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Gwyn carried a piece of Vau N'Akat technology that could be used a melee weapon and a tool, called fretwork . ( PRD video game : Supernova )

• 1 Biography
• 2.1 Connections
• 2.2.1 Appearances
• 2.2.2 References
• 2.3 External link

Biography [ ]

Gwyn's beginning.

In 2366 , after growing weak in his search for the Protostar , along with the fact his species was on the verge of extinction, the Diviner decided to create an offspring using his DNA as a template.

Gwyn was employed by the Diviner and his personnel in the colony, which included an industrial operation based on slave labor. The Diviner prevented the slaves from accessing universal translators . Instead, his machines used UTs, while Gwyn herself was proficient in several languages . She spoke the language of Dal R'El , whose species was unknown even to himself.

Gwyn with Caitian child.

In the year 2383 , Gwyn threatened a Kazon slaver when his latest delivery was a Caitian child. Gwyn warned the Kazon that if he ever delivered another prisoner that young, the Kazon himself would be working in the mines. The Diviner's lieutenant, Drednok , warned Gwyn that she did not speak for her father.

When the Diviner suspected Dal to conspire with the rogue Medusan Zero , Gwyn was assigned to interrogate Dal.

Gwyn, Progeny of Solum .

Dal is brought to a room with Gwyn, and she gives him some honey lychee as she asks him about his recent escape attempt. Dal responds that he hadn't entirely thought of his escape plan, and merely seized an opportunity that he saw. Gwyn then suspects that Dal and Fugitive Zero are in league with one another, since Zero's act of sabotage took place at the same time Dal tried to escape. Dal gives some snarky responses, but Gwyn tells him that if he helps her find Fugitive Zero, the Diviner will free him. Dal then says that if she gets him passage on the Kazon vessel, he will tell her all about Fugitive Zero. However, as Dal refers to Zero as a "him", Gwyn clarifies that as Zero is Medusan , they are neither a he or she. Learning that Zero is Medusan, and therefore telepathic, Dal is surprised to realize that the voice he heard in his cell was Zero. However, this surprise also reveals to Gwyn that Dal knows nothing about Fugitive Zero, and has him taken away. Dal then tells her that he heard Zero in his cell, and is confident that he can find them. Gwyn gives him a day to locate Fugitive Zero, and if he's unsuccessful, he will be turned over to Drednok.

The Protostar .

Dal subsequently made several allies among the laborers, and Gwyn became their prisoner when the crew of children and teenagers, plus Zero, escaped aboard the derelict Federation starship USS Protostar . Dal and his folks tied Gwyn to the command chair on the ship's bridge . She was present when the Brikarian Rok-Tahk accidentally summoned the emergency training hologram , Kathryn Janeway . ( PRD episode : " Lost and Found ")

Gwyn eventually was transferred to the brig . She was able to escape for a brief time when the ship was caught in the gravity well of a binary star . She attempted to flee the ship aboard a Protostar escape pod , however was prevented from doing so when all were jettisoned. When Gwyn learned of the ship's vehicle replicator she attempted to create a shuttlecraft, but was stopped by Rok and returned to the brig. ( PRD episode : " Starstruck ")

The Rev-12 .

When marooned with her de facto crew members on Murder Planet , Gwyn briefly injured her leg and was forced to cooperate with them to survive. She was devastated when her father, the Diviner, chose to attempt leaving with Protostar rather than rescuing his daughter from the planet's dangerous vegetation. After being saved by the crew, she engaged the ship's protostar drive to escape her father's pursuit in the Rev-12 . ( PRD episodes : " Dream Catcher ", " Terror Firma ")

Following their escape, Gwyn struggled finding a new role on the ship while she recovered both from her leg injuries and her emotional trauma. After having a discussion with Zero, she realized that her skills in language and interpretation were incredibly useful. She was able to crack the unusual encryptions on the Protostar 's logs written in the language of her homeworld, Solum , that were preventing Hologram Janeway from accessing some of her memories. This also revealed the identity of the Protostar 's former captain, Chakotay . ( PRD episode : " Kobayashi ")

Gwyn was able to communicate with the Cymari , whose "language" was told through the manipulation of matter. ( PRD episode : " First Con-tact ")

She was also able to modify Hologram Janeway's program to prevent the Diviner altering her code. ( PRD episode : " A Moral Star, Part 2 ")

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Connections [ ], appearances and references [ ], appearances [ ].

• PRD episode : " Lost and Found "
• PRD episode : " Starstruck "
• PRD episode : " Dream Catcher "
• PRD episode : " Terror Firma "
• PRD episode : " Kobayashi "
• PRD episode : " First Con-tact "
• PRD episode : " Time Amok "
• PRD episode : " A Moral Star, Part 1 "
• PRD episode : " A Moral Star, Part 2 "
• PRD video game : Supernova

References [ ]

• StarTrek.com website  : First Look at Star Trek: Prodigy

External link [ ]

• Gwyn article at Memory Alpha , the wiki for canon Star Trek .
• ↑ PRD episode : " Starstruck ".
• ↑ PRD episode : " Time Amok ".
• 1 USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)
• 2 Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
• 3 USS Voyager (NCC-74656-A)

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Star Trek: Prodigy Reveals the Truth About Gwyn

Gwyn has toed the moral line throughout Star Trek: Prodigy and the truth behind her familial connection to the villainous Diviner stands revealed.

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1, Episode 6, "Kobayashi," streaming now on Paramount+ .

While most of the crew of the USS Protostar by the start of Star Trek: Prodigy are made up of refugees from the harsh prison planet of Tars Lamora, one surprise member of the fledgling crew, Gwyndala , is actually the daughter of the starship's obsessive pursuer, the villainous Diviner . And while Gwyn was initially presented as the daughter of a brutal Tars Lamora warlord, flashbacks not only reveal the true nature behind Gwyn and the Diviner's connection but also why exactly such a vicious, single-minded figure would be interested in having progeny of his own.

While Gwyn had struck up a friendship with Dal of sorts when the two were together on Tars Lamora, this quickly changed when Dal and his other friends discovered the Protostar hidden on the planet and commandeered it to escape into the far reaches of the Delta Quadrant . With the Diviner running his mining operation on Tars Lamora with the secret goal to seize control of the Protostar himself, he and his forces set out to recover it. Meanwhile, Gwyn tried to earn her father's approval by commandeering the starship back to him herself. This dedication backfired when the Diviner nearly sold out his daughter in exchange for the Protostar, with a heartbroken Gwyn rescued by Dal and the crew before they departed for parts unknown.

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As Gwyn mulls over why her own father would betray her, a flashback sequence on Tars Lamora 17 years ago reveals the Diviner growing desperate in his search for the Protostar on his planet. Scared that he will pass away from his unspecified terminal condition before the Starfleet vessel can be recovered, the Diviner decides to clone a child from his own genetic material to carry on without him. This decision is made against the advice of his robotic right-hand man Drednok, who expresses his concerns that the Diviner is making an emotionally compromised decision that could divert his focus from finding the Protostar.

It is unclear if Gwyn is fully aware of the true nature of her parentage or why the Diviner sought to create her in the first place, but the Diviner's disregard for her safety likely stems from him seeing her both as expendable and a distraction from his ultimate goal of recovering the Protostar. Gwyn appears to have inherited some of the Diviner's genetic memory, quoting him as she deciphers code placed within the Protostar's ship computer, though she could have simply overheard her father mention this during her upbringing on Tars Lamora.

Gwyn's rebellion against her father -- albeit on the heels of being betrayed by him -- runs deeper than she and her friends initially imagined. Not simply being a daughter rejected her father's wicked ways, and Gwyn is a living example of nature vs. nurture, cloned straight from the Diviner's raw genetic material but a much more noble and heroic character than her father. There is always the possibility that the Diviner and Drednok could have programmed some genetic failsafes in Gwyn during the cloning process in just such an occasion should she ever grow uncontrollable, but, in the interim, Gwyn has proven herself to be a valuable member of the Protostar's crew and a friend to her crew mates.

