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Published Jun 14, 2021

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Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, today introduced the stellar lineup of voice talent behind the six young alien starship crew members featured in its upcoming all-new animated kids’ series Star Trek: Prodigy . First look images of the series were also revealed.

The new voice cast and their Star Trek: Prodigy characters are as follows:

Rylee Alazraqui (“Doug Unplugs,” “Home Economics”) as “Rok-Tahk,” a Brikar and an unusually bright eight-year-old girl. Rok is a bit shy, but not when it comes to her love for animals. Brett Gray (“On My Block,” “When They See Us”) as “Dal,” 17 years old and an unknown species, he fancies himself a maverick, who even in the toughest times, holds strong onto his unwavering hope. Angus Imrie (“The Crown,” “Emma”) as “Zero,” who is a Medusan: a noncorporeal, genderless, energy-based lifeform. Since others would go mad at the sight of their true self, Zero wears a containment suit they made themselves to protect others. Jason Mantzoukas (“Infinite,” “Big Mouth”) as “Jankom Pog,” a 16-year-old Tellarite. Tellarites are known to relish an argument, and Jankom is no different. Regardless of opinion, he will always play ‘devil’s advocate’ for the sake of hearing all sides. Ella Purnell (“Army of the Dead,” “Sweetbitter”) as “Gwyn,” a 17-year-old Vau N’Akat who was raised on her father’s bleak mining planet and grew up dreaming to explore the stars. Dee Bradley Baker (“SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Dora the Explorer”) as “Murf,” whose age and species is unknown but who is an endearing, indestructible blob with curiously good timing and an insatiable appetite for ship parts.

This new voice cast joins actress Kate Mulgrew (“Star Trek: Voyager”) who is reprising her iconic role as Kathryn Janeway. In the series, Janeway will serve as the Star Trek: Prodigy starship’s built-in emergency training hologram.

Produced by the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and CBS Studios, Star Trek: Prodigy will premiere on Paramount+ in the U.S. later this year.

Developed by Emmy® Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman (“Trollhunters” and “Ninjago”) the CG-animated series Star Trek: Prodigy is the first “Star Trek” series aimed at younger audiences and will follow a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search for a better future. These six young outcasts know nothing about the ship they have commandeered – a first in the history of the Star Trek franchise – but over the course of their adventures together, they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents.

Star Trek: Prodigy is from CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Studios’ new animation arm; Nickelodeon Animation Studio, led by President of Animation, Ramsey Naito; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Katie Krentz, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers alongside co-showrunners Kevin and Dan Hageman. Ben Hibon directs, co-executive produces and serves as the creative lead of the all-new animated series. Aaron Baiers also serves as co-executive producer.

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Star Trek: Prodigy will stream on Netflix globally (excluding Canada, Nordics, CEE, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Belarus and Mainland China) and Season 1 is currently available on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Central and Eastern Europe with Season 2 coming soon. Season two has launched in France on France Televisions channels and Okoo.

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‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Character Details And Voice Cast Revealed Along With First Look Images

| June 14, 2021 | By: Anthony Pascale 62 comments so far

In April we learned more about Kate Mulgrew’s role in Star Trek: Prodigy , the animated kids series coming to Paramount+ this year. Today, details on the rest of the voice cast and characters were revealed, including a few deep cuts into Star Trek lore. We also got a first look at images from the show.

Meet the kids of Star Trek: Prodigy

Earlier this year we got our first look at characters of Star Trek: Prodigy,  the upcoming CG-animated kids series that follows a “motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search for a better future.” Together the kids commandeer a derelict Starfleet ship in the Delta Quadrant, where they meet an Emergency Training Hologram based on Captain Janeway, voiced by Star Trek: Voyager’s Kate Mulgrew.

Today Paramount+ introduced their lineup of voice talent behind the six young alien starship crew members, along with character names and descriptions. The following is the official breakdown for each character.

An unusually bright eight-year-old girl from Brikar, Rok is a bit shy, but not when it comes to her love for animals. Voiced by Rylee Alazraqui ( Doug Unplugs , Home Economics ), daughter of prolific voice actor Carlos Alazraqui.

