Prodigy finds a new home on Netflix

Star Trek: Prodigy has found a new streaming home with Netflix, after being each canceled by Paramount+ and completely deleted from the platform again in June. Not solely will Netflix air the previously-released 20-episode first season later this yr, but it surely’s additionally placing the ultimate touches on the second season, which is able to stream someday subsequent yr.

The preliminary cancellation got here as a shock, as Paramount had already greenlit a second season and people episodes had been nearly completed. Then it did that current streamer factor the place it went via and deleted the entire previous episodes, kicking them to the dustbin of historical past. That could be doable for a lesser-known IP, just like the criminally underrated Infinity Train, however that is Star Trek. Trekkers have been conducting profitable campaigns to convey again reveals ever for the reason that authentic sequence was canned again in 1969. These are the identical followers, in any case, that helped Star Trek: The Animated Sequence and Star Trek: The Movement Image get off the bottom.

So that they went to work, amplifying fan engagement throughout varied social media websites. Prodigy’s creators have lengthy held out hope for a brand new platform, and it seems like this optimism has lastly paid off.

Star Trek: Prodigy follows a ragtag group of alien adolescents after discovering the titular spaceship. It’s truly superb and acts as the proper entry level for folks who wish to introduce their youngsters to the beliefs of Star Trek. It’s additionally a pseudo-sequel to Star Trek: Voyager, with Kate Mulgrew reprising her position as Captain Janeway and Robert Beltran showing as Chakotay, amongst different visitor stars. Season two seems prefer it’ll combine additional with Voyager, if leaks are something to go by.

It’s odd that the present will now be on Netflix, provided that one of Paramount’s slogans is “The Residence of Star Trek.” This has been a busy week for streamers promoting shelved initiatives to different platforms. Disney+ inked a take care of Roku, giving the platform rights to air an adaptation of the acclaimed book series The Spiderwick Chronicles. As for Star Trek animation, Paramount+ is still home to the stellar Star Trek: Decrease Decks which is at the moment airing its fourth season.