Created by Kevin and Dan Hageman, Star Trek: Prodigy releases new episodes Thursdays on Paramount+.

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'Star Trek: Prodigy' reveals cast and characters

A varied cast of youthful alien lifeforms makes up the crew of the as-yet unknown, abandoned Starfleet ship.

Images and details have been released about the cast and their respective characters from " Star Trek: Prodigy ," the new animated "Star Trek" show coming from Paramount+.

During the Paramount+ Star Trek First Contact Day event in April, an image of the primary characters together was released, along with the first images of Captain Janeway (serving as the starship's built-in Emergency Training Hologram and voiced by Kate Mulgrew,) but we didn't learn anything else about the rest of the crew. However, now we have some basic background information plus a few screenshots from the show. 

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Gwyn is a 17-year-old member of the Vau N' Akat — a new race to "Star Trek" — who was raised on her father’s desolate mining planet and grew up dreaming of exploring the stars. She is played by British actor Ella Purnell, most recently seen in Zack Snyder’s "Army of the Dead" on Netflix.

Tellarites are a long-established alien race in "Star Trek" first appearing in " The Original Series " and this teenage Tellarite is named Jankom Pog. Played by Jason Mantzoukas, Pog apparently loves a good argument and regardless of his own opinion, he’ll always play ‘devil’s advocate’ for the sake of hearing all sides. Mantzoukas has appeared in a number of television shows including "Brooklyn 99" and "The League" together with voice roles in "Invincible" and "American Dad!"

Dal is a purple alien whose race is not yet known. According to the official blurb, he fancies himself as a maverick and holds strong onto his unwavering hope even in the toughest of times. Played by Brett Gray, most recently seen in the Netflix coming-of-age series "On My Block" together with guest appearances on " Chicago PD."

Murf is an endearing, indestructible blob with curiously good timing and an insatiable appetite for ship parts. It's not known whether or not Murf is in its late teens or not. Dee Bradley Baker stars as the Yaphet-esque creature, possibly best known as the voice of Captain Rex in the multitude of "Star Wars" animated television shows and Klaus the goldfish on "American Dad!"

The Hulk-like Rok-Tahk, voiced by young actor Rylee Alazraqui stars as an unusually bright 8-year-old Brikar . While a bit shy, Rok doesn't hold back when it comes to her love of animals. Alazraqui herself is only 10 years old and to date has had voice roles on Cartoon Network's "Summer Camp Island."  

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The British actor Angus Imrie plays a particularly interesting character, Zero, who is a Medusan, not seen on a televised "Star Trek" show since "The Original Series" episode "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" (S03, E07). These are a non-corporeal and genderless energy-based life form known to cause insanity to any humanoid who gaze upon their natural form. Consequently, Zero wears a containment suit to protect those around them. Imrie has most prominently appeared as Prince Edward in Netflix’s "The Crown" and the Batman prequel series "Pennyworth." 

In an interview with Dennis Miller on the Dennis Miller + 1 podcast released on May 12, Kate Mulgrew shared some details about the upcoming show. All the characters are from the Delta Quadrant and the show picks up just a few years after USS Voyager‘s return home. 

"Five kids are incarcerated on an obscure planet in an uncharted part of the galaxy. They escape from their imprisonment and race across the planet to find a defunct starship buried in the sand of the planet's surface," Mulgrew said in the interview . They enter the ship, but are unable to make it work. With prison guards hot on their heels, they suddenly stumble upon an Emergency Training Hologram in the form of Captain Janeway. 

"It's really, I think, going to capture the imagination of little kids. And if they can sit with their mothers, who watched me in live action, and their fathers who loved the other guys, we’ve got a family affair and that will bring it full circle," Mulgrew said in the podcast .

"Star Trek: Prodigy" will debut on Paramount+ in the US sometime in late 2021 before later airing on Nickelodeon. The show will also be available on the CTV Sci-Fi Channel in Canada. Additional international availability has not yet been announced.

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'Star Trek: Prodigy's Brett Gray on Encountering the Borg and the Dal/Gwyn Dynamic

He also spoke about his relationship with 'Star Trek' before joining the cast.

New York Comic Con saw Paramount+'s Star Trek universe return to the Empire Stage this year, with cast members from Star Trek: Picard , Star Trek: Discovery , and Star Trek: Prodigy beaming down to share what fans can come to expect from the upcoming seasons of each series. Last year Star Trek: Prodigy premiered its first episode at the convention, igniting a passion for the Star Trek franchise in a whole new generation of fans who finally had a kid-friendly animated series to dive head-first into.

This year, the Hageman Brothers returned with Ben Hibon , Kate Mulgrew , Brett Gray , and newcomer Jameela Jamil to discuss the back half of Season 1 and tease where the crew of the USS Protostar is headed. Before the panel, Collider got to chat with Brett Gray about Dal's journey in the upcoming episodes, how his relationship with Gwyn ( Elle Purnell ) will evolve, and geek out about some of the legacy characters Dal gets to interact with.

Star Trek: Prodigy marks Mulgrew's return as Star Trek: Voyager 's Captain Janeway, and she returns two-fold by playing the hologram Janeway aboard the Protostar and Vice Admiral Janeway, who is tracking down the starship to uncover the mystery of what happened to Captain Chakotay ( Robert Beltran ). In addition to Gray, Purnell, and Jamil ( who plays Ensign Asencia ) the cast also includes Rok-Tahk ( Rylee Alazraqui ), Jankom Pog ( Jason Mantazoukas ), Zero ( Angus Imrie ), and Murf ( Dee Bradley Baker ) who will be continuing their misadventures aboard the Protostar when the series returns on October 27th.

COLLIDER: I am a sucker for the connection between Dal and Gwyn. I love it so much. I watched the premiere here last year at New York Comic Con, and I was just like “These two! I'm rooting for these two.” Can you talk a little bit about how their relationship and friendship evolves this season?

BRETT GRAY: I’d imagine they've had a relationship for a very long time. She's the only person who could speak his language on Tars Lamora. So to me, it's awesome. It's like those childhood lovers who, like, they have that rivalry because they're sort of star-crossed in two different worlds. But at the end of the day, they relate to each other so much. I think they relate to each other so much, in terms of not knowing fully who they are and where they come from, and this sort of impostor syndrome around just origin in general, and purpose in the universe, and Gwyn learning that everything she knows is a lie. Dal is also learning that everything he knows is a lie. I just think they relate to each other so much, and I love their little banter. And I think they need each other, you know, him to calm her down, and remind her that she's still 17 and should have some fun and her to show them how to be a leader.

We have seen five episodes of the next half of Season 1, and we learn a little bit more about his backstory and where he comes from. So it really seems like this half of the season he's searching for who he is and where he fits into the world, if at all. Can you talk a little bit about that journey for him and where he is emotionally when we return to the series?

GRAY: Yeah. When we return to the series, emotionally I feel like he's really wrapped up in everything that just happened. I mean, he's really concerned about Gwyn, and about the state of their crew and about their journey towards Starfleet, and I think for the first time the pressure and the leadership responsibility is very, it's much more serious now than it's ever been. The stakes are the highest they've ever been. At the same time, he still doesn't even know who he is, or where he comes from, or what his purpose is. So, you know, there's lots for him to think about and lots for him to learn. I think self-discovery has been something that he's been struggling with since the beginning of the series, and he's come so far. I'm very proud of him. You know, I feel like even though he's a fictional character, I'm very proud of him. He's come a very long way. And he's learned a lot about other people and how to connect to them. Now it's about trying to learn how to connect to himself.

I’m curious to know what your relationship with Star Trek was beforehand. Because I feel like Prodigy pays such a beautiful homage to all of the shows that have come before, especially this half of the season. Were there any characters that have been brought in this season that you were like, “Oh my God, I can't believe my character gets to interact with these characters”?

GRAY: Well, my “Kobayashi Maru” episode was pretty epic. I was literally sitting there reading the script in my house, and I was like, “Wait, is this the actual Spock right now? Is it the actual Kirk right now? Are these the actual people that I get to interact with?” Yes, I feel super, super lucky that I have been in a scene with these legendary voices, and legendary characters. It's, pretty awesome to me. Also, before Star Trek , I hadn't had any prior knowledge, so now I'll get to do the deep dive going backwards. And there's the Borg. Oh, this is the "Kobayashi Maru" episode. There are things for me to look forward to and see how they originated.