A 17-year-old and member of an unknown species, he fancies himself a maverick, who even in the toughest times, holds strong onto his unwavering hope. Voiced by Brett Gray ( On My Block , When They See Us ).

A Medusan: a noncorporeal, genderless, energy-based lifeform. Since others would go mad at the sight of their true self, Zero wears a containment suit they made themselves to protect others. Voiced by Angus Imrie ( The Crown , Emma ).

A 16-year-old Tellarite. Tellarites are known to relish an argument, and Jankom is no different. Regardless of opinion, he will always play devil’s advocate for the sake of hearing all sides. Voiced by Jason Mantzoukas ( Infinite , Big Mouth, The Good Place ).

A 17-year-old Vau N’Akat who was raised on her father’s bleak mining planet and grew up dreaming of exploring the stars. Voiced by Ella Purnell ( Army of the Dead , Sweetbitter ).

Age and species is unknown, but Murf is an endearing, indestructible blob with curiously good timing and an insatiable appetite for ship parts. Dee Bradley Baker ( SpongeBob SquarePants , Dora the Explorer ).

First look at Prodigy

Paramount+ also released the first-ever images from Star Trek: Prodigy, showing off the animation style. The first image is of Dal on what could be the bridge of the Starfleet ship the kids commandeer.

There is another shot of Dal, this time looking to be in distress. This could be a shot from the first episode where the kids are initially incarcerated on an obscure planet, as revealed recently by Kate Mulgrew.

Next up is a shot of Gwyn, showing a bit more detail on her face and costume.

Finally we have Rok-Tahk, who appears to be doing some welding.

Star Trek connections

Prodigy is set in the Delta Quadrant, the same setting as Star Trek: Voyager, although none of the characters revealed so far have a connection to that series. However, there are connections to the original Star Trek , and the extended universe of Trek.

The most familiar is Jankom Pog. Tellarites were first introduced in the original Star Trek episode “Journey to Babel,” and are one of the founding races of the United Federation of Planets, along with Humans, Vulcans, and Andorians. Tellarites have appeared multiple times on multiple Star Trek series, including Discovery , Lower Decks , and Picard .

Tellarite from “Journey to Babel”

A more surprising connection comes with the character Zero. Previously assumed by most to be a robot due to the design of the character, Zero has been revealed to be a Medusan in a “containment suit.”  This mysterious telepathic non-corporal race first appeared in the original Star Trek episode “Is There in Truth No Beauty?” There have also been some mentions of Medusans in the extended Star Trek universe of books and games.

Medusan from “Is There in Truth No Beauty?”

And the deepest cut from the character reveals is for Rok-Tahk. Brikarians are a Federation race first introduced by author Peter David in the Starfleet Academy TNG-era series novel with a character named Zak Kebron , Kebron went on to be featured in David’s New Frontier novel series.

Brikarian from the comic cover of “Star Trek: New Frontier: Turnaround”

Star Trek: Prodigy will debut later this year on Paramount+ in the USA and CTV Sci-Fi in Canada. It isn’t currently known where or when it will be available internationally.

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A Brikarian AND a Medusan? Very nice move, guys!

Brikarians are canon now!

I’m wondering if we’ll be being her develop and change over the course of the show.

Wow! Besides the presence of a Hologram Janeway, this will be the FIRST trek series featuring a exclusively alien cast. That I find amazing…

And still an exclusively non-human core cast, since “Janeway” is a hologram. A first for the franchise!

Yeah I have to admit, I wasn’t completely in love with not having the real Janeway on board but that didn’t last long. I love the fact the captain is a hologram, another big first. This is Star Trek to me, to see technology evolve and it’s cool we basically have an A.I. running the show.

Ironically I THOUGHT we might see some A.I. holographic captains running the ships once we got to the 32nd century on Discovery but I guess the Federation still like keeping it old school. ;)

I don’t get the impression that he holographic Janeway will be the “captain” in the traditional sense. She’s supposed to be an “emergency training hologram,” helping the kids with the unfamiliar Starfleet technology of this ship they end up on.

As for Discovery, who’s to say that one or more of the captains we saw at Federation HQ isn’t a hologram? We didn’t spend much time with any of them. (Not enough time for Georgiou to blink them away, at least.)

