Star Trek: Prodigy has a major hurdle to clear for a third season

Star Trek: Prodigy is doing pretty well since releasing its second season on Netflix. It only has one episode so far on IMDB that is below 8.0, and two episodes that are over 9.0. That puts those two episodes in the running for not just the best episodes in the series history but in franchise history as well.

That's not all, as Prodigy's second season has an audience score of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's probably the best-produced season of Star Trek since the launch of Star Trek: Discovery in 2017. It's been an incredibly well-done show. Fans who have tuned in have raved about it and if nothing else, this season will go down as one of the franchise's very best.

The only problem is that quality doesn't matter if the fandom isn't watching. Prodigy's second season was hampered by Netflix's release schedule, dumping every episode at once, instead of over 20+ weeks. The once-episode-a-week format allows you to build your audience and sustain interest in the property. All at once can stifle the interest of some.

So that in itself will pose a problem for Prodigy's renewal attempts. That's not all, however, as well as the show has to do well in international markets on top of Netflix. Prodigy is set to start debuting in international markets in the not-so-distant future and when they do, it'll go a long way in proving whether or not a third season is viable and sustainable.

We're not sure how the show is doing with its more important region, the United States, but we're optimistic that it's doing well. The show's strong performance has many fans, ourselves included, hoping for a new season. The series, which features a few cameos and returning characters from Star Trek: Voyager, has truly earned the right for the series to have another go around.