It’s been fifteen months since CBS’ Eye Animation Productions announced the development of a kid-focused, animated Star Trek spin-off series, and today the long-gestating Nickelodeon series finally has both a name and a title treatment
Early media reports teased the series’ name here and there over the last seven months — first buried within a Wall Street Journal profile on Trek franchise boss Alex Kurtzman back in January, then mentioned again in a Los Angeles Times piece in June — but the new series Star Trek: Prodigy finally received it’s official unveiling during the San Diego Comic Con Star Trek Universe event held today.
While no casting news or character artwork for the CG-animated series was revealed today, the studio did unveil the title treatment for the younger-skewing show, with a hypercolor-toned Prodigy wordmark styled with the classic Star Trek command star insignia; a welcome change from yet another Starfleet delta shape taking over the artwork.
As mentioned back in April 2019, the series follows “a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship, and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation.” Last October, Star Trek franchise boss confirmed to TrekCore that Prodigy was, like Lower Decks before it, ordered for a two-season initial commitment.
Here’s the official announcement:
Nickelodeon and CBS Television Studios today officially revealed the title and logo for its all-new animated series STAR TREK: PRODIGY, which follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation. The series is developed by Emmy® Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman (“Trollhunters” and “Ninjago”) and overseen for Nickelodeon by Ramsey Naito, EVP, Animation Production and Development, Nickelodeon.
The CG-animated series, which expands the Star Trek Universe, will debut exclusively on Nickelodeon in 2021 for a new generation of fans. The title and logo were revealed during the Star Trek Universe panel at Comic-Con@Home.
The series will be from CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Television Studios’ new animation arm; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Katie Krentz, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth will serve as executive producers alongside Kevin and Dan Hageman. Aaron Baiers will serve as a co-executive producer.
STAR TREK: PRODIGY joins the expanding “Star Trek” franchise for ViacomCBS as the first Star Trek series aimed at younger audiences for Nickelodeon. The Star Trek Universe on CBS All Access currently includes hit original series STAR TREK: PICARD, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, the animated series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, the upcoming STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS and the development of a Section 31-based series with Michelle Yeoh.
While an official release schedule for Star Trek: Prodigy hasn’t yet been announced, the studio did formally confirm that the series, from Trollhunters producers Dan Kevin and Dan Hageman, is on track for a 2021 debut exclusively on Nickelodeon “for a new generation of fans.”
We’ll be sure to bring you all the latest information on Prodigy as more is revealed!