Netflix Paramount+ Star Trek: Prodigy (Paramount+ → Netflix) (2 Viewers)

[Josh Steinberg]

Excellent. We get to see it and Netflix foots the bill so Paramount won’t lose money on it. Win-win.

 

[NeilO]

A post from one of the voice actors on the show.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Excellent. We get to see it and Netflix foots the bill so Paramount won’t lose money on it. Win-win.

And it's a streaming service I'm (as well as most others here I suspect) already paying for.

 

[Nelson Au]

I hope this deal with Netflix does not hinder the series having a home video release as before. I do not subscribe to Netflix.

 

[jayembee]

I hope this deal with Netflix does not hinder the series having a home video release as before. I do not subscribe to Netflix.

I don't know for certain, but based on precedent, I would guess that Paramount retained home video rights. Some of the relevant precedents are:

(1) Netflix streamed the Sony-produced House of Cards. Sony released that show season-by-season on disc.

(2) Netflix streamed the Lionsgate-produced Orange Is the New Black. Lionsgate released that show season-by-season on disc.

(3) Netflix streamed a bunch of Marvel/Disney-produced shows. Disney started releasing them on disc until Disney decided to stop all physical releases of all their shows.

(4) Amazon Prime streams the Paramount-produced shows Jack Ryan and Reacher. Paramount released them on disc.

 

[Nelson Au]

Jerry, certainly the chances are good based on past precedent. Agreed.

 

[NeilO]

First season back coming December 25.

Season 1 of Star Trek: Prodigy to Stream on Netflix on December 25

Previously aired first season coming to the platform later this year, with the new, second season of the animated series slated to debut in 2024!

www.startrek.com

 

[Greg.K]

Huh.

BREAKING - Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Is Out Now In France! – Trek Central

It’s a big surprise! All-new episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 are available now on the French national broadcaster ‘France Télévisions’. The second season of the animated Trek adventure is due to premiere on Netflix in 2024. Now, it seems “France.TV”, the online streaming service for the...

trekcentral.net

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Season 2 Trailer:


Didn't expect to see so much Gwyndala, considering how the first season ended.

Surprised they're dropping all 20 episodes at once. I figured we'd get a "Part 3" and a "Part 4" instead.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Given that it's unrealistic to expect anybody to digest all 20 episodes at the same pace, I'm going to put my thoughts for each episode behind spoiler tags as I go.

Strangely, Rylee Alazraqui and Dee Bradley Baker are not included in the Season 2x01 main credits, despite still voicing their characters and credited in the main cast at the end of the episode.

Spoiler: 2x01 2x02 - Into the Breach

The episode begins with a small time jump; while Gwyn prepares herself to confront her people, the rest of the troublemakers are enrolled in some sort of prep school for those hoping to be accepted to Starfleet Academy. Rok-Tahk, Zero, Jankom, and even Murf are thriving, but Dal misses the autonomy and freedom of their time on the run.

Things take an unexpected pivot when they are invited along on the maiden mission of the Voyager-A, under Janeway's command. With the bulk of Starfleet focused on Admiral Picard's mission to evacuate the Romulan systems endangered by the approaching supernova, Janeway has volunteered to monitor the wormhole near Gwyn's homeworld, which connects two different time periods decades apart.

While the mission is officially only one of observation, Janeway has covertly marshalled the resources necessary to venture through the wormhole, in the hopes that she can rescue her long-MIA former first officer, Chakotay. Unbeknowst to her and her senior officers, the troublemakers have overheard the whole thing.

As per usual Dal runs his mouth and gets them yanked right into the heart of things.

Meanwhile, on Solum, Gwyn's First Contact mission does not go according to plan. However, in the process of evading authorities, she encounters a very different version of her father.

This two-parter was mostly setup, so I'm looking forward to what happens next.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

The third episode picked up the pace quite a bit, launching us into the mythology of the show that the first season mostly just hinted at.

Spoiler: 2x03 - Who Saves the Saviors?

Dal's cavalier approach might have jeopardized their pasts and their futures, and doomed an entire world with dire consequences for Gwyn in the past.

I'll be honest my favorite part of this episode was Jankom's endless bird puns at the expense of Chakotay's first officer.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Made it through 2x08 so far. I'm enjoying it, even if it doesn't feel as distinctive as the first season.

Episode 8 takes us to a new planet that is visually spectacular.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Finished up the first half of season two with episode 2x09 and 2x10 tonight.

Spoiler: 2x09 - The Devourer of All Things, Part I

I think Prodigy finally figured out how to use Wesley Crusher: As basically a dweebier, more earnest, less experienced version of the Doctor from "Doctor Who". Chronology is difficult when it comes to Travelers, but I would say that in Wesley's timeline this is well after his TNG time but quite a while before his "Picard" appearance. He's basically been entrusted with the power of a god, and he's still figured out how to use it correctly.

I'm not sure how I feel about the creatures that devour dying timelines. They feel like the time wraiths from DC comics, but I don't know how well they fit with a science fiction universe that supposedly leans more heavily on the "science" part. On the other hand, the predicament here feels even more timey wimey than Voyager's notorious misadventures with time travel, because they've interfered with events that were already interfered with due to time travel.

It's impressive how well Ronny Cox has picked back up with Jellico, given that prior to "Prodigy" he last played the character in only two episodes over thirty years ago. Jellico makes for a fun foil because he's not a Badmiral exactly; he's acting in accordance with Starfleet orthodoxy, and it's Janeway who's the loose cannon. But we're against Jellico because we're firmly on the side of the loose cannon.