And the Borg are amazing, I love the Borg so much.

GRAY: Come on! You are in for a treat.

You get to do that fun line of saying “Resistance is futile.” Like you got to say the line.

GRAY: I got to say the line! It’s giving iconic. Iconic.

Star Trek: Prodigy returns on October 27th, check out the trailer below:

Star Trek: Prodigy

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Star Trek: Prodigy is an animated series that premiered on 28 October 2021 , first on the streaming service Paramount+ , then on Nickelodeon , [1] a conglomerate sister broadcasting channel. It is the ninth Star Trek spin-off and the third animated Star Trek series, following Star Trek: The Animated Series and Star Trek: Lower Decks . Unlike the previous animated series, this is the first to be rendered entirely with computer-generated imaging and 3D modeling. Previously, the Star Trek: Short Treks episode " The Girl Who Made the Stars " was produced in a similar fashion. Two seasons were produced before the series' cancellation on 23 June 2023 .

Alex Kurtzman stated that unlike Lower Decks , Prodigy will be kid-focused with an " entirely different perspective and an entirely different tone, " adding, " What's exciting about it is not only looking at each animated series as what's the different tone, but what's the different technology we can apply to these things so that visually they're entirely different? " [6]

In February 2019, it was announced Nickelodeon had entered talks to air the show, and Trollhunters writers and executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman had boarded the project. [7]

On 24 April 2019 , it was revealed that the series would indeed air (but not debut) on Nickelodeon and focus on a group of lawless teenage characters finding a derelict Starfleet ship which they use to " search for adventure, meaning and salvation. " [8]

In May 2019, CBS filed trademarks for the titles " Star Trek: Section 31 " and " Star Trek: Prodigy ", with posts on Reddit later in the year attaching the Prodigy title to the second animated series. [9]

On 23 July 2020, it was revealed that the show would, in fact, be named Star Trek: Prodigy , and that it would air on Nickelodeon in 2021. [10] [11] The premiere episode did air on the channel on 17 December 2021, but on that occasion it was an one-time-only affair. [12] It was eventually announced that the first ten episodes (parts 1 and 2) would belatedly air regularly on a repetitive basis on the broadcaster in the home market one year later, starting on 8 July 2022 . [13]

In 2022 , Prodigy 's first season was nominated for "Outstanding Animated Series" in the inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards , and won the Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Production Design." [14]

In 2023 , Prodigy 's first season was nominated for a Television Critics Association Award in "Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming," a category with both animated and live action content intended for family and young adult audiences. [15]

• 1 Opening credits
• 2.1 Starring
• 2.2 Recurring characters
• 3.1 Season 1
• 3.2 Season 2
• 4.1 Development
• 4.2.1 Products
• 4.3 Cancellation and pick-up
• 5 Related topics
• 7 Footnotes
• 8 External links

Opening credits

The opening title sequence for Star Trek: Prodigy was unveiled on 31 August 2021 , with theme by Michael Giacchino . [16]

• Brett Gray as Dal
• Ella Purnell as Gwyn
• Jason Mantzoukas as Jankom Pog
• Angus Imrie as Zero
• Rylee Alazraqui as Rok-Tahk
• Dee Bradley Baker as Murf
• Jimmi Simpson as Drednok
• John Noble as The Diviner
• Kate Mulgrew as " Captain Janeway "

Recurring characters

• Jason Alexander as Dr. Noum
• Robert Beltran as Capt. Chakotay
• Eric Bauza as Lt. Barniss Frex
• Billy Campbell as Thadiun Okona
• Ronny Cox as Adm. Jellico
• Daveed Diggs as Cdr. Tysess
• Jameela Jamil as Ens. Asencia
• Kate Mulgrew as Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway

Episode list

PRO Season 1 , 20 episodes: [17]

PRO Season 2

Development

In July 2019 , the Hagemans announced the full writers' room for the show. [20] Among those revealed to be writing the series are Trollhunters writer-producers Aaron Waltke and Chad Quandt , The 100 writer-producers Shawna Benson and Julie Benson , Black Sails writer Lisa Boyd , Shades of Blue writer Nikhil Jayaram , and Diandra Pendleton-Thompson .

In October 2019 , Kurtzman said that this series will be animated in a digital 3D style, like Ninjago or Trollhunters , as opposed to the more "cartoon" look of Star Trek: Lower Decks . He also confirmed that the series had been picked up for a two-season order, and that a title had been chosen for the series, but he was not yet ready to reveal it. [21]

In the same interview, Heather Kadin said that, due to the time-consuming process of 3D animation, the series would likely air later than 2021 . Kadin also emphasized that the Hagemans' writing style will be accessible to kids without patronizing them or alienating their parents:

" The reason we went to the Hagemans is because if you've seen their work, you know that they're not writing " Muppet Babies ". It's not "Little Spock and Little Kirk." It's not playing down [to viewers] that way. " " Even [with] their characters in Ninjago – they are teenagers – I was able to watch that with my kids and they write with a very epic quality. They tell stories the way we tell stories in live action: serialized, turning over cards… " " I think it will be a great way for fans to introduce the franchise to their kids, and for new fans to be formed, because it's such a big franchise, [it can be hard] to get into as a kid. " [22]

In an October 2020 interview with Trek Report , producer and writer Aaron Waltke said that Prodigy aims to bridge the gap between old and new iterations of the Star Trek franchise , with a series that strikes a tone of hope and idealism. [23]

" It's been exhilarating to make a series that honors classic Trek for legacy fans like myself, but also provides an entry point for new audiences to be introduced to the world of the Federation and its aspirations for an idealistic future, even when facing adversity. Writing the return of our beloved Voyager captain feels oddly iconic, like a homecoming for me. And we hope to create something both young and old can watch together… just as I once did with my dad all those many years ago. " [24]

In February 2021 , it was announced that Prodigy would debut on Paramount+ in 2021. An image of the alien bridge crew was also released. [25]

On First Contact Day in April 2021 , the Hagemans revealed that the series will be set in the Delta Quadrant in 2383 . They also revealed an image of Captain Janeway as she will appear in the series, and explained that the character will appear as an emergency training hologram on board the starship. A new summary of the series' premise was also released:

Prodigy " will follow a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search for a better future. These six young outcasts know nothing about the ship they have commandeered – a first in the history of the Star Trek Franchise – but over the course of their adventures together, they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents. " [26]

In May 2021 , more details about the cast were released, with the main voice cast revealed. [27]

On 23 July 2021 , a teaser trailer was released during the Paramount+ Star Trek Comic-Con@Home panel, revealing the first animated footage of the series along with the first look and name of the vessel, the USS Protostar . [28]

The series' opening title sequence was publicly released on 31 August 2021 , as part of a Paramount+ presentation to the Television Critics Association . This presentation also confirmed that the series' theme music had been composed by Michael Giacchino , and the music for the series would be composed by Nami Melumad . [29]

In June 2019 , Eaglemoss/Hero Collector 's project manager Ben Robinson indicated that the company would manufacture starship miniatures from this series, [30] though that intent was thwarted by the company's bankruptcy on 5 August 2022.

