a thematically similar yet more vibrant animated series. Not least because, like Prodigy 's Admiral Janeway, Starfleet Academy also has a charismatic female mentor, in the form of Holly Hunter's unnamed Academy Chancellor .

Why Star Trek Is Now So Focused On Starfleet Academy

Constantly trading on the 1990s glory days of the franchise, or revisiting the legendary adventures of the Star Trek: The Original Series crew will only go so far.

Star Trek 's dueling Starfleet Academy shows are emblematic of a forward-thinking strategy for the wider franchise. As the Star Trek franchise approaches its 60th anniversary, it makes sense to start building the next generation of Starfleet legends, be that in Star Trek: Prodigy or Star Trek: Starfleet Academy . Constantly trading on the 1990s glory days of the franchise, or revisiting the legendary adventures of the Star Trek: The Original Series crew will only go so far. While Star Trek is something that multiple generations enjoy together, kids and young adults often desire a corner of the franchise that's just for them.

Star Trek: Prodigy season 1 was such a joy because, as well as telling a great Star Trek story, it was a hugely enjoyable and accessible primer for the history of Starfleet and the Federation. Kids that fall in love with the adventures of Hologram Janeway and the crew of the USS Protostar could then ask their parents to show them the adventures of the real-life Janeway and the USS Voyager. Hopefully, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will have a similar effect on its YA audience, building the next generation of fans and securing the longevity of the franchise for generations to come.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1 is scheduled to start production in Fall 2024.

Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 premieres on Netflix on July 1st.

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Star Trek: Prodigy is the first TV series in the Star Trek franchise marketed toward children, and one of the few animated series in the franchise. The story follows a group of young aliens who find a stolen Starfleet ship and use it to escape from the Tars Lamora prison colony where they are all held captive. Working together with the help of a holographic Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), the new crew of the USS Protostar must find their way back to the Alpha Quadrant to warn the Federation of the deadly threat that is pursuing them.

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After being closed for over a hundred years, Starfleet Academy is reopening its doors to those who wish to pursue a career as Starfleet Officers. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will follow a new group of cadets as they come of age, and build friendships, rivalries, and romantic relationships while being threatened by a new adversary that could destroy the Academy and the Federation itself.

'Star Trek: Prodigy' Season 2 Will Be Released Like No Other Trek Series

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The Big Picture

• Star Trek: Prodigy's second season hits Netflix on July 1, giving fans a binge-worthy experience with all twenty episodes at once.
• This marks a departure from the usual weekly release strategy, making Prodigy stand out in the galaxy of Star Trek series.
• The show follows a young alien crew escaping tyranny aboard a Federation starship, guided by holographic Captain Janeway.

Star Trek: Prodigy 's second season is coming to Netflix on July 1 - but don't expect a weekly release like Paramount+'s galaxy of Star Trek series. In accordance with Netflix' typical release strategy, all twenty episodes of the season will be released on the same day. TrekCore.com has a confirmation of the show's release schedule.

It will be a new experience for Star Trek fans, as all previous Trek series to debut in the streaming era, starting with Star Trek: Discovery in 2017, have released one episode a week for the duration of their seasons - typically premiering a season with two episodes at once. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video remain the only two major streamers to stick with the binge-watching model , as streamers Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+, and Disney+ have largely used a weekly release schedule for their series. There have been exceptions, however; the Marvel Spotlight series Echo had all five of its episodes released on Netflix on January 9, 2024.

What is 'Star Trek: Prodigy' About?

Star Trek: Prodigy follows a team of young aliens - Dal ( Brett Gray ), Gwyn ( Ella Purnell ), Jankom Pog ( Jason Mantzoukas ), Zero ( Angus Imrie ), Rok-Tahk ( Rylee Alazraqui ), and Murf ( Dee Bradley Baker ) - who escape from the tyrannical Diviner ( John Noble ) aboard a lost Federation starship, the experimental USS Protostar . Guided and mentored by a holographic avatar of legendary Starfleet captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ), the ragtag group races towards Federation space over the course of the first season. In the first-season finale, the Protostar, and the holographic Janeway, were destroyed, but the crew found themselves taken under the wing of the real Janeway. The second season will see the team take off on another adventure - minus Gwyn, who departed to help her people, the Vau N'Akat, seek peace.

Star Trek: Prodigy almost never made it to Netflix at all. The series premiered on Paramount+ in 2021, and was well-received by Star Trek fans young and old, but it was unexpectedly canceled and taken off the streamer in 2023 - even though the show had already been renewed for a second season, which had nearly been completed. After fan outcry , the second season was completed and licensed to Netflix.

