It appears that the epic journey of our favorite motley crew may have come to a halt.
Star Trek: Prodigy may have been canceled, with Paramount Global Content Distribution now listing the second season, which premiered on Netflix in July 2024, as the series' "final season".
Even more bad news is that the series is set to leave Netflix almost immediately.
It's understood that the series will be leaving Netflix in two parts, with each season leaving 18 months after they were initially licensed. That means at the moment, the two seasons will be leaving on the following timeline:
- Season 1 will depart Netflix on June 24th, 2025
- Season 2 will depart Netflix on January 1st, 2026
Of course, Netflix and Paramount could arrange to renew the license, and we’ll keep you posted if that happens. As it stands, though, your time to watch both seasons is running out.
Update (6/26): As expected, Netflix has now removed Star Trek: Prodigy season one from its streaming library, including in the U.K.
Speaking to TrekMovie.com upon the release of season 2 last summer, Dan and Kevin Hageman, the two creators of the show, were realistic about their expectations on a season 3 pickup. “We don’t know anything about season 3 yet. But what from what I see of Netflix when they do pick up shows for a season 3, which is very rare, it’s not about doing well, it has to do gangbusters,” said Kevin with Dan adding, “We’re happy with how we left things off at the end of the season 2. We feel like there’s a nice place to stop, but also a new adventure to pick up if we want to.”
They’re right, of course, and Star Trek: Prodigy didn’t make a significant impact when it did land. It missed the global weekly charts, and looking at the Netflix Engagement Reports, it didn’t catch fire. Per that report, covering viewing data from 2023 through 2024, the series picked up the equivalent of 3.4M views in total throughout that two-year period. For comparison, Blue Eye Samurai, which did get a rare animation renewal, picked up 20.5M views in the same period.
Developed by Emmy® Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman (Trollhunters and Ninjago), along with Alex Kurtzman and his team at Secret Hideout, the Children's & Family Emmy® nominated CG-animated series Star Trek: Prodigy was the first Star Trek series aimed at younger audiences and follows a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search of a better future.
In season two, these six young outcasts who make up the Prodigy crew are assigned a new mission aboard the USS Voyager-A to rescue Captain Chakotay (voiced by Robert Beltran) and bring peace to Gwyn’s (voiced by Ella Purnell) home world. However, when their plan goes astray, it creates a time paradox that jeopardizes both their future and past.
Star Trek: Prodigy has had quite a rocky journey. Star Trek: Prodigy premiered on Paramount+ in 2021, and aired its first season over two years, with 10 episodes starting in fall 2021 and a second 10 late in 2022. The series made its linear TV debut on Nickelodeon in July 2022, with the first 10 episodes airing on the network. During this time, a second season of a further 20 episodes was ordered by Paramount+, however, the series was canceled by the streamer in June 2023, with season one removed from the service. In October 2023, Netflix acquired the rights to both season one and season two of Prodigy, with the first season being added on December 25 of that year, and season two premiering on the service on July 1, 2024. Both seasons have also been released on DVD and Blu-ray through Paramount Home Entertainment.
Following the debut of season two, fans launched a campaign to get Star Trek: Prodigy renewed for a third season, chartering a plane to fly around Netflix HQ. In the spirt of Star Trek, in addition to raising funds for the flight, organizers also used the opportunity to raise money for an ALS charity. The flight caught the attention of the cast and crew of Star Trek: Prodigy, who shared messages of support on X/Twitter.
The Star Trek: Prodigy voice cast includes Kate Mulgrew (Hologram Kathryn Janeway), Brett Gray (Dal), Ella Purnell (Gwyn), Rylee Alazraqui (Rok-Tahk), Angus Imrie (Zero), Jason Mantzoukas (Jankom Pog), Dee Bradley Baker (Murf), John Noble (The Diviner) and Jimmi Simpson (Drednok).
Season two recurring voice cast members include Robert Beltran (Captain Chakotay), Robert Picardo (The Doctor), Jason Alexander (Doctor Noum), Daveed Diggs (Commander Tysess), Jameela Jamil (Ensign Asencia), Ronny Cox (Admiral Jellico) and Michaela Dietz (Maj’el).
Star Trek: Prodigy streams on Netflix and select countries (excluding Canada, Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Belarus and Mainland China) and on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Central and Eastern Europe. Season two has launched in France on France Televisions channels and Okoo. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
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Originally published: May 10, 2025.
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