On 13 July 2021 , ViacomCBS Consumer Products and Playmates Toys jointly announced that the latter had acquired new licensing for "action figures, vehicles and ships, role play and other toy categories," and slated the first of these products for retail release in 2022. Among other Star Trek series and films, this licensing encompasses Star Trek: Prodigy , Star Trek: Lower Decks , Star Trek: Discovery , and Star Trek: Picard . [31]

On 18 August 2022 , it was announced that two new tie-in books, Supernova (also the title of a video game releasing in October 2022 ) and A Dangerous Trade would be released on 17 January 2023 . [32]

Cancellation and pick-up

On 23 June 2023, Prodigy was cancelled by Paramount+. While Season 2 was allowed to finish post-production, it, along with the series as a whole, would be sold to any interested third-party outsider. [33] The series removal from Paramount+ was effectuated three days later, on 26 June 2023. [34] The series was on Nickelodeon already on a broadcast hiatus, and therefore not to return afterwards. [2]

Paramount did not provide a clear reason for the completely unexpected cancellation. News sites such as TrekMovie.com , ScreenRant, and Inverse suggested that the cancellation was motivated by cost-cutting measures and tax write-offs, whereas Paramount itself had intimated in a statement to TrekMovie.com that it was part of clearing the way of the upcoming merger of Paramount+ with Showtime by " refining our content offering to deliver the best streaming experience for subscribers ". Paramount concurrently assured TrekMovie.com that it remained stoutly "invested in growing the Star Trek franchise". The decision to place Prodigy outside the realm of that same franchise and offer it up to third-party outsiders however, was counter to their " Star Trek Universe" all-under-one-roof franchise umbrella concept instituted at the start of 2021 . [35] [36] [37]

On 21 July 2023 , showrunner Aaron Waltke announced on his Twitter account that the entire first season had become available for digital purchase at digital vendors like Prime Video , ITunes Store , Google, and others. Up until that point only the first ten episodes had been available, which was conforming to the recent physical PRO Season 1, Volume 1 DVD and Blu-ray home video format releases. [38] While the franchise had intimated that the series had not performed to expectations, Prodigy had managed in the meantime to gather a fanbase of its own, which had resulted in a run on the DVD and Blu-ray stocks still available at retailers at the time of the cancellation announcement, causing them to sell out quickly in the home market. [39]

Aside from that, this fanbase also tried to organize an online campaign to save the series. [40] On 24 August 2023 , in an effort to find the show another home, a fan raised US$1,200 on GoFundMe to have an airplane tow a banner reading, "#SAVE STAR TREK PRODIGY" over the Los Angeles offices of streaming services Netflix , Amazon Prime , and Hulu . [41] A drawing with the same hashtag is set to be among the items going to space on a Blue Origin (part of the empire of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ) flight. [42]

Kevin Hageman expressed in an interview that his desire was to see a third season come to fruition, that will eventually lead up to an animated film series. [43]

On 11 October 2023 , it was Netflix that announced that they had picked up Prodigy , with season two set to premier in 2024 , [44] [45] after season one had debuted on the streaming service later in 2023 on 25 December. [46] [47] A consequence of this is that if Hageman is to see his hopes for post-season two productions come true, he has to convince Netflix to pay for the entirety of the production costs, as the franchise itself has distanced itself from Prodigy . [3] This could turn out to be a tall order for Hageman, considering Netflix's prior experience with the first three seasons of Discovery (see: Netflix: Footnote ), despite Prodigy hardly having caused any division within " Trekdom ", if any at all, as opposed to Discovery .

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• ↑ The show did however premiere on some foreign Nickelodeon subsidiaries where Paramount+ was not (yet) available. One such market concerned the Netherlands and Flanders, where the in the Dutch language dubbed version of the show debuted for an one-time run on the local Nickelodeon Benelux channel on 18 April 2022 , albeit the first ten episodes (parts 1 and 2) only. [1] Repetitive regular airing of the entire first season started on 31 October 2022 in support of the local Paramount+ encompassing SkyShowtime which had been launched in the country six days earlier, and where Prodigy was included in its startup content catalog.

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• ↑ There was very little doubt left, if any at all, that the franchise had no intent whatsoever to pay even a single penny more for Prodigy beyond the season two post-production completion, after they had taken their definitive leave of the series in their official statement, "Star Trek: Prodigy will not be returning for the previously announced second season. On behalf of everyone at Paramount+, Nickelodeon, and CBS Studios, we want to thank Kevin and Dan Hageman, Ben Hibon , Alex Kurtzman, and the Secret Hideout team, along with the fantastic cast and crew for all their hard work and dedication bringing the series to life. " [5]

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Gwyndala or more commonly known as Gwyn is the deuteragonist of the 2021 animated series serving as the tenth series of the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Prodigy .

She is a young Vau N'Akat female originally living on the Tars Lamora penal colony in the Delta Quadrant as a lieutenant to her father, The Diviner , until she is taken hostage by a gang of young prisoners. strip of the Protostar ship. At first, she tried to return to her father until the latter reluctantly abandoned her in favor of the Protostar to complete his secret plans. Heartbroken, Gwyn abandons her old life and joins her new friends on their journey to reach the United Federation of Planets and join Starfleet .

She is voiced by Ella Purnell who also played a young Maleficent in Maleficent .

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As a member of the Vau N'Akat species, Gwyn has gray skin and light red markings on her nose and ears. His face is facially similar to a human except that her cheeks have two downward-sloping features. Her hair is long and wavy while being held in pigtails by rings, the roots sharing the same color as the skin while the tips are dark grey/dark blue. Her eyebrows and eyelids are brown, her eyes are olive green, and her lips are a darker shade of gray than her skin. In terms of height, Gwyn is slightly smaller than Janeway but is bigger than Dal by a head but arms and shoulders leaner in comparison.

Her normal clothing mainly consists of a light blue sleeveless top underneath a kind of dark blue breastplate, an epaulette on the right shoulder and a thick bronze collar. She also tackles a brown belt from a big pocket and a long fabric on the right thigh, blue pants and stylish knee high boots. On her arms, she wears mittens as well as her Heirloom on her right arm and an additional gauntlet on her left forearm. As the Diviner's lieutenant, Gwyn wore a hooded cape. During missions or encounters with other species, she wears a Starfleet uniform. After joining the Federation, Gwyn wears a new Starfleet uniform with Vau N'Akat features while retaining her mittens but now wearing the Heirloom on the lapel of her right hand.

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Gwyn is an accomplished multilingual due to the intense training her father gave her from birth, allowing her to read or speak foreign languages with ease. She also manages to assimilate the basics of a non-corporeal species using communication based on sound instead of words. At the same time, her language learning allowed her to learn many alien cultures.

Her intensive training also includes astrophysics and starship mechanics, which allowed her to operate the Protostar the very first time she boarded and reprogram Janeway easily and later give her upgrades to her holographic program. Gwyn also possesses martial arts skills and is an agile fighter, On the genetic side, Gwyn has the ability to thoughtfully manipulate a golden substance that she calls her Heirloom, thus being able to transform it into melee weapons, a shield or various objects. Naturally, Gwyn has a higher healing ability than a human. She is also immune to most telepathy, a Medusan cannot read her thoughts.

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Gwyn has a deep fascination with foreign cultures, especially fluency in languages and would become enthusiastic about learning about new cultures and languages. She particularly appreciates speaking the standard language rather than the Vau N'Akat language.

Initially, Gwyn was not really a warm person.

In her early days, Gwyn turned out to be a serious person, sometimes cold, strategic, cultured and loyal to her father, even if she did not approve of his cruel methods of ruling the colony and did not like to serve a purpose she does not know the meaning. She also showed a softer side towards a Caitian child, reassuring her and taking care of her for a time. Moreover, she purposely threatened the Kazon bringing the slaves to send himr to dig in the mines if he brought back another young child.

She has a mutual dislike of the crueler Drednok , easily sickened by his vicious methods. Due to growing up in Tars Lamora, Gwyn has long considered most of the Unwanted to be just common criminals, though she was softer towards them, such as when she asked Dal about Zero in more civilized and gentle ways than Drednok. Although Gwyn is naturally less cold than her father, she is capable of being intimidating and threatening when questioning someone, as she did with Dal when his sarcasm began to irritate her after she mispronounced a metaphor and she refused to let someone like him make fun of her, showing some arrogance similar to her father. When Dal offered her a place with his friends to go with them, Gwyn pragmatically refused and later engaged the gang in battle.

