The time for Netflix to renewStar Trek: Prodigyis now.Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2 premiered on Netflix in July, and there has been no word of a season 3 renewal or any type of continuation. While Star Trek on Paramount+ continues to produce and develop new TV series and is set to premiere the first made-for-streamingStar Trekmovie,Netflix also has a piece of the valuableStar TrekI.P., thanks to their acquiringProdigy.In some ways,Star Trek: Prodigymay even be the most important aspect of modernStar Trek, and it shouldn’t be ignored or squandered.
Star Trek: Prodigyhas earned the loyalty of theStar Trekfandom, and that devotion was galvanized in 2023 when Paramount+ abruptly canceledStar Trek: Prodigyand removed all of its episodes. A fan campaign to saveStar Trek: Prodigyerupted in support, the likes of which hadn’t been seen since the letter-writing campaign to saveStar Trek: The Original Seriesin the 1960s.Prodigyfans even rented an airplane (twice) to save the beloved CGI animated seriescreated by Kevin and Dan Hageman. Netflix wisely acquiredStar Trek: Prodigy, streaming season 1 on Christmas Day, and premiering all 20 episodes of season 2 on June 24, 2025. Since then,all has been alarmingly quiet on the RenewStar Trek: Prodigyfront.
Star Trek: Prodigy Needs A Season 3 Netflix Renewal
What’s the holdup, Netflix?
Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2 ended with an ideal setup for season 3, but Netflix has not indicated whether the series will be renewed. This is despiteStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2 earning a perfect 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 96% audience score- higher than theStar Trekprojects on Paramount+. Fan reaction toStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2 has been jubilant. indeed, the second season is an astoundingly ambitious epic with multiversal stakes that also moved its expansive cast of characters into a new phase of growth, understanding, and hope. There is no question aboutStar Trek: Prodigy’s quality, so what is keeping Netflix from greenlighting more?
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Star Trek: Prodigyranked in Netflix’s top 10 in multiple countries in Europe, as well as India and New Zealand, but it did not achieve that feat in the United States. Still, this performance shows thatthe appetite forStar Trek: Prodigyis global, as is the popularity of theStar Trekfranchise. Moreover,Star Trek: Prodigy’s greatest value is that it’s an animated series that can capture young people’s imaginations while being intelligent and inspiring enough for adults, as well.Star Trek: Prodigycommunicates the values ofGene Roddenberry’sStar Trekvision- friendship, inclusivity, curiosity, heroism, and hope - in ways that uplift every age group. Netflix should be champing at the bit to keepStar Trek: Prodigygoing.
Star Trek Animation Will End Without Prodigy
Lower Decks is also ending on Paramount+
Star Trek: ProdigyandStar Trek: Lower Decksrevolutionized whatStar Trekanimation can be. In the 1970s,Star Trek: The Animated Serieswas aimed at children and reflected the era it was produced.Star Trek: Lower Decksproved thatStar Trekcan be funny at the same level asThe SimpsonsandFuturamawhile still honoring the franchise with a loveable cast of Starfleet heroes. Unleashing the power of CGI animation matched by limitless imagination,Star Trek: Prodigyhas told perhaps the most expansive storyStar Trekhas seen. Yet, the remarkable achievements ofStar Trekanimation now threaten to come to a complete halt.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks is entering its fifth and final season on Paramount+, but the prevalent question is why?
Star Trek: Lower Decksends on Paramount+with season 5. If Netflix doesn’t renewStar Trek: Prodigy, the golden age of Star Trek animation will suddenly stop. This is a gigantic loss becauseStar Trek: Lower DecksandStar Trek: Prodigyhave both produced some of the purest examples ofStar Trekin the modern era.Animation has allowed the return of legacy characters like Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and most of the cast ofStar Trek: Voyager.Star Trekshed most of its limits thanks toLower DecksandProdigy.WhileStar Trek: Lower Decks' future is unknown, Netflix already hasStar Trek: Prodigyand needs only to renew it to continue the freshest and most daring saga in the franchise.
Netflix Has Options For More Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 3, a movie, specials…
Star Trek: Prodigyseasons 1 and 2 each consisted of 20 episodes. Although each episode is under 30 minutes, it’s still twice as much as a standard 10-episodeStar Trekseries order on Paramount+ and a comparable animated series on Netflix likeJurassic World: Chaos Theory.One possibility for Netflix could be toorderStar Trek: Prodigyseason 3 with a reduced 10-episode season. Or Netflix could greenlight aStar Trek: Prodigyanimated movie to continue the voyages of the USS Prodigy. Perhaps a series ofStar Trek: Prodigyspecials might even be a viable business model.
Star Trek: Prodigy is ready to warp back into action.
Thankfully,Star Trek: Prodigy’s executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman, co-executive producer Aaron J. Waltke, director Ben Hibons, and the show’s animation and writing teams pledged to return if Netflix greenlights moreProdigy.Star Trek: Prodigy’s voice cast, including Kate Mulgrew, Brett Gray, andElla Purnell, whose rising star power thanks to her acclaimed hit shows likeYellowjacketsandFalloutcould help promoteStar Trek: Prodigy, would also gladly reprise their roles.Star Trek: Prodigyis ready to warp back into action, and all they are waiting for is the word given by Netflix.
Star Trek Only Has 2 Shows Left On Paramount+
Star Trek becomes only live-action again without Prodigy
Paramount+ inexplicably abandoned animatedStar Trek, butthe franchise remains strong with its upcoming projects.Star Trek: Section 31, premiering August 03, 2025, is led by Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh and will be the firstStar Trekstreaming movie and thefirst newStar Trekmovie in 9 years. The hitStar Trek: Strange New Worldsis now Star Trek on Paramount+’s flagship series and will premiere its long-awaited season 3 in 2025 while also going into production for season 4.Star Trek’s newest series,Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, is filming seasons 1 and 2 back-to-back, and boasts a cast led by Academy Award-winner Helen Hunt, Academy Award nominee Paul Giamatti, and guest stars like Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany.
TV series
Awaiting renewal
Season 5 is the final season
Season 3 premieres in 2025, renewed for season 4
In production on season 1, renewed for season 2
In development
Movie
Star Trek on Paramount+ has an exciting live-action slate, but Netflix currently has the market cornered on animatedStar Trek.Yet the most popular streaming service in the world isn’t acting on it. Given the complexity ofStar Trek: Prodigy’s 3D CGI animation, it can take two years to produce a full 20-episode season order of the show. This is another reason for urgency, and whyNetflix must renewStar Trek: Prodigyimmediately,to potentially have the series back by 2027. InStar Trek, time is the fire in which we burn. Netflix, do the right thing and order warp speed for moreStar Trek: Prodigy.
