Star Trek: Prodigy
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Summary
Star Trek : Prodigyintroduced a diverse orbit of unseasoned Starfleet Academy wannabe and newfangled alien species to theStar Trekfranchise . The animatedStar Trekseries was point at a jr. consultation , and is the arrant entry - level show for young lover . Alongside new alien species like the Vau N’Akat and the mystery of the heritage of Dal R’El ( Brett Gray),Prodigyalso introduced part from be races like the Medusians and Tellarites .
Star Trek : Prodigy ’s vernal crew were brought together at the Tars Lamora prison house settlement , where they were used as slave labor in the colony ’s mines by the Diviner ( John Noble ) . Discovering the abandonedStar Trek : Prodigyhero ship the USS Protostar , the nestling are given the opportunity to be champion thanks to the counsel of Hologram Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew).Prodigy ’s young heroes also learned more about themselves throughout time of year 1 , as they explore their passions for science , engineering , and exploration . On top of this , they also learned more about their mystifying origins , and what it takes to be a Starfleet recruit .
Screen Rant interviews Star Trek : Prodigy creators and showrunners Kevin and Dan Hageman about season 1 and 2 on Netflix and its hopeful time to come .
6Dal R’El
Voiced by Brett Gray.
Dal R’El is the lead champion ofStar Trek : Prodigy , and is the unofficial captain of the USS Protostar during season 1 . Unaware of where he came from , Dal was raised by a Ferengi called DaiMon Nandi , who later sold him into slavery on Tars Lamora . Dal later fall upon this on being reunited with Nandi , and turned his back on the closest thing he had to a female parent . Dal ’s search for reply about his origins was a with child part ofProdigyseason 1 , and he eventually discovered that he was a humanoid augment , genetically hybridized with multiple alien species by scholars ofStar Trek ’s Arik Soong ( Brent Spiner ) .
Unfortunately , Dal ’s genetic augmentations barred him from incoming into Starfleet Academy , due to the banning on genetically enhance species still being enforced . Luckily , Vice Admiral Janeway vouched for Dal , recognizing his heroism and value to the organization . Dal also had a tentative wild-eyed connectedness with Gwyndala ( Ella Purnell ) which was short pause in theStar Trek : Prodigyseason 1 closing curtain , due to her determination to riposte to Solum and cook her multitude for the arrival of the Federation . AsProdigyseason 2 starts , Dal will no longer be a headwaiter , and will instead be a unseasoned warrantee police officer aboard the USS Voyager - A , something which may not ride well with this supremely confident , and at times brash , leader .
5Gwyndala
Voiced by Ella Purnell
Gwyndala was the genetically organise " girl " of the nefarious Diviner , who was taken hostage by Dal during his escape from Tars Lamora . After their initial enmity , Gwyn and Dal turn nigher , after she was left to die by her father . TheDiviner ’s programme inStar Trek : Prodigyseason 1overshadowed his duty as a father , and his abandonment led Gwyn to bring together the Protostar gang as a valuable friend . Gwyn had a talent for communicating , see an impressive array of languages , which proved to be invaluable when the Living Construct handicap the Federation ’s oecumenical translators .
Gwyn learn about the historical tragedy that devastated her home base satellite , and has decide to travel to Solum to unite her people . Her hope is that by combine the Vau N’Akat and preparing them for the arrival of the Federation , she can avert a civil warfare that will go forth the planet waste in 50 twelvemonth . This means thatGwyn will not be joining her friends aboard the USS Voyager - A inStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 , suggesting a dual narrative split across twenty-fourth and 25th - century Solum .
Ella Purnell voices Gwyndala in Star Trek : Prodigy , but the British actress has also appeared in popular video serial and feature films .
4Rok-Tahk
Voiced by Rylee Alazraqui
Rok - Tahk ( Rylee Alazraqui ) isa Brikar , a metal money which originated in the non - canonStar TreknovelWorf ’s First Adventureby Peter David . enceinte and with hardened rock - same skin , the Brikar seemed perfect for the role of the USS Protostar ’s security police officer inStar Trek : Prodigyseason 1 . However , Rok - Tahk ’s passion was for science and exobiology , a specialty she was encouraged to pursue by Starfleet Academy in theProdigyseason 1 finale . It ’s unsurprising that Rok - Tahk did n’t need a calling as a security ship’s officer , as she had spent her former years on a touring show where she would playact a monster in a staged duel .
When Rok - Tahk rebelled against her part as the monster , she was sell to one ofStar Trek : Voyager ’s Kazon villains , who then deal Rok to the Diviner . However , she presently found the family and support that she hunger as part of the Protostar crew . Rok - Tahk ’s scientific gifts were honed when she became snare inside a temporal anomalousness in which ten minutes communicate like an eternity . She used those scientific acquirement to serve the Protostar bunch keep off several predicaments duringStar Trek : Prodigyseason 1 . Similarly , her fascination with Murf and their genetic origins were also primal to her discovering a talent for astrobiology .