I like how this season we get a C-plot with the adults most episodes that feel more in line with "Voyager", even as the more colorful exciting stuff is going on with the kids in the A-plot and B-plot. Other than the Tellarite ship's counselor (which feels like it should be an oxymoron), they're not played too goofily. You can even feel it in how Robert Picardo calibrates his performance, with the scenes as the kids' minder played far broader than the scenes with Janeway and her Andorian first officer as they put their heads together trying to keep the mess contained as much as possible.

I also really like how Voyager-A feels like the original Voyager, if it had been made from the same technology as the Sovereign-class. The profile is instantly recognizable as a Voyager, but the nacelles look very close to the ones on the Enterprise-E. It helps sell where we are in the timeline, shortly after "Lower Decks" but well before "Picard".

Spoiler: 2x10 - The Devourer of All Things, Part II

The mission to locate the Protostar is successful, but the mission to mend the damage to the Prime continuity has just begun.

This episode further fleshed out the link between the Travelers and the supervisors from "Assignment: Earth" that was first established in "Picard" Season 2, complete with a pretty faithful recreation of Gary Seven's office.

The final shot promises a lot more Chakotay in the back half of the season. Strangely, Robert Beltran has been in the main credits for every episode, despite only having a major role in one so far, while others (including series regulars) have been left out of the credits in episodes in which they appeared.

 

[Doug Wallen]

Finished it yesterday.

A very fun story that is a pretty good introduction to Trek. It was very interesting to see the connections to most all series.

I actually want this one to be renewed or whatever Netflix does. Very open ended ending allowing intriguing possibilities.

 

[TJPC]

Any news on where to see these shows in Canada? I looked @ our Netflix and see only season 1.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Any news on where to see these shows in Canada? I looked @ our Netflix and see only season 1.

Netflix's hands were tied in Canada because Bell Media still has the first-run rights to the show. I'm guessing it will show up on CTV eventually, either on a linear broadcast or on their streaming platform.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Finished up the next arc of season two with episode 2x11 through 2x14, which gave Robert Beltran better material as Chakotay than the vast majority of his run on "Voyager":

Spoiler: 2x11 2x12 - Last Flight of the Protostar

Will Wheaton has sent our troublemakers (and Maj'el) to Chakotay and the Protostar at the precise time required to repair the damage to the timeline. Unfortunately for Chakotay (and especially for his bird-beaked first officer) that is ten years after they took the Protostar through the wormhole. Chakotay has sacrificed enormously to keep the weapon embedded inside the Protostar away from the Federation, and he doesn't take kindly to these kids wanting to undo that sacrifice, even if they did help him out a long time ago (from his perspective).

Elsewhere, the troublemakers are delighted to be reunited with Hologram Janeway, who hasn't actually met them yet from her perspective.

Slowly but surely, the troublemakers' intrepid spirit and determination wear Chakotay down, and eventually they convince him to allow the Protostar to return to the stars. Unfortunately, that's easier said than done. While Chakotay's first officer sacrificed himself to get half of what they need to restart the warp drive, the other half is deuterium, only available in the eye of a vast storm. What follows is a thrilling sequence where they literally sail the protostar atop a dense gas cloud, during which Dal repeatedly falls short only to ultimately redeem himself.

Back on Voyager-A, Janeway and her senior staff fear the worst. But Janeway is eventually reassured that her trust in Wesley was well-placed by his mother, Beverly Crusher. I will say that I'm impressed with how this season has taken into account the canon established by both "Lower Decks" and "Picard". Where we find Beverly in this episode perfectly aligns with where "Picard" established she would be at this point in the timeline.

Spoiler: 2x13 - A Tribble Called Quest

First, definite bonus points for that title.

With their impulse and warp engines back online, the Protostar has returned to space. Unfortunately, the Voyager-A is thousands of lightyears away. To close that distance before it's too late, they'll need to reignite the star contained inside the protostar engine. But that requires something very specific.

Hologram Janeway tracks it down to a strange planet overrun with giant, vicious tribbles. The tribbles are the creation of a Klingon genecisist tasked by the Klingon High Council with finding a way to slow down tribbles' rate of reproduction to manage future infestations. During her prep course for Starfleet Academy, Rok-Tahk completed a project on Tribbles and figures out where the Klingon scientist's approach went wrong. But before they can implement a solution, sloppy lab practices result in the creation of a new Tribble hybrid creature.

Meanwhile, the star component they need is located in the heart of the largest tribble nest on the planet. While the tribbles are lured away by the feed with contaminated with Rok-Tahk's virus, Dal and Gwyn try to get what they need from the tribble nest. They're successful, but before they can escape the tribbles run out of food and return to the nest. The rest of the team go in to rescue them, only to get trapped themselves. Fortunately, Rok-Tahk's hybrid confinces the other tribbles not to attack, and the team is able to escape once her solution does its job and returns the tribbles to normal size.

Spoiler: 2x14 - Cracked Mirror

On the plus side, the reignited protostar drive gets them back to Voyager-A in a flash. On the minus side, it cracks open reality in the process, leaving the Voyager-A fractured among multiple different timelines, and crossing between each one strains the device keeping Gwynn fixed in one quantum reality. When they attempt to beam to the bridge using the transporter from a version of Voyager-A that had been left derelict for years and scavenged for parts, they end up in the mirror universe instead. To get home, Chakotay must convince mirror-Janeway and mirror-Chakotay that the kids' plan is the only way to save both iterations of the Voyager-A.

I'm sick of mirror universe episodes, so I was glad this one didn't overstay its welcome. I also liked that each timeline (with the exception of the Tuvix timeline) was clearly associated with the opposite choice or outcome from a major decision earlier in the show's story.

And the eventual return of Chakotay with Janeway and the Doctor really landed.