It’s been nearly 18 months since Star Trek: Strange New Worlds went before cameras, when Season 2 wrapped principle photography all the way back in July 2022.
Originally expected to start filming on Season 3 this spring before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the cast and crew returned to Toronto for new Enterprise adventures this week.
Srange New Worlds executive producer Davy Perez, writer of “Memento Mori,” “All Those Who Wander,” “Among the Lotus Eaters,” and “Under the Cloak of War” shared the above photos from the Enterprise set this past Monday, as filming on Season 3 began.
In addition, Episode 301 director Chris Fisher (“A Quality of Mercy,” “The Broken Circle”) also shared this photo of one of the bridge stations rigged for pyrotechnics — likely ahead of stunt photography for the expected Enterprise-Gorn battle in the season premiere.
As we reported a few weeks ago, Ontario production listings show that filming on Strange New Worlds Season 3 is expected to run through late May; as with the previous years the new season is planned to be a 10-episode run.
Director Jordan Canning (“Charades”) is returning for Season 3’s second episode, and it’s been confirmed that Jonathan Frakes will also be revisiting the Toronto-adjacent sets for one of the third-season episodes this spring.
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Moving from the restart of live-action Trek production to the conclusion of animated efforts, Star Trek: Prodigy has officially completed work on its forthcoming second season this week, marking the end of a years-long effort to bring the originally-planned 40-episode run to an end.
The end of production was announced by showrunners Kevin and Dan Hageman and Season 2 co-showrunner Aaron J. Waltke on Twitter this week.
Just mixed our final episode of #StarTrekProdigy S2. Five incredible years of our lives have gone into Prodigy, and we could not be more proud of the work from our amazing team. May this series inspire and welcome all into the Star Trek Universe. S1 on #Netflix this Christmas! pic.twitter.com/Y0L4szLqDs
— Dan & Kevin Hageman (@brothershageman) December 13, 2023
Just got misty-eyed mixing the Season Two finale of #StarTrekProdigy.
An emotional rollercoaster. The turning of chapters. Honor. Wonder. The everlasting journey.
You are not prepared. pic.twitter.com/HpbJv6ToST
— Aaron J. Waltke (@GoodAaron) December 13, 2023
Though production may be ending on the planned two-season Prodigy story, the Hagemans have expressed potential for a third season and beyond — but until Season 2 debuts and its success (or lack thereof) is known, there’s no word on additional aventures just yet.
After Paramount+ unceremoniously cancelled the series and removed it from its platform this summer, Star Trek: Prodigy will be returning to streaming on Netflix starting December 25. The already-aired first 20-episode season will land on that service Christmas Day, and the just-wrapped Season 2 is expected to debut sometime in 2024.
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