3Jankom Pog
Voiced by Jason Mantzoukas
Jankom Pog ( Jason Mantzoukas ) is the USS Protostar ’s unbelievably talented Tellarite engineer . Interestingly , Jankom originated not in the twenty-fourth century , but the 22nd , prior to the Tellarites found the Federation with the Vulcans , Andorians , and Humans . He was enlisted for a mysterious space missionary work to the Delta Quadrant , and was waken in the 24th C , due to a faulty stasis chamber . He sacrificed himself to lay aside his fellow Tellarites , who were still in stasis and required the remaining oxygen . Unfortunately for Jankom , his outflow fuel pod was captured by Kazon slave trader , who took him to the Tars Lamora prison dependency .
Jankom Pog was hugely confident about his applied science ability , but this confidence was bump by his inability to deactivate or remove the Living Construct from the USS Protostar . However , he later received a hike when he saved a metal money of extraterrestrial being who mould their society afterStar Treklegacy character David Garrovick . Discovering the Gallileo 7 shuttle to be leak toxic discharge - off , he entered the trade and finally gate-crash it into a canyon to protect the settler . Pog also got another bang to his authority when he met another Tellarite who snootily dismissed the youngster as a " pauper . " Pauper or not , Jankom Pog will be a great asset to the USS Voyager - A ’s engineering team inStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 .
2Zero
Voiced by Angus Imrie
As a Medusan , Zero ( Angus Imrie ) is another member of a classicalien wash first introduced inStar Trek : The Original Series . The Medusans are a genderless , non - bodily mintage made of pure Energy Department , and the survey of one could be enough to drive corporal coinage disturbed . This is why Zero built their own containment suit at some decimal point beforeStar Trek : Prodigyseason 1 , so that they could interact with other corporeal beings on Tars Lamora . Not every species is as severely affected by the sight of a Medusan , however . Gwyn caught muckle of Zero ’s reflection inProdigy ’s mid - season finale , and concisely lose her short - term memories of the civic war on Solum and the comportment of the Living Construct inside the Protostar .
Zero had telepathic major power , which enabled them to shift Dal ’s judgment into the body of Admiral Janeway , make a hilarious rendering of the belovedStar Trek : Voyagercharacter . Medusans also had a raw aptitude for seafaring , which is why Zero rapidly settled into the function of sailing master aboard the USS Protostar inStar Trek : Prodigyseason 1 . Zero also serve as a medical officeholder aboard the Protostar , and tried to bring around the plague that was affect both Dal and the Enderprizians . It ’s undecipherable whether Zero will pursue their natural aptitude for navigation , or their talents in the aesculapian subject area aboardJaneway ’s new USS Voyager - A.
Star Trek has a whole host of Janeway variant , and Prodigy time of year 1 contribute four new versions of the beloved Voyager captain to the canon .
Star Trek: Prodigy is the first TV series in the Star Trek franchise marketed toward children, and one of the few animated series in the franchise. The story follows a group of young aliens who find a stolen Starfleet ship and use it to escape from the Tars Lamora prison colony where they are all held captive. Working together with the help of a holographic Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), the new crew of the USS Protostar must find their way back to the Alpha Quadrant to warn the Federation of the deadly threat that is pursuing them.
1Murf
Voiced by Dee Bradley Baker
Murf ( Dee Bradley Baker ) became the USS Protostar ’s practically undestroyable security officer in the second half ofStar Trek : Prodigyseason 1 . This was because they were aMellanoid slime insect , first reference in theStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode " Coming of Age . “Prodigyrevealed a great deal more about the Mellanoid slime worm through Murf , and revealed that the next stage of their evolution allowed them to uprise arm and legs . This , coupled with Murf ’s indestructible jellylike biology , made them a security police officer capable of taking down Tal Shiar PI and physically containing an actual protostar .
As well as consuming highly volatile materials and send off Romulans , Murf also enjoy their downtime . TheStar Trek : Prodigyepisode " Ghost in the car " discover that the Mellanoid slime worm was a gifted dancer and jazz singer , either that or he had exceptional back talk - sync abilities . Appearing in a holodeck recreation of a 1920s jazz golf club , Murf ’s alter - ego Mr. Murfy No Shoes put on a terrific execution for the Protostar gang . It was a hilarious reveal that shows there ’s still a great flock to learn about the Protostar ’s most puzzling crew extremity .
All episodes ofStar Trek : Prodigyseason 1 are streaming now on Netflix .
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Star Trek : Prodigy is the first telecasting series in the Star Trek enfranchisement marketed toward children , and one of the few liven up series in the enfranchisement . The story follow a grouping of young aliens who line up a steal Starfleet ship and use it to get off from the Tars Lamora prison house colony where they are all held engrossed . work together with the service of a holographical Captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) , the new bunch of the USS Protostar must find their way back to the Alpha Quadrant to warn the Federation of the deadly menace that is pursuing them .
