As the news broke of the cancellation of Star Trek: Prodigy many fans were disappointed, especially since there was supposed to be a season two.
Season one of Star Trek: Prodigy ended on a cliffhanger with Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the young crew from the Protostar heading off on a mission to find Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran). At that time, the series had already been renewed for season two. In fact, according to Screen Rant, season two is now in post-production, but there’s a chance we might not be able to see it. On top of that, unless season two ended with a closing type of finale, Prodigy may just become the next Star Trek series to end without closure.
Star Trek: The Original Series was cancelled after three seasons and ended with the less-than-stellar episode, “Turnabout Intruder,” but the fans were able to catch up with Captain Kirk and his crew in later movies, and the final movie in the series offered some sense of closure. Prodigy might not have that opportunity.
CBS Studios will shop Star Trek: Prodigy to other streaming services.
If, by chance, another streaming service picks up Prodigy, fans may have the chance to see season two. Season one of the series would also join that channel as it will be leaving Paramount+. But if season two wrapped on yet another cliffhanger, the only way we’re going to get any type of closure is for a third season.
Right now, with every streaming channel tightening their belts and jettisoning properties to take tax write-offs, things aren’t looking so good for the animated series. However, another channel might see the benefits in increasing its subscribers, even if it’s briefly, by taking on Dal and his friends’ adventures.
Prodigy is a guaranteed commodity when it comes to viewers so we can only cross our fingers and hope that it’s welcomed aboard another channel. At least then we’ll be able to see the crew in action one more time and hopefully, get some answers, even if we’re left hanging at the end.