Star Trek: Prodigy is a joint venture between CBS and kids’ broadcaster Nickelodeon. It’s the first Star Trek series to be specifically aimed at a younger audience – though the behind-the-scenes team insist there will be plenty for grown-ups to enjoy as well! Kate Mulgrew reprised her role as Captain Kathryn Janeway for the series.
Season 1 premiered on the 28th of October 2021, and a second season has already been confirmed. Episodes seem to be airing sporadically on Paramount+, but sadly there hasn’t yet been an international release. When there is, I’ll have more to say about the series.
Season 1 episode reviews:
I won’t be reviewing individual episodes from Season 1 until they become available internationally.
Season 1 buildup:
We’re halfway through 2022!
“The end of June marks the halfway point of the year…”
Ten “comfort episodes” of Star Trek for difficult days
“Jumping head-first into a future that looks safer and better than anything we could imagine today feels pretty great!”
Star Trek: Discovery review – Season 4, Episode 8: All In
“When All In did find time for fun or interesting moments, they tended to be cut short in favour of returning to the contrived, less-interesting side of the story…”
Star Trek: Prodigy review – Season 1, Part 1
“If you’ve been sleeping on Prodigy, or waiting to see how its first season was received, I hope you’ll give it a try…”
A whole host of Star Trek updates and renewals… but trust in ViacomCBS is still hard to come by
“While these announcements are exciting, I can’t bring myself to fully board the hype train, not until we have more information about how and when these shows are going to be made available…”
Where are the Prodigy toys?
“For a television show aimed at kids to be broadcast with no kid-friendly tie-in products strikes me as profoundly strange…”
It’s morally justifiable to pirate all of Star Trek.
“Since ViacomCBS clearly doesn’t care about anyone outside of North America, it seems to me that there’s no point in continuing to engage with the corporation or support it…”
Star Trek Day roundup!
“Star Trek Day shone with passion and positivity, and that’s just what the franchise needed as it marked its fifty-fifth birthday…”
Star Trek Day 2021 predictions
“I’ve got a few ideas for what might be coming our way when Star Trek Day kicks off…”
Lower Decks and Prodigy at Comic-Con
“There’s more than enough to get stuck into as we look ahead to August and the autumn…”
We’re halfway through 2021!
“I think that makes it a good opportunity to take stock and look ahead to the entertainment experiences that lie before us between now and Christmas…”
More details about Star Trek: Prodigy revealed
“I thought it would be fun to take a look at what’s been revealed as we start to get excited for Prodigy…”
Star Trek’s “First Contact Day” event – roundup and impressions
“With so much going on, and so many amazing reveals, it’s hard to know what to talk about first!”
Some Star Trek updates for 2021-22
“These announcements were interesting, and I feel reasonably confident now that we’ll see three Star Trek shows this year instead of the two I had been expecting, so that’s fantastic!”
Star Trek: Prodigy – First Look!
“Let’s take a closer look at the teaser image and try to break it down…”
Star Trek: Picard Season 2 finally enters production!
“It seems as though the long-delayed second season of Star Trek: Picard has officially entered production, with filming commencing in California…”
What might we watch and play in 2021?
“If all goes well, 2021 should be a good year for entertainment. I see a lot of projects in film, gaming, and television that have the potential to tell wonderful, engaging stories…”
Star Trek: Voyager re-watch – The Haunting of Deck Twelve
“I thought it could be fun to delve into Star Trek’s spooky side for a change! The Haunting of Deck Twelve was the penultimate episode of Voyager’s sixth season, and premiered in the United States on the 17th of May 2000. It’s framed as a campfire ghost story…”
Captain Janeway is back!
“Captain Janeway was one of many characters who could’ve potentially appeared in Star Trek: Picard or future productions set in or around the dawn of the 25th Century. The real surprise was that she’s going to be reprising the role for the upcoming animated series Star Trek: Prodigy…”
Comic-Con @Home – my thoughts on the Star Trek panel
“I’m not someone who would be able to attend Comic-Con due to disability, so in that sense I don’t feel I personally lost out in any way from Comic-Con going digital this year…”
Trekking with Dennis 