Taking control of the ship, they must learn to work together as they make their way towards the Alpha Quadrant. In 2383, five years after the USS Voyager returned to Earth, a motley crew of young alien prison miners in the Tars Lamora prison colony, Delta Quadrant find an abandoned Starfleet ship, the USS Protostar. It will then air on Nickelodeon before the second season is released on Paramount+. Star Trek: Prodigy premiered on October 28, 2021, on Paramount+ with the first 10-episode season.
Ben Hibon was announced as director in August 2020, and it was revealed in February 2021 that the series would debut on Paramount+ before airing on Nickelodeon. The series is oriented more towards younger audiences than the rest of the franchise. The series uses computer animation, differing from previous Star Trek animation. Nickelodeon ordered two seasons of Prodigy that April.
The Hageman brothers were set as creators and showrunners. Kurtzman first mentioned the series in January 2019, and it was confirmed a month later. Rylee Alazraqui, Brett Gray, Angus Imrie, Jason Mantzoukas, Ella Purnell, Dee Bradley Baker, John Noble, and Jimmi Simpson also star. Kate Mulgrew reprises her role as Kathryn Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager. Prodigy follows a group of young aliens who use an abandoned starship to search for adventure. The series launched as part of executive producer Alex Kurtzman's expanded Star Trek Universe.
Star Trek: Prodigy is an American animated television series created by Kevin and Dan Hageman for the streaming service Paramount+ and the cable channel Nickelodeon.