As a hostage on the Protostar, Gwyn showed a more irritable side, quickly becoming angry when the gang ridiculed her or kept her locked up. Despite her situation, she remained convinced that her father will come to retrieve her, calling Dal a fool for believing he can escape the Diviner. Although she briefly softened after the compassionate Rok-Tahk brought her food and scolded her for believing the Unwanted were just criminals, Gwyn continued to try to reach her father but failed, didn't want to go on the offensive against an upset Rok, even cowardly trying to reason with her that she was only obeying her father. Back in jail, Gwyn grew more bitter, going on sardonics with Dal to recall the time he thought they could have been friends. During her second escape, Gwyn would not hesitate to abandon the gang on the planet Murder if it meant going back to her father.

Following her second failed escape and being forced to cooperate with the gang despite Dal's more than once coldness towards her, Gwyn slowly befriended them after saving them from a planet murderer attack. She would eventually bond with Dal due to their shared appreciation for the stars and the feeling of not really having a loving family. When Drednok intercepts the tape, Gwyn steps in to stop the robot from harming them. After her father abandons her to get the Protostar and her new friends save her, Gwyn is heartbroken and ultimately rejects the Diviner when he attempts to bring her back to his side.

Having friends made Gwyn a better person.

Gwyn subsequently fell into a state of depression and sadness as she no longer felt like she belonged anywhere until Zero made her realize that she belonged among her friends. Once past the stage, Gwyn became more emotionally open than she had been, behaving as playful and cheerful as her traveling companions while exhibiting a new sense of morality worthy of Starfleet ideals, not wanting not let the Unwanted suffer at the hands of her father. She also seemed to have bonded immensely with Dal, managing to convince him to return to Tars Lamora to save the Unwanted by reminding him that he is not alone. Upon learning of her father's true mission to wipe out Starfleet to prevent their people from ever becoming extinct, Gwyn refused to trade one genocide for another and attempted to stop Diviner when he refused to listen to reason.

Since her father's defeat, her memories restored and the discovery of the Living Construct on the Protostar, Gwyn put her dream of joining Starfleet on hold so as not to risk involuntarily harming the Federation, but has not given up helping those that she and her friends can always help. She often shows more open-mindedness and kind-heartedness than her friends, not wanting to leave the sentient or non-sentient living beings to their fate and preferring to see beneficial opportunities on the whole. Gwyn's greatest talent is undoubtedly her ability to empathize, as she allowed Zero to break free from the Borg Collective by encouraging the Medusan to forgive himself and reassuring Dal that he is not a lab failed experiment. She was ultimately able to forgive her father after he was tempted to save her from Asencia's clutches at the cost of his life and tearfully promised him that she would go see Solum one day but she was unsure of realizing his hope that she would unite their people though the Diviner remained convinced of this as he died. After coming to terms with her grief, she was able to calm her friends on her own and then managed to convince the Klingons, a fiercest and cantankerous species to help them to stop the destruction of Starfleet, putting all her heart and ideals into it.

Like the rest of her friends, Gwyn had become attached to the Protostar and was sad to have to part with it forever to save the Starfleet armada, not hiding her emotions either when the spaceship exploded. She had also become attached to the Janeway hologram and was even sadder at Janeway's permanent demise. After proving her innocence in Federation court, Gwyn made the difficult choice not to join her friends at Starfleet Academy just yet, believing she had a duty to save the Vau N'Akat first. At the same period, Gwyn and Dal became more intimate to the point of having feelings for each other, sharing a mutual kiss and promising to see each other again, concluding with a hug.

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• Ella Purnell also played the villainous character Jinx in Arcana the same year and ironically, Jinx and Gwyndala turned out to be polar opposites to each other.
• She was seventeen when she first appeared, the same age as Dal R'El but it is unknown which of the two is older. Either way, Gwyn is one of the oldest of the crew, though Zero's age is unknown. She probably turned eighteen in the second half of the first season.
• Every time she speaks in her native tongue, communicates with some of her people or summons her Heirloom, the veins in her head light up.
• Among the languages that Gwyn speaks other than Vau N'Akat and Standard (English), she knows Kazon, Caitian, Klingon, Brikar and Tellarite.
• Because of her talent for understanding languages, Gwyn could be considered the Protostar's communications officer. However, she most often acts as Dal's shrewd right-hand, giving her a commander position as well. In Supernova, Part 1 , Dal calls her captain as she was about to ask the Klingons for help, presumably to imply her diplomatic skills.
• Gwyn is the first clone or rather genetic copy of the Star Trek franchise to be a major character. By this status, Gwyn is openly despised by Drednok and Asencia, the former seeing her as nothing more than the Diviner's biggest mistake while Asencia shows more contempt, viewing Gwyn as an abomination and not a true Vau N'Akat.
• Her species has not yet come into contact with Starfleet, so Gwyn cannot be recognized by a DNA scanner.
• It is revealed in Supernova, Part 1 that Dal secretly had a crush on Gwyn, as he misinterpreted Gwyn's words as love confusion and then kissed her. Gwyn's surprised reaction to his act suggests either she never noticed it before or that she may not share the same feeling at the moment. It is later confirmed in Supernova, Part 2 that Gwyn does share the same feelings for Dal, as seen in their kiss.

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The Ending Of Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 Explained

The longest season in the franchise since "Enterprise" went off the air in 2005, the debut of "Star Trek: Prodigy" included 20 episodes split into two parts, aired in 2021 and 2022. The series introduced fans to an all-new cast of kid characters, a collection of misfits from across the galaxy who band together to stop the villainous Diviner. Aboard an unearthed and abandoned Starfleet vessel, the USS Protostar, the crew escapes the planet Tars Lamora. With the help of a holographic assistant patterned after "Voyager" captain Kathryn Janeway (voiced by a returning Kate Mulgrew), they set a course for the Federation with dreams of joining Starfleet themselves.

The ragtag crew of the USS Protostar discovers that their ship has been turned into a deadly weapon capable of obliterating the Federation, and suddenly finds themselves on the run from the real Admiral Janeway. In the two-part season finale, "Supernova," the USS Protostar and its child crew face down an armada of Starfleet ships. They must prevent the Protostar from activating The Living Construct — the unstoppable weapon hidden aboard that could put an end to the United Federation of Planets forever.

Led by Dal R'El, the USS Protostar will not only save the day, though. Its crew members learn new lessons and chart their own paths to the future. A surprising hit that proved as entertaining for adult Trekkies as it did for kids, "Star Trek: Prodigy" Season 1 had an excellent ending that we're here to explain. 

A road to redemption

The crew of the USS Protostar is led by Dal R'El, a misfit boy who is eventually revealed to be the product of experimentation using prohibited genetic augmentation. Beside him is Rok-Tahk, a hulking rock creature with a gentle soul and a love of the sciences; a crafty Tellarite engineer named Jankom Pog; a Medusan named Zero; and Mellanoid slime worm Murf. They were all once the prisoners of the evil Diviner, held as laborers on the planet Tars Lamora through no fault of their own. 

There is also Gwyndala, the daughter of the Diviner, a man who has time traveled into the past after the Federation caused the destruction of his world. Throughout the series' first season, Gwyn has struggled not just to find her place and purpose, but also to redeem herself for her people's crimes and her father's cruelty. While few have held her responsible for the Diviner's quest to destroy the Federation, Gwyn has carried her guilt as a heavy burden. 

In "Supernova," Gwyn may have finally found her redemption after she helps the Protostar crew end the threat to Starfleet, though it comes at the cost of her father's life. At the conclusion, Gwyn is the only member of the crew not to join Admiral Janeway. Instead, she chooses to head to her home world, where she hopes to change her people's future and atone for the monstrous crimes of her time-traveling father the Diviner. She also takes on the fitting moniker of The Unifier.

Don't judge a book by its cover

Despite being enjoyed by adults almost as much as by the kids it was designed for, "Star Trek: Prodigy" still follows more or less the same familiar pattern of many shows for children. This means it includes moral messages and life lessons we've all seen many times before, like never judging a book by its cover. Thankfully, the time-honored adage here gets a decidedly "Star Trek" twist.

As the series began, the Diviner and his allies were quick to judge the escaped laborers from Tars Lamora as little more than misfit miscreants. They underestimated not only their abilities but also their strength of character, moral conviction, and heart. In fact, even when they come to the attention of Admiral Janeway — who sees them as criminals who've apparently stolen a Starfleet ship — she, too, misjudges them. It's not until she gets a taste of their fight with the Diviner in the episode "Mindwalk" that she comes to realize how wrong she was about them.

