“Star Trek: Prodigy” dropped its second season on Netflix on July 1, and series star Kate Mulgrew is holding out hope the animated series will be renewed for Season 3.
Fresh off her appearance at the “Prodigy” panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Mulgrew said the energy in the panel’s ballroom was “electric.”
“I had a full auditorium on Sunday morning for the panel,” she said. “They were thrilled. They were delighted! They’re desperate for this kind of television. I don’t think there’s anything quite like it on television now, because it’s teaching ‘Star Trek’ to a new generation to young children in an entirely novel way.”
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“Prodigy” aired its first season on Nickelodeon and Paramount+, and was renewed for a second season not long after it launched. But then, amid larger coporate disarray, Paramount announced it was canceling the show, and pulling Season 1 off of its streaming service despite the fact that production on Season 2 was already underway. CBS Studios then struck a deal with Netflix to air both seasons.
The show has received praise from “Star Trek” fans, with Mulgrew crediting series creators Kevin and Dan Hageman for their ability to deliver complex storylines in a relatable way. “[The Hagemans] don’t patronize anybody,” she said. “They wouldn’t patronize a five-year old; they’re elevating the five year old.”
Mulgrew also joked that a fan pointed out to her that Season 2 of “Prodigy” serves as an unofficial eighth season of “Star Trek: Voyager,” due in no small part to her role and the appearances of “Voyager” stars like Robert Beltran (Chakotay) and Robert Picardo (The Doctor).
Addressing the current state of the “Star Trek” franchise as a whole, Mulgrew praised its “prescient” leadership in Alex Kurtzman, and said she feels there is no limit to the number of shows the franchise can support.
“There will never be a saturation point, because there is never a saturation point for this kind of decency, this kind of excitement,” she said. “This message is good, and it’s profoundly important. This is truly what we aspire to be, the best of ourselves.
“It sounds a little Pollyanna, but when it’s as beautifully created as ‘Prodigy’ is, and as the other shows are, it’s not Pollyanna at all. It’s how we should be behaving in this world.”
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