I know obviously but she is still referred to as Captain Janeway by the producers, so I assume she will take a leadership role since I doubt a bunch of kids knows anything about running a starship or how to make contact with other planets.

And good point about Discovery, but it seems like if we have seen a holographic captain, they would’ve made it clear on the show. And of course they can still show one later. We haven’t been aboard any of the 32nd ships yet either.

well maybe there are some ships with entire holographic crew cause i remember there was a ship or two with holographic hulls mentioned in season 3

While a holographic hull is kind of dangerous (imagine a power outage) there might be some reasons speaking for it. But a fully holographic crew doesn’t make sense. Why would the computer use holograms to interact with itself? Holograms only make sense if they interact with a “real” crew.

Holo-Janeway will be there to Dispense Wisdom to the motley crew of lawless teens. Nothing more, nothing less.

TENET this project is not.

Tellarites, Medusans and Murf, the gelatenous Smurf… oh my :-)

I love it! Two TOS species along with Trek’s take on my favourite kind of lifeform: nerdy gelatenous freaks… Yaphit is my favourite character on ORV, so I’m so much looking forward to meeting this slimey package of fun…

The Medusans… awwww! When I came up with some fan fiction back in the 90s, the heydays of Babylon 5, I always wanted them to stand in for the mysterious Vorlons in the Trek universe. This character seems more like a Pixar version of them, but I’m still glad they are back…

Tellarite, not Talaxian… Yep. Good choice as there has never been a Tellarite main character yet.

Not sure about the Brikarians. Never heard of them. Sounds like a neat telling name made of “bricks” and stones :-) Rok-Tagh, the Brikarian girl… also has “rock” in it :-)

Vau N’Akat.. looks complicated. Is this a primer? Never heard of them… It will take some time to spell that correctly but then I’ve never managed to spell Goa’uld without looking it up :-)

Exciting gang… Bring them on….

BUt wait a minute… What’s a Tellarite, a Medusan and a Rock doing in the Delta Quadrant? Do they commandeer the ship back in the Alpha Quadrant and then get lost?

I got the impression this show is set quite far into the future, some time a fair bit after the 25th century era of Picard and before the 29th century era when Captain Braxton & the Aeon/Relativity came from; far enough ahead that rapid intragalactic travel is fairly easy, but before time travel becomes a common thing.

It’s already been confirmed Prodigy is set in 2383, five years after Voyager makes it back to the Alpha quadrant. I was kind of hoping the show was set in the 26th or 27th century too, but this is probably a better direction since they can continue some of the canon we seen set up in Voyager and it’s probably a way to bring in some former Voyager characters, both from the Alpha and Delta quadrant. Don’t be too shocked to see Neelix show up at some point. ;)

Hmm… That’s gonna take some explaining then. Hope they will actually explain it & won’t just use the excuse of “Don’t be so obsessed with canon” to excuse inconsistencies…

No, it’s not. Supreme beings snap Alpha Quadrant beings to far flung corners of the galaxy all the time, in the Trek universe. It’s almost as common as time travel with no lasting consequences.

It takes place in the 24th century.

Vau N’akat… Maybe there will be a Warner Cut of the show after Warner Discovery swallows Viacom :-)

SMURF?!?,,, rather “Les barbapapa” ;)

Re: what a Tellarite, Medusan and Brikari are doing out in the DQ: maybe their parents’ ships were grabbed by the Caretaker, and they’ve been stuck out there ever since!

That makes a lot of sense. Surely Voyager and Equinox were not the only ships ever to get grabbed. Maybe a couple of those crew are native Delta Quadrant species, though. I guess the question then is, where does a ship with Janeway as a hologram come from, since it would likely have to come from the Alpha Quadrant post- Voyager ? Maybe there are more of the Caretaker’s species out there than we were led to believe, OR the ship somehow falls through a wormhole / experimental slipstream drive, etc.

Could be from the future.

Garth Lorca, I think you’ll like the Brikarian.

The species was created by Peter David for the YA Starfleet Academy series. A Brikarian was Worf’s first roommate at the Academy. So, there’s a well established history for the planet, and it was featured in later novels.

I really like this deep cut to the first Trek book series targeted to kids, and I expect that we can thank Trek author David Mack for this as he is a consultant for the show.

