Star Trek: Prodigy Finds New Dwelling On Netflix After Cancellation

The animated sequence Star Trek: Prodigy, beforehand canceled by Paramount+ throughout its second season manufacturing, has discovered a brand new house. In line with The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has obtained the rights to each the beforehand aired Season 1 and has dedicated to airing the upcoming Season 2 as soon as its manufacturing has concluded.

Star Trek: Prodigy “follows a gaggle of lawless teenagers who uncover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to seek for journey, that means and salvation.” Season 1 is ready to be obtainable for streaming later this yr, with Season 2 scheduled for launch in 2024.

In June, Paramount+ abruptly canceled Prodigy, benefiting from tax write-offs. This transfer was surprising, provided that the sequence was produced in-house by CBS Studios. Moreover, Star Trek had been positioned as a key element of the streaming service since its CBS All Entry days, pushed by filmmaker Alex Kurtzman’s (creator of Star Trek: Discovery, Brief Trek, Picard, and Unusual New Worlds) imaginative and prescient to increase the universe and join with a brand new technology of Trek followers.

Information broke of Prodigy discovering its new house on Netflix following a GoFundMe marketing campaign launched by the sequence’ followers. The marketing campaign, which raised about $1,500 from 46 donations in the direction of a $1,200 objective, led to a skywriting aircraft flying over the places of work of a number of streaming companies, together with Netflix, in August. This initiative got here after the creation of a petition that stands at over 33,000 signatures.

“Thanks to our unbelievable Star Trek: Prodigy followers, who championed not only a present, however a group that is all the time been linked by the assumption that we construct a greater future collectively,” mentioned Kurtzman and co-showrunners Dan and Kevin Hageman in an announcement. “We got down to encourage you, however you impressed us. The crew continues to be arduous at work on the second season, and we won’t wait to share it with the superb followers all over the world.”