The biggest miscalculation is a deeply personal one: throughout the season, we've seen Dal as a lost, wayward son of an unknown people. When we learn that he is actually the genetically modified augment, he's quick to dismiss himself as a mistake of science. By the finale, Dal embraces his inner hero and becomes the leader he was destined to be.

Finding a family

There is perhaps no greater theme in Season 1 of "Star Trek: Prodigy" than finding one's chosen family. The entire crew of the USS Protostar, from big Rok-Tahk to little Murf, are all outcasts, misfits, and pariahs — lost souls with no home and no family, all looking for a place to belong. They all lament no longer having a home to call their own, but eventually find it among each other.

All crew members start in the same location on their journey at Tars Lamora, but each has a unique struggle. Zero the Medusan stands out among their people for their curiosity and thirst for discovery. Jankom is an orphaned Tellarite who was forced to leave his people to save his entire ship when he was young. Rok-Tahk is a wandering Brikar once forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas for the amusement of others and abandoned when she no longer met the whims of her captors. Dal of course had no family, and no people either, with no knowledge of where he came from. And Murf? Well, Murf is Murf.

Gwyn too needs to find a new home after refusing to take part in her father's villainous schemes. Despite starting out distrustful of one another, they all come together to work as a team. 

Discovering your purpose

Throughout the first season of "Star Trek: Prodigy," the crew of the USS Protostar was lost, with no place in the galaxy to call home. As listless youngsters, they were devoid of the mentorship needed to help point them to their future, lacking role models or parental figures to guide them toward adulthood and a life with meaning and purpose. Over the course of the story, each member of the crew slowly discovers just where they're meant to be, with a purpose to push them to greatness. This begins when they learn about the Federation and Starfleet.

Upon discovering what Starfleet is all about, they become enamored with what it represents. It becomes not just their destination, but also their collective ambition. They also each find an individual purpose. The mistrustful, cynical Dal discovers his true gifts as a natural leader, Jankom realizes he truly is a gifted engineer, and Zero finally finds self-acceptance. 

Despite hailing from a people out to destroy the Federation, even Gwyndala embraced a role as a pillar of change. Rok-Tahk meanwhile became confident and discovered her love of science. Her journey from sad, lonely, outcast to self-assured science officer may have been one of the most satisfying arcs of the season. In the end, she chooses to become a xenobiologist. With a new purpose and direction, the entire cast grows out of their misfit status and is on their way to becoming true heroes.

Paradise isn't perfect

Since "Star Trek" was first introduced in the 1960s, one of the foundations of the franchise was a future paradisiacal civilization. Starfleet, the United Federation of Planets, and Earth itself were often portrayed as aspirational utopias that offered a glimpse of a future that we could make real if we in the present worked hard enough to achieve it. Though there have been a handful of episodes — particularly in "Deep Space Nine" and "Picard" — that challenged the notion that Earth and the future we see in "Star Trek" was perfect, the failings of the Federation are a theme explored here in "Star Trek: Prodigy," too.

The heart of the series' conflict with the Diviner rests on a future first contact mission to an alien world called Vau N'Akat that had disastrous consequences. Over time, a schism among its people led to a civil war that nearly destroyed the entire world. The people blamed the Federation, who recklessly made contact with no thought to its ramifications, prompting the Diviner to return back in time to prevent his people from ever meeting the Federation by destroying them.

In the end, this foible in the Federation is never quite resolved, but the message is clear: nobody and nothing is ever truly perfect, and we can always strive to do better. Despite our shortcomings, we must never waver. We must fight for those who need help the most, and shouldn't shy away because we might make mistakes.

The power of friendship

In "Star Trek," a common theme across many of the show's best episodes is the magic that can be accomplished with the combined efforts of a starship crew. From the strength and commanding presence of a ship's captain (in concert with his faithful first officer, tireless chief engineer, valiant security chief, dedicated medical officer, and skilled helmsperson) down to the efforts of the lowest-ranked ensigns, there's not much they can't do. Never has this message been so prominent as in Season 1 of "Star Trek: Prodigy." 

Over the course of the season, we saw Dal, Rok, Gwyn, and the others reluctantly join forces, over time becoming the most valued and trusted of friends. Though it took time for them to form bonds of friendship, it's only because of their camaraderie that they're able to achieve victory. Thanks to that friendship, the efforts of every once-outcast crew member culminate in a victory over evil in the final two-part episode "Supernova." 

That they all started out from such low places, joined forces, struggled through adversity, and grew into a faithful fellowship makes it all the more incredible. Their final defeat of the Diviner's plan and the Living Construct is a cheer-worthy triumph, driving home just what can be accomplished through the power of friendship.

Even bitter enemies can become friends

If friendship was a central concept in the first season of "Star Trek: Discovery," a secondary message has been how new friends can come from unexpected places. We see elements of this message over the course of the season, with a final iteration in the last installment.

In "Supernova, Part 1," when the USS Protostar's weapon is unleashed and wreaking havoc on the Federation fleet, Gwyn sends out a distress call to Starfleet's allies, summoning a veritable armada of friendly vessels. The first ship to answer the call is a Klingon Bird of Prey. We don't think it was any coincidence that the writers made the decision to highlight the warrior race as an ally to the Protostar. 

Famously one of the Federation's greatest foes during the era of the original "Star Trek," the more recent series "Discovery"  has shown just how vicious they were in the war with Starfleet. In the decades since, the Klingons became valuable allies, with the USS Enterprise even boasting a Klingon security officer, Lt. Worf. This proves that even the bitterest enemies are capable of putting aside their differences to become friends. Could this be foreshadowing the villainous Vau N'Akat eventually becoming a member of the Federation? We think it's a strong possibility.

Anyone can be a hero

Across more than 50 years of stories from a dozen TV shows and even more movies, Trekkies have seen the best that Starfleet has to offer. The gung-ho Captain Kirk , the wise Picard, the unflappable Sisko: all lead crews that represent the finest officers in the Federation's fleet. Though the more comedic "Star Trek: Lower Decks" has more recently delved into the adventures of lower-ranked officers in Starfleet, "Star Trek: Prodigy" shows us that heroes don't have to be Starfleet's greatest captains or even highly skilled officers of any kind.

With a combination of courage, ingenuity, sheer determination, and plenty of spirit, the kid crew of the USS Protostar proved that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. One doesn't have to be a mighty Klingon Warrior to defeat the most deadly enemy or the most decorated starship captain to lead a crew into battle against an implacable foe. In the finale "Supernova," Dal, Gwyn, Jankom, and the rest show us that being a hero isn't about training; it's about heart, resolve, and sacrifice. 

In the closing moments of the finale, Dal and his crew are brought before the Federation Council. While the leaders there are ready to punish them for stealing the Protostar and impersonating Starfleet officers (among other charges), Admiral Janeway comes to their defense to remind everyone that despite how they may appear, they saved the Federation and are heroes all the same.

Believing in yourself

If "Star Trek: Prodigy" teaches us anything about how to actually be a hero in the conclusion to its first season, it's the incredible empowering force of belief in oneself. When the cast of characters was introduced at the start of the season, Dal, Rok-Tahk, and Zero all doubted their own abilities and feared having to take action in crucial moments with big consequences. 

As the story unfolded, each of them uncovered the strength within, learning to trust themselves when it mattered most. For example, with holo-Janeway's help, Rok-Tahk finally overcame his fear of conflict, and Jankom realized that his engineering prowess really could make a difference and that he really was a miracle worker. Most of all, Dal slowly came around to become a confident commander. In the finale, his crew faithfully follows him into battle, taking his orders without question — a far cry from the beginning of the season, when he was barely able to give a command and they weren't exactly eager to follow him.

In "Star Trek: Prodigy," the power of belief is front and center. Have faith, have courage, have strength, and just about anything is possible — even defeating an interstellar time-traveling tyrant. 

