Star Trek: Prodigy creators think the series translates to live-action

Star Trek: Prodigy is an exceptional animated series. Not only is it Star Trek-centric with episodic storylines interwoven with season long arcs, it's a masterful way of teaching new viewers about the franchise. A non-Star Trek viewer could start watching season one of Prodigy, and, by the end of the season two, they'd have a strong knowledge of the Federation and Starfleet, which are key to understanding Star Trek.

But some people don't like animation no matter how good it is. Some fans hesitate to give it a chance because they don't feel it's canon even though they've been assured that it is. They want to see it in live-action. They want to see actual actors and not just hear their voices. That's understandable. You like what you like.

Right now, Prodigy has been successful at Netflix with all forty episodes available for viewing, but we don't have any news on a third season. Maybe the animation viewers just aren't enough to keep the show going, according to Netflix standards. In that case, there's another option, one the creators of the series, Kevin and Dan Hageman think could work—moving the show into live-action.

In an interview with Collider, when asked about season three of the series, Dan Hageman said that he and his brother have always dreamed of writing season three of the series. Then he added "Even if it's not something that comes soon, even later, I think tonally it translates itself to live-action."

This would mean prostethics for most of the characters, but having an entire starship filled with alien Starfleet officers only would be a unique concept in the live-action world. On top of that, they're all ensigns to start out. So they have nowhere to go but up. But this could affect the inclusion of the series other main characters like Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, and Robert Picardo. Would they want to come back as their live-action counterparts in Prodigy? That's a question we don't have an answer to, but there is one thing that is for sure. Bring back Mulgrew and Beltran together, and the Star Trek: Voyager viewers will tune in. Which makes this a win/win idea for the future of the series.