Kate Mulgrew Credits Fans & Airplane Stunt With Saving Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek icon Kate Mulgrew credits Star Trek: Prodigy‘s devoted fans for saving the beloved animated series. When Paramount+ canceled Star Trek: Prodigy in June 2023 and purged all 20 season 1 episodes from its streaming service just 3 days later, irate fans organized to find Prodigy a new home. The #SaveStarTrekProdigy initiative was a resounding success, as Netflix acquired the rights to Star Trek: Prodigy seasons 1 and 2, with the option for season 3.

At Galactic D&I Con in Philadelphia, Kate Mulgrew, who plays Admiral Kathryn Janeway and Hologram Janeway on Star Trek: Prodigy, recounted how fans held “a fundraiser” and rented a plane to fly a #SaveStarTrekProdigy banner over Los Angeles, specifically the headquarters of streaming services like Netflix. UK-based Star Trek fan Michelle Stokes (@megsmamma), who created the GoFundMe that raised $1,200 to rent the airplane, shared a video of Mulgrew giving fans credit for saving Star Trek: Prodigy on her X, Check it out below:

Here is an X post from Star Trek: Prodigy creators Kevin and Dan Hageman from last August thanking fans for the #SaveStarTrekProdigy airplane banner:

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Is Coming To Netflix

Fans are patiently waiting for Prodigy season 2

There is still no word on when Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 will premiere on Netflix, although the next 20 episodes are slated to drop sometime in 2024. Star Trek: Prodigy is one of three Star Trek series on the schedule for 2024, along with the final seasons of Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Lower Decks on Paramount+. Star Trek: Prodigy season 2’s performance is also crucial as the show needs high streaming numbers to guarantee Netflix greenlighting season 3.

Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 will complete the story that began with the series premiere, but it leaves the door open for more stories to come in season 3. Following the completion of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2’s episodes in December 2023, Prodigy‘s writers’ room and offices closed. Star Trek: Prodigy creators Kevin and Dan Hageman, executive producer Aaron J. Waltke, and their creative team, as well as the cast led by Kate Mulgrew, are eager to mount production of Star Trek: Prodigy season 3, which Netflix will hopefully greenlight.

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Star Trek: Prodigy is available to stream on Netflix