Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Reveals Return In Stellar Video
The trailer for Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 just dropped two weeks ahead of its Monday, July 1 debut on Netflix, with all 20 episodes available for streaming from the get-go. The new trailer brings about plenty of new stuff, with the crew of Starfleet cadets embarking on a classified mission. But more importantly, the new trailer also reveals the return of familiar characters, like the legendary captain Kathryn Janeway aboard the USS Voyager-A, and several other characters as well.
Apart from Janeway, we’ll also see Doctor Noum, Commander Tysess, Asencia, Starfleet Admiral Edward Jellico, and Chakotay—Janeway’s former first officer, whom we also see in the trailer for Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2.
While there are several important things worthy of discussion, let’s start from the top: the return of Kathryn Janeway. While Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 is going to feature the entire Prodigy gang, the new season will also see the return of The Doctor, the Emergency Medical Hologram, and part of Janeway’s crew on the original Voyager series, as well as several other characters. Most importantly, the gang is going to meet Janeway in the flesh after being led by her hologram form throughout the first season.
As stated above, the cadets are now embarking on a classified mission with the real Janeway aboard her vessel to return to the Delta Quadrant after spending years trying to escape that very quadrant and get back home. Apart from Janeway, we’ll also see Doctor Noum, Commander Tysess, Asencia, Starfleet Admiral Edward Jellico, and Chakotay—Janeway’s former first officer, whom we also see in the trailer for Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2. The show is also set to introduce new characters, including Maj’el, whose name presumably references the late legend Majel Roddenberry.
Paramount canceled Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 after having commissioned it and went one step further by pulling the series from the streaming service.
There’s plenty of stuff happening behind the scenes as well. Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 is scheduled to arrive on Netflix after being canceled at Paramount, whose dire financial situation and lack of acquisition deals threaten other entries in the Star Trek franchise. Sure, Strange New Worlds is expected to survive, but other entries are getting canceled left and right, starting with Discovery, which admittedly wasn’t a fan favorite in the first place.
Netflix decided to acquire the streaming and production rights from Paramount, giving Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 a new platform to call home.
Paramount canceled Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 after having commissioned it and went one step further by pulling the series from the streaming service. However, following the fandom’s outcry against the company’s actions, Netflix decided to acquire the streaming and production rights from Paramount, giving Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 a new platform to call home. Hence the different release schedule; the entire season will drop on Netflix on July 1 in the US and select countries.
Now that we’ve mentioned it, given the current situation at Paramount, we could advocate for Netflix to completely take over the entire Star Trek franchise and continue producing it under its own umbrella—please keep The Witcher writers away from the IP. This is a good idea because Netflix now dictates the streaming format of 10-ish episodes per season, which is great for expanding the IP, even one that’s still filled with untapped potential, such as Star Trek.
