Netflix just made the same mistake as Paramount+ by not renewingStar Trek: Prodigyfor season 3.Star Trek: Prodigycreators and showrunners Kevin and Dan Hageman have signed on to write alive-action LegoNinjagomoviefor Universal. While great news for the Hageman brothers and Lego fans,this is bad tidings for moreStar Trek: Prodigyon Netflix, just as Paramount+ not greenlightingStar Trek: Picard’s proposed spinoff,Star Trek: Legacy,led to Terry Matalas jumping to new opportunities at Marvel Studios and 20th Century Studios.
Following a dedicated fan campaign,Star Trek: Prodigywas acquired by Netflix in late 2023 after Paramount+ abruptly canceled the beloved CGI animated series.Star Trek: Prodigyseason 1premiered on Netflix on Christmas 2023, followed by all 20 episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 releasing on Netflix in July 2024. DespiteStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2’s perfect 100% Fresh score and 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, Netflix hasn’t budged on orderingStar Trek: Prodigyseason 3- andthe streamer’s delay may have cost themStar Trek: Prodigy’s showrunners.
What Lego Ninjago Movie Means For Star Trek: Prodigy
Everything Isn’t Awesome For Star Trek: Prodigy
Kevin and Dan Hageman deservedly took on an exciting new project as screenwriters of Lego’s live-actionNinjagomovie. The Hageman brothers executive produced and wrote the first nine seasons of theNinjagoTV series, and a live-actionNinjagois a longtime dream Kevin and Dan are about to fulfill. But the Hagemans focusing their talents on Ninjago meansStar Trek: Prodigyseason 3 is now on the back burner for the foreseeable future, especially sinceNetflix hasn’t ordered moreStar Trek: Prodigy, and has shown no signs of doing so.
Star Trek: Prodigy Cast Guide: All Returning TNG & Voyager Characters In Season 2
Star Trek: Prodigy’s cast of young alien heroes are joined by legacy characters from TNG and Voyager in season 2.
Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2’s endingbrought all 40 episodes since the series premiered full circle while also serving as the ideal setup for more adventures.Prodigy’s young Starfleet heroes became the new crew of the USS Prodigy and were charged with a mission that could encompassStar Trek: Prodigyseason 3 or even aStar Trek: Prodigymovie. Yet despite Kevin and Dan Hageman’s creative team and the cast ofStar Trek: Prodigyeager to continue,Netflix didn’t seize the opportunity, just as Paramount+ didn’t fulfillStar Trek: Picardseason 3’s creative team and fan demand forStar Trek: Legacy.
Will Star Trek: Prodigy Season 3 & Star Trek: Legacy Happen?
Even if Prodigy Or Legacy Happen, Will Be Years Before Fans See Them
While it’s possible that Netflix could still order moreStar Trek: Prodigy, just as it’s not out of the question that Paramount+ could announceStar Trek: Legacywill happen, both projects will now take many years to happen. Kevin and Dan Hageman previously stated thatit takes 2 years to produce 20 episodes ofStar Trek: Prodigy.Kevin and Dan’s scripting duties for the live-action LegoNinjagomovie, as well as the film adaptation ofDragon’s Lairthey’re developing for Netflix, are now the Hagemans' priorities. Even if Netflix ordersStar Trek: Prodigyseason 3 immediately, fans likely wouldn’t see new episodes until 2027.
Netflix and Paramount+ not capitalizing on fan demand leaves Star Trek: Prodigy and Star Trek: Legacy in a lurch.
Star Trek: Prodigy’s predicament is similar toStar Trek: Legacy’s.Terry Matalas received deserved acclaim for helmingStar Trek: Picardseason 3, and he impressed Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, a lifelongStar Trekfan. Matalas is now the showrunner ofMarvel Studios’Visionseries, which begins production in 2025, and he’s writing anEnemy Minereboot for 20th Century Studios. Matalas is also spearheading aMagic: The Gatheringanimated series on Netflix. As exciting as these projects are for Terry Matalas, the Hagemans, and their fans, Netflix and Paramount+ not capitalizing on fan demand leavesStar Trek: ProdigyandStar Trek: Legacyin a lurch.