Flaws can be a source of strength

At one time or another, we've all felt that our flaws are holding us back from greatness. In "Star Trek: Prodigy," Dal, Gwyn, and the crew of the USS Protostar understand this feeling all too well. Each of them — rightly or wrongly — feels they are inadequate in some way, whether it's Zero's dangerous true form (which can kill on sight), Gwyn's ancestry, or Dal's genetic makeup. By the time the finale of the season has rolled around, it's clear to each and every one of them that what they may perceive as a failing can actually be a source of incredible strength.

For Dal, he fears that his genetic augmentation makes him little more than a lab experiment and unworthy of Starfleet. But in "Supernova," Janeway makes the point that by being made up of traits from Federation members like the Vulcans, humans, Tellarites, and more, he is a literal embodiment of the United Federation of Planets and the strength in unity that it stands for. For the USS Protostar crew, it all comes down to your point of view: you can either allow yourself to be dragged down by your flaws or use them as motivation to rise beyond your limitations. At the end of the day, our limits are often self-imposed. Nowhere is that truer than in Season 1 of "Star Trek: Prodigy."

The future is bright

"Star Trek Prodigy" did a lot more storytelling in its first season than many fans may have expected. More than just a children's adventure, the series has opened up new avenues for the wider "Trek" universe and continued the stories of longtime fan-favorite characters like Janeway, who returned after a 20-year absence. The finale "Supernova" doesn't resolve the search for her former first officer Chakotay — who went missing on a deep space journey — but does provide a nice teaser that should continue the storyline into Season 2, with the establishment of a wormhole that could lead directly to him. 

As for the USS Protostar, the ship is destroyed to save the Federation during the second half of the season finale, but don't fret: In true "Star Trek" tradition, there's already a replacement unveiled and ready to launch. In the finale's final closing moments, Admiral Janeway reveals that Starfleet has just approved a new class of Protostar Class starships. Whether Dal, Jankom, Zero, Murf, and Rok-Tahk will serve aboard one isn't revealed — in fact, it's hinted that they may be set for something even bigger — but we do know that Admiral Janeway will join them as their new commanding officer. Though the kids weren't accepted into Starfleet Academy, they were made warrant officers in training and will embark on a new, still-unrevealed journey. 

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Star trek: prodigy cast guide & all returning voyager characters in seasons 1 & 2.

Star Trek: Prodigy's cast of young alien heroes and Star Trek: Voyager's legacy characters led by Admiral Janeway return in season 2.

• Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 will bring back the young voice cast from season 1, along with fan-favorite characters from Star Trek: Voyager.
• The show, which was originally canceled by Paramount+ in June 2023, will now stream on Netflix, with season 1 arriving in late 2023 and season 2 coming in 2024.
• The story follows a group of alien teenagers who escape a slave world and learn the values of Starfleet under the guidance of Hologram Janeway, eventually saving Starfleet and the galaxy.

Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 brings back season 1's entire young voice cast as well as some fan-favorite characters from Star Trek: Voyager . Created by Kevin and Dan Hageman, Star Trek: Prodigy is a joint production by CBS/Paramount and Nickelodeon. Originally streaming on Paramount+, Prodigy was abruptly canceled by the streamer in June 2023, but ardent fan support saved the all-ages animated series. Star Trek: Prodigy will now stream on Netflix, with season 1's 20 episodes debuting in late 2023 before an all-new crop of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 episodes hit Netflix in 2024.

Star Trek: Prodigy began in the late 24th century Delta Quadrant when six alien teenagers escaped the slave world of Tars Lamora and commandeered the USS Protostar. The Protostar's new crew came under the tutorship of Hologram Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and learned the values of Starfleet. As Prodigy season 1 unfolded, it revealed a complex time travel plot where the Vau N'Akat from an alternate 25th-century timeline sought to destroy Starfleet in the 24th century. With the help of Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), the crew of the Protostar saved Starfleet and the galaxy, which opened up the question of their future in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 as the young heroes arrived on Earth with hopes of joining Starfleet Academy. Here is the cast of Star Trek: Prodigy and who voices each character.

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Kate mulgrew as vice admiral kathryn janeway & hologram janeway.

Kate Mulgrew did double duty in Star Trek: Prodigy season 1 by playing Hologram Janeway, the USS Protostar's virtual training protocol, before the actual Admiral Janeway joined the series. After chasing the Protostar across the Delta Quadrant, Vice Admiral Janeway got to know the young crew of the Protostar and realized they were Starfleet material. Janeway makes the kids her warrant officers as she mounts a new mission to rescue the stranded Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran) from an alternate future in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 aboard her new starship, the USS Voyager-A. Reprising her iconic role from Star Trek: Voyager, Kate Mulgrew also starred in Orange Is The New Black and Mr. Mercedes.

Brett Gray As Dal R'El

17-year-old Dal was the self-appointed leader and Captain of the USS Protostar's crew. In Star Trek: Prodigy season 1, Dal learns he is genetically engineered, and his body consists of DNA from multiple species, giving him myriad abilities. Unfortunately, Dal's status as an Augment is a barrier against his joining Starfleet Academy since eugenics is banned by the United Federation of Planets. A cocky maverick with a good heart, Dal is learning to be a leader and he has a sweet closeness to Gwyndala (Ella Purnell). Brett Gray previously starred in the Netflix series On My Block and he appeared in Chicago P.D.

Ella Purnell As Gywndala

Gwyn is the 17-year-old daughter of the Diviner (John Noble) but she rebelled against her father and his twisted plan to destroy Starfleet. At the end of Star Trek: Prodigy season 1, Gwyndala chose to leave her friends and Starfleet Academy and travel to the Vau N'Akat homeworld of Solum to prevent the tragic future that happens after Starfleet makes First Contact. Ella Purnell is a British actress best known for Yellowjackets, as well as Sweetbitter and Army of the Dead.

Rylee Alazraqui As Rok-Tahk

Rok-Tahk is an 8-year-old Brikar who initially is assigned as the USS Protostar's Security Chief because of her size and strength. But sweet young Rok-Tahk revealed a genius for sciences, and she took on a more suitable position as Science Officer. Rok-Tahk hopes to apply her love of sciences at Starfleet Academy. Star Trek: Prodigy is Rylee Alazraqui's first voiceover acting role.

Angus Imrie As Zero

A noncorporeal, genderless, and energy-based lifeform, Zero wears a containment suit and begins Star Trek: Prodigy being hunted by the Diviner and Drednok. This is because Zero is a Medusan, which is a species from Star Trek: The Original Series. Zero is the troubleshooting brains of the former Protostar crew, and Starfleet gave him an upgrade of his containment suit. Angus Imrie is a British actor who played Prince Edward in The Crown and starred in Fleabag and War of the Worlds.

Jason Mantzoukas As Jankom Pog

A 16-year-old Tellarite, Jankom Pog is a gruff but ingenious engineer. Jankom didn't know much about his race, the Tellarites, and upon learning they are founding members of the Federation, he came to believe he is Starfleet royalty. Jason Mantzoukas is an actor and comedian who appeared in Parks and Recreation , The Good Place, and Infinite.

Dee Bradley Baker As Murf

Murf began as a friendly purple alien blob, but he evolved into a more humanoid form after Star Trek: Prodigy season 1 revealed he's a Mellanoid slime worm. The adorable Murf is apparently indestructible, speaks no known language, and communicates with a series of sound effects , but he has also saved the USS Protostar more than once. Dee Bradley Baker is a prolific voiceover actor who has starred in numerous video games and animated series like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Star Wars: The Bad Batch .

John Noble As The Diviner

The Diviner was the ruler of Tars Lamora, where he enslaved countless alien youths as he searched for the USS Protostar. A Vau N'Akat time traveler, he ultimately placed Gwyndala, his daughter and "progeny," above his diabolical plan to destroy Starfleet, which saw him murdered by Asencia (Jameela Jamil). John Noble is a legendary Australian actor best known for starring in Fringe , Sleepy Hollow , and DC's Legends of Tomorrow .

