Star Trek Producers Reveal Film Series Idea
Star Trek: Prodigy may be facing cancelation, but the show's producers have their sights set on the silver screen.
Six seasons and a movie! Before Star Trek: Generations going into production before the seventh and final season finished airing.
Outside of TOS and TNG, no other Trek series has gone onto the big screen, and Paramount+, the so-called “Home of Star Trek.” And yet, the show’s producers told attendees at Star Trek: Las Vegas that hope is not gone for the plucky animated series.
According to TrekMovie, producers Kevin Hageman and Dan Hageman, as well as co-executive Aaron Waltke, showed no sign of despair about their show’s current status. “CBS Studios and Secret Hideout are nothing but ive,” Waltke told the crowd. “We are continuing to make the show. We have 10 episodes in the can and 10 more that’ll be done by the end of the year.”
But it doesn’t stop there for the Hagemans. “My master hope, I want the show picked up,” itted Kevin. “I want a season 3. I want Season 3 to set up an animated film series.” That might seem like a bold claim, but Kevin is undeterred. “Because why not? I think Star Trek needs to have an epic animated film series that has a new adventure every couple of years that the whole family can go see.”
He does have a point. The lack of family films in the theater has been a point of contention for many observers, and even lackluster movies such as Fargo creator Noah Hawley, but all have been stalled for various reasons.
Kevin doesn’t see a Prodigy movie facing similar delays. “I mean, it’s going be much easier to make that than some of these live-action films that are much, much more expensive,” he explained. “Ours is on a budget.”
First, of course, Prodigy season two needs to air, but Kevin is certain that fans will love it. “Season 1 is about a bunch of kids who steal the ship. Season 2 is about a bunch of kids who earn a ship,” he revealed. “I think at the beginning of season 2, we loved playing with how there’s this excitement of going on to Voyager and on a massive ship… And so there’s a little bit of almost like a Goonies yearning for that adventure of season 1 that they used to have, and how do they find that within this world of adults?”
Will that adventure be enough to launch Prodigy to where only two other Trek series have gone before? The Hagemans certainly hope so.
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