A new report from Variety today has rocked the Star Trek fandom community, as the trade reports today that the animated Star Trek: Prodigy series has not only been cancelled ahead of its previously-announced second season, but the show will in fact be removed from Paramount+ and Nickelodeon entirely.

JUNE 26 UPDATE: The series is no longer available on Paramount+ in the United States.

From Variety’s stunning report:

“The Game,” “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,” “Star Trek: Prodigy,” and “Queen of the Universe” have all been canceled at Paramount+. In addition, all four shows are set to be removed from the streaming service in the coming days.

 

“The Paramount+ series ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,’ ‘Star Trek: Prodigy,’ ‘Queen of the Universe’ and ‘The Game’ have completed their runs on Paramount+ and will not be returning to the service,” a Paramount+ spokesperson said. “We want to extend our thanks to our tremendously talented cast and crew and our producing partners for their passionate work and dedication on these programs, and we wish them all the best on their future endeavors.”

 

The cancellation of “Star Trek: Prodigy,” the first animated kids show in the “Star Trek” universe, comes despite the fact that the show was renewed for a second season back in 2021. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, although the show had aired on Nickelodeon in addition to Paramount+, it will not be returning to Nickelodeon either.

 

Those on the show will complete post-production on Season 2 and then CBS Studios will be free to shop it to other outlets.

Prodigy and the other Paramount+ shows being pulled in the coming days — that’s right, it will be gone in DAYS — are just the latest in a line of nearly-unprecedented memory-holing of entertainment media, following a number of high-profile streaming library extractions at Max (formerly HBO Max).

We reached out to Paramount+ today, and received this statement regarding Prodigy’s fate:

Star Trek: Prodigy will not be returning for the previously announced second season. On behalf of everyone at Paramount+, Nickelodeon and CBS Studios, we want to thank Kevin and Dan Hageman, Ben Hibon, Alex Kurtzman and the Secret Hideout team, along with the fantastic cast and crew for all their hard work and dedication bringing the series to life.

Prodigy aired its first season over two years, with 10 episodes starting in fall 2021 and a second ten late in 2022. The second 20-episode season of Prodigy was expected to debut on Paramount+ late in 2023, with ten episodes followed by a second set of ten episodes in late 2024.

Thankfully for the future of the show, post-production on the twenty Season 2 episodes will be completed, likely a sign that Paramount+ believes Prodigy may find a new home without much difficulty.

From creators and executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman, series co-head writer Aaron Waltke, Rok-Tahk voice actor Rylee Alazraqui, and Star Trek: Picard Season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas this afternoon:

As this news has just broken, there’s no word yet on where the animated show will land — if it will end up at any other streamer, that is. In the meantime, the first ten episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy can be purchased on region-free Blu-ray right here.

Keep checking back to TrekCore for the latest Star Trek: Prodigy news as it breaks.