Star Trek: Prodigyseason 3 may not happen, and a new report paints a dire picture of the beloved CGI animated series’s future on Netflix. The 20 episodes ofStar Trek: Prodigyseason 1 premiered on Netflix on Christmas Day 2023, followed by all 20 episodes ofStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2 dropping simultaneously on Netflix on July 07, 2025.Star Trek: Prodigywas met with rave audience and critical reviews, andStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2’s finaleset up a bold new adventure forStar Trek: Prodigyseason 3.
Star Trek: Prodigywas the first casualty of Paramount+ downsizing itsStar Trekcontent after boasting5 newStar Trekseriesin 2022. In June 2023,Paramount+ suddenly canceledStar Trek: Prodigyand deleted all 20 season 1 episodes from streaming. Outraged fans rallied under the #SaveStarTrekProdigy hashtag, and even rented an airplane to fly over Los Angeles.The #SaveStarTrekProdigy fan campaign worked, and Netflix announced it was acquiring the license to streamStar Trek: Prodigyseasons 1 and 2.
Netflix savingStar Trek: Prodigywas cause for celebration and demonstrated the power ofStar Trekfans in a modern-day equivalent of the letter-writing campaign that savedStar Trek: The Original Seriesfrom cancellationin the 1960s. However,Star Trek: Prodigy’s creative team, led by executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman and Aaron J. Waltke, disbanded following the completion ofStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2’s episodes in December 2023. Since July 2024,fans have waited for word ofStar Trek: Prodigyseason 3, but the first update in months is bleak.
Star Trek: Prodigy Season 3 May Not Happen At Netflix
Why Netflix Likely Isn’t Renewing Star Trek: Prodigy
Although Netflix has not made an official statement about the fate ofStar Trek: Prodigy, a new report fromWhat’s on Netflixstates that the streamer hasquietly passed on orderingStar Trek: Prodigyseason 3. According toWhat’s on Netflix’s sources,Star Trek: Prodigy’s streaming numbers did not meet Netflix’s internal metrics for success.Star Trek: Prodigyfailed to land on global streaming charts, and according toNetflix Engagement Reportsfor 2023 and 2024,Star Trek: Prodigydrew approximately 3.4 million total views in that 2-year period.
While Netflix’s internal barometer is unknown,Star Trek: Prodigyneeded higher streaming numbers and massive social media engagement to be considered a breakout success, and that just didn’t happendespite the passion ofProdigy’s loyal fanbase.What’s on Netflixfurther noted that the chances ofStar Trek: Prodigy’s renewal were made slimmer by it not being a Netflix-owned property and the fact thatProdigy’s creative team had moved onto other projects. Instead of a full season 3 order,Star Trek: Prodigygetting greenlit as a streaming feature film also seems unlikely.
Star Trek: Prodigy Is Reportedly Leaving Netflix Soon
Licensing Agreements Expire After 18 Months
Worsening matters forStar Trek: Prodigyand its fans:Netflix’s license for the streaming series will expire soon,which meansStar Trek: Prodigy’s40 episodes will leave Netflix.What’s on Netflixreports that Netflix’s licensing agreement was for 18 months after each season ofStar Trek: Prodigywas officially licensed. This means:
July 28, 2025
August 01, 2025
Of course, it’s possible that Netflix could renew its license and keepStar Trek: Prodigyon its streaming service. However, it’s worth noting thatStar Trek: Prodigy’s reach on Netflix wasn’t truly global. While territories like the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia carriedStar Trek: Prodigyon Netflix, licensing restrictions meant that regions like Canada did not. France TV has the license forStar Trek: Prodigy,which led to its controversial season 2 release in France months beforeStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2 premiered on Netflix.
What Happens To Star Trek: Prodigy After It Leaves Netflix
Buy Physical Copies Of Star Trek: Prodigy While You Can
IfStar Trek: Prodigyleaves Netflix, that leaves the beloved animated series without a streaming home, at least in the regions where it was licensed by Netflix. It’s unclear whether Paramount+ would once again addStar Trek: Prodigyto its streaming service. Although Paramount+ brands itself as"the home of Star Trek,“that hasn’t been 100% accurate since it canceledStar Trek: Prodigyin 2023. In addition, theStar Trekmoviesroutinely leave Paramount+ and are licensed to other streaming services.
For fans, the best way to ensure they can always watchStar Trek: Prodigyis to own physical copies of seasons 1 and 2 on DVD or Blu-ray.Star Trek: Prodigyon home video also comes with a slew of special features, andowningProdigy’s episodes on disc is insurance against the fleeting whims of streaming services carrying the show. Of course, an uptick inStar Trek: Prodigystreaming numbers, home video sales, and social media chattermayget Netflix’s attention and spark the streamer to reconsider renewingStar Trek: Prodigy’s license.
Star Trek: Prodigy’s Netflix Fate Is The Latest Crime Against The Best Show
How Can A Show This Great Be So Cursed?
Star Trek: Prodigyfans waited patiently for word about season 3, so the news that not only could there be no new episodes but thatStar Trek: Prodigycould be deleted fromyet anotherstreaming service is hard to reconcile. After all,Netflix was supposed to beStar Trek: Prodigy’s savior, although that always came with the caveat that the series had to perform to Netflix’s metrics. Still, after the astounding effort by fans to saveStar Trek: Prodigy, all of it resulting in only a temporary reprieve is disheartening.
Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2 has a 100% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 94% audience score - the highest of any modernStar Trekseries.
Diehards know thatStar Trek: Prodigyis the purest expression ofStar Trekin the modern era.Prodigywas designed to teach the virtues ofStar Trekto younger audiences and create new fans, and the series is so well-written, beautifully animated, and vividly performed that it also works wonderfully for older audiences.Prodigyis also a sequel toStar Trek: Voyager, and brought back Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Kathryn Janeway, along with her castmates Robert Beltran and Robert Picardo, joining younger cast members like Brett Gray and Ella Purnell.
On a personal note, no newStar Trek: Prodigyepisodes, while not completely unexpected given the realities of the streaming business, is still crushing. It’s been my privilege and pleasure to meet and speak withStar Trek: Prodigy’s actors, including Brett Gray, Ella Purnell, and Kate Mulgrew, and the show’s creators, Kevin and Dan Hageman, and Aaron J. Waltke. I know firsthand the passion and deep love ofStar Trekthat they infused into every episode ofStar Trek: Prodigy.InStar Trek,there are always possibilities, so I choose to keep hope alive thatStar Trek: Prodigyand the young heroes of the USS Prodigy will fly again.