Jameela Jamil as Asencia

Known as The Vindicator, Asencia was another Vau N'Akat who time-traveled from the 25th century to destroy Starfleet. Asencia posed as a Trill Ensign aboard the USS Dauntless before she revealed her true nature. Asencia failed in her plot, but she escaped with Drednok and could return in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2. Jameela Jamil starred in The Good Place and Marvel's She-Hulk .

Jimmi Simpson As Drednok

Drednok is a sinister and deadly piece of Vau N'Akat technology that serves The Diviner and Asencia as their unstoppable robotic enforcer. Drednok remains at large with Asencia and could return in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2. Jimmi Simpson has a prolific acting career, but he may be best known for starring in Westworld .

Robert Beltran as Captain Chakotay

Captain Chakotay was the original Captain of the USS Protostar, which launched with a mission to go to the Delta Quadrant to "clean up the messes" the USS Voyager left behind. After accidentally traveling to an alternate 25th century future, Chakotay has been stranded on Solum after he sent the Protostar back in time to keep the ship safe from the Vau N'Akat. Robert Beltran also starred in Big Love.

Robert Picardo As The Doctor

Thanks to a portable holo-emitter, The Doctor, the USS Voyager's Emergency Medical Hologram , is now free to travel independently. In Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, Admiral Janeway placed her young warrant officers under the care of The Doctor, who will serve as their new mentor aboard the USS Voyager-A. Robert Picardo also starred in Stargate SG-1 and Dickinson.

Other Star Trek: Prodigy Characters In Season 1

Dr. Erin MacDonald as Doctor MacDonald - Holding the rank of Lt. Commander, Dr. MacDonald is an instructor as Starfleet Academy voiced by Star Trek's science advisor Dr. Erin MacDonald.

Daveed Diggs as Commander Tysess - Tysess is the Andorian First Officer of the USS Dauntless commanded by Admiral Janeway. Daveed Diggs is a Tony Award-winning actor best known for starring in Hamilton and Snowpiercer.

Jason Alexander as Doctor Noum - Doctor Noum is the Tellarite Chief Medical Officer of the USS Dauntless with a terrible bedside manner. Jason Alexander is famed for starring as George Costanza in Seinfeld .

Billy Campbell as Thadiun Okona - Okona, a rogue freighter captain, first appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2, and he was also briefly seen in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2 before he returned in Star Trek: Prodigy. Billy Campell starred in The Rocketeer and The 4400.

Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek: Prodigy is the first TV series in the Star Trek franchise marketed toward children, and one of the few animated series in the franchise. The story follows a group of young aliens who find a stolen Starfleet ship and use it to escape from the Tars Lamora prison colony where they are all held captive. Working together with the help of a holographic Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), the new crew of the USS Protostar must find their way back to the Alpha Quadrant to warn the Federation of the deadly threat that is pursuing them.

Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 is now available in France

W hile we here in the United States can watch the first complete season of Star Trek: Prodigy on Netflix, we're still awaiting the second season which is supposed to release sometime this year. Surprisingly, according to breaking news by Trek Central , the animated Trek series has already made its debut in France, and it's not just a few episodes. All twenty episodes of the second season are now available on French national broadcaster ‘France Télévisions’.

This comes as a surprise to Prodigy fans who've been impatiently waiting for the debut of the second season and is rather unusual. But “France.TV”, the online streaming service for the national public broadcaster has released the series before it has been released anywhere else. While this is a first, it does offer open for the US and other international streaming channels that the premiere might be just around the corner.

In a preview clip from the second season, we saw that Robert Picardo will be reprising his role at the Emergency Medical Hologram and will join Admiral Janeway aboard the new Voyager-A. He will be mentoring the young warrant officers in training along with the admiral, and Picardo assured fans that he was not just there for comic relief . So we can expect some serious episodes and/or scenes from the series for its second season.

This release is surprising to Prodigy fans as it debuted without any fanfare or advance warning, but it also tells us to keep a close eye on Star Trek: Prodigy's social media channels (on X as @TrekProdigyRoom ) as well as executive producer, Aaron Waltke (on X as @GoodAaron ) and series creators Dan and Kevin Hageman (on X at @BrothersHageman ). Although none of these channels announced the season two premiere of Prodigy in France, they will have information on the premiere for US fans!

This article was originally published on redshirtsalwaysdie.com as Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 is now available in France .

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Everything You Need to Know About The Diviner

A guide to Star Trek: Prodigy’s ruthless tyrant!

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Star Trek: Prodigy takes us to a new corner of the Star Trek universe, and with that, comes dastardly new areas for villainy.

Set in the Delta Quadrant , in the year 2383, the CG-animated series Prodigy follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship, the U.S.S. Protostar , as they learn how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy in search of a better future. Through their adventures, they’re introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents. Unfortunately, for crew member Gwyn , her father, The Diviner , is hot on her and the crew’s heels.

As the Villain Showdown enters its third week, pitting The Diviner against Seska , we’ve put together this handy guide on everything you need to know about Prodigy ’s largest threat.

The Diviner

The Diviner (voiced by John Noble), a Vau N’Akat , is a ruthless tyrant who controls the mining asteroid of Tars Lamora . He exploits wayward species and will stop at nothing in his hunt for the Protostar , the mysteriously abandoned experimental Federation starship, no matter the cost.

With his twisted body failing him, The Diviner remains submerged in a tank filled with serum. He created his progeny, Gwyn, to one day carry on his mission when she’s ready – but for now, he keeps his goals shrouded in mystery from her. When Gwyn is kidnapped by his prisoners, he dons a serum suit that made him more mobile and provided him with more strength.

Star Trek: Prodigy — The Diviner's Message

His Progeny

Gwyn (voiced by Ella Purnell) is a 17-year-old Vau N’Akat who was raised on her father’s bleak mining planet and grew up dreaming to explore the stars.

The Diviner stresses that they are the last two of their kind, and the future of their race lies solely in Gwyn’s hands. Learn more about The Diviner's progeny with Growing Up with Star Trek: Prodigy ’s Gwyn !

His Abilities

Both The Diviner and his progeny have a neuroflux and can control and manipulate objects with their mind.

The Medusan Zero (voiced by Angus Imrie) reveals The Diviner kidnapped them in order to weaponize their telepathic abilities among the other prisoners and ensure their unquestioning servitude. While Zero is able to read the minds of others, they’re unable to penetrate The Diviner’s mind; they’re only able to sense a dark purpose.

His Enforcer

Star Trek: Prodigy — Dal Faces Drednok

The Diviner’s deadly robotic enforcer, Drednok (voiced by Jimmi Simpson), is heartless and cold. The temporal android’s sole purpose is to keep The Diviner on task and ensure that the Protostar is found. Drednok is a friend to no one, including The Diviner’s own daughter Gwyn, and uses his menacing spider-like form to impose The Diviner’s will.

In addition to Drednok, The Diviner has Watchers , robotic robots with claw-like tails, to oversee the prisoners known as The Unwanted in the Tars Lemora Labor Camp .

Tars Lamora is rich in chimerium , a valuable crystalline mineral. Setting up his colony on this planet, The Diviner’s indentured prisoners were forced to mine chimerium in his labor camp. With the luminescent crystal, The Diviner was able to build a chimerium cloaking device powerful enough to make his entire penal colony undetectable.

To maintain control over Tars Lamora, The Diviner has banned universal translators , preventing his prisoners from communicating with one another and uniting or rebelling.

His ‘Rightful’ Claim

The Protostar , what The Diviner has been seeking over the past 17 years, possesses the protostar drive , which houses a dwarf star within it. It’s the protostar drive that allowed the Starfleet ship to achieve Proto-Warp and get as far from the Alpha Quadrant in the first place.

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Interested in learning more about The Diviner, his real goals, and his tragic backstory, be sure to check out the first ten episodes of Season 1 of Star Trek: Prodigy now!

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Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 is available to stream on Netflix outside of markets including Canada where it is available on CTV.ca and the CTV App, France on France Televisions channels and Okoo, in Iceland on Sjonvarp Simans Premium, as well as on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Central and Eastern Europe. Star Trek: Prodigy is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.