Watch on Netflix

All twenty episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy 's second season will be released on Netflix on July 1, 2024 . Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.

Star Trek: Prodigy

A group of enslaved teenagers steal a derelict Starfleet vessel to escape and explore the galaxy.

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Thankfully, Star Trek: Discovery is doing just that

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“Who do we want to be?”

Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) poses that question to the United Federation of Planets council at the climax of “… But to Connect,” the seventh episode of Star Trek: Discovery ’s fourth season. The council has convened to address the presence of a new species whose arrival in the galaxy has planet-destroying consequences, perhaps intentionally. Some council members consider an aggressive response, but Burnham urges diplomacy, recognizing a unique first contact opportunity.

Disagreements such as these are hardly new to Star Trek. In fact, the paradigmatic Star Trek scene involves a group of people peacefully debating possible complicated issues. But Discovery takes a decidedly unique approach to this trope. The camera glides around Burnham as she speaks, capturing every creased brow and pleading smile, underscoring her feelings even more than her words. Martin-Green pours herself into the moment, lowering her voice to a whisper when being sincere and raising it an octave when marshaling hope. She finishes the speech a near wreck, barely fighting back tears.

For its detractors, scenes like this are everything wrong with the series. Over its 3 ½ seasons, Discovery has established itself as the most openly emotional Star Trek series, in which characters talk about their trauma, give each other meaningful hugs, and shed tears in nearly every episode. Discovery explores pathos more thoroughly than any other series in the franchise. In doing so, it underscores an important aspect of humanity, one too often downplayed by the franchise.

Michael Burnham is hardly the first Trek character to shed tears on the final frontier. After all, who can forget William Shatner stifling a cry during Captain Kirk’s eulogy for Spock (Leonard Nimoy) in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ?

Right from the start of Star Trek, Doctor McCoy (DeForest Kelley) was there at Kirk’s side, countering Spock’s cold logic with a passionate outburst. Many of the all-time best Star Trek episodes mine the emotional core of their characters, letting them be messy and human instead of demanding that they adhere to logic in every moment. The Deep Space Nine episode “ The Visitor ” captures the longing and joy Jake Sisko feels as he grows to an adult, only seeing his time-displaced father in short intervals every few years, while the bittersweet final moments in the life of George Kirk reverberate not only throughout 2009’s Star Trek , but all three reboot films.

But as powerful as these moments may be, Trek usually treats empathy as a challenge, a problem to overcome for the greater good. Take the classic episode “ The City on the Edge of Forever ”, in which a delusional McCoy disrupts the timestream, inadvertently preventing the death of social worker Edith Keeler, thus allowing her to found a humanitarian movement. But her work has the unintended consequence of delaying the U.S. entry into World War II, which allows the Nazis to kill far more people than they otherwise would have. As Spock describes it in his characteristically blunt manner, “Edith Keeler must die.”

To be sure, the death scene honors the pain and sorrow Kirk feels as he prevents McCoy from saving Keeler. But the message is clear: Because the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, Kirk’s emotions take a back seat to demands of logic.

Similar plots reoccur throughout the franchise, a fact that can be traced back to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. Roddenberry imagined an ideal future for humanity , which had evolved past issues such as capitalism or racism and sexism. While Roddenberry didn’t explicitly outlaw emotion, he did reject plots that dealt with emotional issues, including interpersonal conflict, irrational responses to trauma, and grieving death. In a world where everyone could heal themselves and survive without struggle, he thought, logic would — and should — always win out.

Even when Trek series attend to the feelings, they either mishandle it or lose interest. As an empath and ship counselor, Deanna Troi seemed primed to fill the McCoy role on The Next Generation ( TNG ) , but the writers too often relegated her to describing other characters’ obvious feelings. By the time Voyager ’s Neelix matured from a manipulative coward into an empathetic morale officer, the show had turned its attention to hologram The Doctor and ex-Borg Seven of Nine. The same problem plagues Enterprise ’s genial Captain Archer, who was often overshadowed by the Vulcan T’Pol.

After Roddenberry died, the Star Trek shows were able to let emotions build up more throughout their shows. Deep Space Nine let its protagonists carry traumas and have romances. It even takes a nuanced look at the feelings associated with 20th-century racism (“ Far Beyond the Stars ”) and PTSD (“ It’s Only a Paper Moon ”).

The other three current ongoing Trek series each embrace emotion more consistently than their predecessors. Picard uses audience nostalgia for the title character as a contrast to Starfleet’s callous bureaucracy, while the young Delta Quadrant outcasts in Prodigy bubble over with childlike wonder as they become the crew of the abandoned USS Protostar. Lower Decks finds comedy not just in references to the goofier parts of Trek lore, but also in the foibles of its neurotic ensigns.

