Netflix was Kate Mulgrew’s home for seven years when she portrayed Galina “Red” Reznikov on Orange is the New Black.
Now, Kate Mulgrew will be returning to the familiarity of the streaming channel when Netflix releases the first season of Star Trek: Prodigy on December 25. That release will be followed by the second season sometime in 2024.
Mulgrew announced on Twitter/X that was thrilled that Prodigy will hit Netflix on Christmas and thanked the channel for picking up the animated series.
Thrilled that #StarTrekProdigy will hit Netflix on Christmas this year - a gift for all our dedicated fans. Thank you to @netflix, my home for seven years on OITNB, for picking up Prodigy! I can't wait for you to see what's in store for season two, out next year.#GoFast 🚀 https://t.co/i9ofVuTk62
— Kate Mulgrew (@TheKateMulgrew) November 16, 2023
We shouldn’t have long to wait to see Kate Mulgrew on Star Trek: Prodigy in 2024.
According to an October 17th post from executive producer Aaron Waltke, season two is “looking and sounding fantastic,” and the team would begin to work on the final mix for the last quarter of episodes soon. Being that was a month ago, the final mix may have already started.
Fortunately, the creative team for Prodigy, believing that the series would find another home, continued working on the series even after cancellation. The season two First Look trailer was dropped in September which only boosted fans’ hopes.
And this season promises a whole lot more for Team Dal as we’ll find out what has happened with Gwyn, who left her friends behind to return to Solum. The team will also meet The Doctor (Robert Picardo) from Voyager and be introduced to a new ship.
Admiral Janeway will still be on the trail of her friend and former colleague, Captain Chakotay, and Mulgrew mentioned earlier this year that fans of that relationship would be very pleased.
So a lot is in store for our crew, and I’m one of the many fans who is thrilled right along with Mulgrew. This series deserved to be saved!