The unlucky removing of Star Trek: Prodigy from Paramount+ earlier this 12 months hasn’t been a killing blow for the staff on the animated sequence, who proceed to work on ending the beforehand greenlit season two within the hopes that the present can discover a residence elsewhere. However what then? It’s not essentially the tip of the present solely.
Chatting with TrekMovie lately concerning the present’s unceremonious erasure from Paramount+—and the streamer’s simultaneous determination to stroll again its earlier greenlight for season two of the animated sequence, which at that time was within the latter phases of manufacturing—government producer Aaron Waltke mentioned a few of the preliminary confusion concerning the state of affairs, and the way Prodigy doesn’t simply have an opportunity to discover a new residence for its sophomore season, however doubtlessly one that would see the sequence hold going past that.
“There was numerous confusion as a result of it was form of introduced alongside plenty of reveals that have been I consider, formally cancelled, however on the backside of a few of these articles [reporting Prodigy’s removal], you noticed the caveat of like, ‘Oh, we’re really nonetheless producing our present and we’re purchasing it round for the potential for extra episodes and licensing,’” Waltke instructed TrekMovie.
“ I feel there’s nothing stopping them from paying for extra episodes. I feel the query now could be simply who’s paying for it? However from what I perceive the talks are lively,” the producer continued. “There’s some optimistic trending, however offers like this take a really very long time, as you possibly can think about. All I can do is rather like sustain the motion, hold the religion, and finally I feel we will anticipate some superb information.”
That religion is one thing that has been keenly felt by Prodigy’s manufacturing staff because of a vociferously passionate and ongoing fan motion to maintain the sequence going. Rallying below the hashtag #SaveStarTrekProdigy on social media, fan campaigners lately even managed to fund an aerial banner selling the sequence over the skies of Los Angeles, hoping the (at the moment picketed) studios and networks under would possibly concentrate and provides Prodigy a house.
“I feel Star Trek followers greater than anybody don’t prefer it while you mess with their reveals. I feel they’re a few of the most passionate folks on the market,” Waltke stated of the fandom’s response to Prodigy’s present predicament. “There’s an important legacy in Star Trek of efforts to maintain the motion relationship all the way in which to Bjo and John Trimble [two key figures in the fan letter writing campaign that saw the original Star Trek renewed for a third and ultimately final season]. So the truth that that form of legacy has been resuscitated for our present is a deep honor.”
The continued unprecedented labor motion in Hollywood would possibly make any form of determination about Star Trek Prodigy’s destiny—and its potential future—some time off, however no less than the staff behind it has excessive hopes the Voyager-A will get out of spacedock sooner or later.
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