In each case, these series work precisely because it counters the franchise’s usual focus on logic over emotion. Picard becomes the principled leader that we know from TNG when he defies the Federation pragmatism to help synthetics by assembling a new crew. As much as Holographic Janeway tries to get the Prodigy kids in shape, the pleasure of the series comes from watching them learn how to make Starfleet regulations meaningful for themselves. Lower Deck s is funny precisely because its characters undercut the standard image of the constantly professional Starfleet officer. But because these series go in a new direction with its characters, they end up being exceptions that prove the rule. Picard’s rag-tag crew, the kids on the USS Protostar, and the Lower Decks goofballs indulge their feelings; members of the real, proper Starfleet do not.

Of the current ongoing Star Trek series, these “real, proper” Starfleet personnel can only be found on Discovery . And in many ways, the actions of Captain Burnham and her crew carry more weight than those of even Enterprise Captains Kirk or Picard, as the USS Discovery-A plays a central role in rebuilding the United Federation of Planets in the 32nd century. It’s a flagship vessel, both for the show and the greater series. Viewers have to take notice when Discovery breaks from the standard Star Trek portrayal of human emotion.

One of the clearest examples of the difference in Trek’s approach to emotional issues can be found in the season 2 TNG episode “ The Measure of a Man .” Taking the form of a courtroom drama, the episode centers around a debate about Commander Data’s personhood status, prompted when Starfleet defines him as mere property. Captain Picard argues for Data’s sentience, while Commander Riker has been ordered by Judge Advocate General Phillipa Louvois to contend that Data is property, fit for experimentation by Commander Bruce Maddox.

Unruly feelings abound: Riker feels guilty for prosecuting his crewmate, Picard and Phillipa Louvois have complicated feelings from a past romance, and Maddox has aspirations for his experiments. During the trial, Picard passionately states his case, with Patrick Stewart bringing Shakespearean gravitas to the speeches he delivers. “Starfleet was founded to seek out new life,” he declares in his booming baritone, pointing at Data; “ Well, there it sits! ”

But while Picard states his case lovingly and movingly, it’s a fundamentally logical argument that he wins with. If Starfleet defines life according to forms it knows and if Starfleet exists to seek out new forms of life, then it must alter its definition according to those new forms. Moreover, everyone involved must overcome their own emotions to accept Picard’s claim. Arguably the first great episode of TNG , “The Measure of a Man” chrystialized the focus on logic found in TOS and the early movies. From that episode forward, Trek would make explicit what was often implied: evolved humans do not use feelings to solve their problems.

The Discovery episode “ …But to Connect ” has clear parallels to “The Measure of a Man,” but the more recent episode emphasizes feelings over reason. Once again, the characters debate the distinction between personhood and property when Discovery’s computer Zora gains sentience, and Adira even echoes Picard when they call Zora an “entirely new lifeform.” But while there is certainly a logical structure to the various positions, director Lee Rose focuses on emotions. Arguing they should follow Starfleet protocol and put Zora into a new form, Stamets recounts the fear and mistrust he feels when she refuses a direct order from Captain Burnham to protect the crew. Contending that Zora should stay in Discovery, Adira and Gray relate their own feelings of rejection and acceptance for failing to fit social standards. Even Zora describes her affinity toward the crew and her worries for their safety.

In fact, Zora and her supporters win the debate not with a steel-tight syllogism, but with an ethos appeal. While investigating Zora’s memory structure, Adira finds a new section, which they identify as Zora’s subconscious. Within this field are images of Discovery ’s crew, connecting with and caring for one another. In part, this fact wins over Stamets and Kovich because the existence of a subconscious means that Zora cannot be considered artificial intelligence. But as the music and camera movements make clear, empathy for Zora drives Stamets’ decision.

For some of Discovery ’s critics, this plot resolves too easily, the equivalent of “hugging it out” instead of facing the issue (if they apply the same level of rigor to the fallacies in “The Measure of a Man”, I cannot say). But that reading misplaces the focus of the Zora debate. The goal of the debate isn’t to comb through legal proceedings, but to allow the participants to have their feelings recognized and validated. “It feels marvelous … Being seen,” Zora says after her official status is changed.

In these scenes, Discovery revises the utopian future that has always been at the heart of Star Trek. The humans of the future reach their best selves not by overcoming their emotions, but by recognizing them and caring for them, in themselves and others. Discovery insists that empathy is an effective way to seek out new life and new civilizations.

Michael Burnham asks the Federation council “Who do we want to be?” Discovery answers, boldly, firmly — and, yes, tearfully — “Fully human, both logical and emotional.”

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