As a species Brikarians are too heavy to function in normal gravity so they wear anti-grav tech, presumably the armbands and belt for this character.

They are supposed to be reddish with more wrinkled skin when younger, and become smoother and more rocklike in adulthood.

I like this image in this Memory Alpha post better.

https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Zak_Kebron

“Brikiarian.” Because they’re solid as a brick.

Subtlety ain’t Peter David’s forte, I guess.

The species was created for a kid’s series and the character was intended to be a foil for young Worf.

Worf running into a brick wall basically.

But a good metaphor for kids to decode.

This will be the first series in which a Tellarite is a main character. Very cool. The show looks beautiful, can’t wait.

Not just that, but the first series where most of the main characters are species that haven’t been main characters before. Not only that, it’s the first show where most of the main characters are totally new species, at least on screen (counting Brikarians as new since they haven’t been seen in a screen production before) – four new ones, and three established (Tellarite, Medusan, hologram).

I continue to be happy with every bit of news I read on this show. Most of the cast I’m not familiar with, but I’ve loved both Mantzoukas and Baker in multiple other projects, and of course we know Mulgrew will be a great Janeway, holographic or otherwise. I’m excited!

Some people rag on The Orville for “ripping-off” Star Trek (kinda the point of a spoof), but Murf is an obvious near-direct (barring the colour) copy of Yaphit… 🤔

You’re joking, right? Did you actually think Orville was the first series to have a character like that? You’re like one of those people who accuse shows of ripping off Star Wars or Harry Potter, despite both of them being ripoffs of older, better franchises.

I’m not just talking about the form, although that is semi-unique, I’m talking about the whole character. Your argument is like if one car maker makes an almost direct copy of a model made by another manufacturer, and then excuses it by saying “Other companies make cars too”.

*Cough* ODO

Right, Trek is filled with shapeshifters. Blobs in Star Trek are nothing new, as anyone who has watched DS9 should know.

A shapeshifter who only appears in liquid form for seconds is not a gelatenous character. Yaphit and Murf are very special. But then, I don’t accuse anyone of ripping off anything. I celebrate them for doing it,

Very cool! I’m not acquainted with anything from the younger cast members, but I love what work I’ve seen from both Mantzoukas and Baker.

As for the characters, I knew from something I’d read that there’d be connections to classic TOS stuff, but still didn’t foresee that we’d get a Medusan (!). The suit makes all the sense in the world, now, though. Lots of folks thought the Tellarite character would be a Talaxian (to be fair, it makes sense for the setting, and the stylization of the character design can be read as either pretty easily), but I did see at least one person who suggested four months ago, when these characters were first seen, that it could be a Tellarite. But who knew they’d bring in a species from the novels?!

That was me!

Seriously, I couldn’t figure how people thought he was Talaxian give the porcine snout, cloven hoof-hand and tusk.

And I had been trying to convince everyone that the one on the right was a Brikarian, first introduced in the Starfleet Academy novels, but was getting no takers.

I’m still thinking that the one from “an unknown species” will turn out to be Talaxian, but that’s likely to be a plot point for the young viewers.

Because they don’t look anything alike. Maybe it is some sort of dimorphism between their genders or races? Anyway congrats to your good guess. I’m happy you were right. I highly appreciate that they brought something from the novels to canon. :)

…and sorry, I mean sexes not genders of course.

We’ve seen a few different versions of Tellarites.

My thought is that we haven’t seen an adolescent Tellarite before, and kids can take on some interesting features as they grow and develop.

But I actually like the Discovery version of Tellarites best.

I always thought the TOS ones were awful, especially as they reminded me of a pretty bad early 1960s movie where people on Atlantis turned prisoners into pig-faced people. It looked like the same prosthetic makeup was used.

I have to hand it to you, you seriously know your Trek man. It never hit me it was a Tellarite even though it was literally right in front of us lol. Like many I thought it was a Talaxian OR one mixed with something else. Never heard of a Brikarian until now. But I can imagine that’s getting a lot of google hits today. ;)

But I do like that the new shows is using more of the book canon to tell their stories just like Star Wars started doing with the old E.U. books and comics. Again, it makes things just feel more whole and a nice shout out to the book readers.

All sounds and looks great so far!

Very interesting half the crew come from the Alpha quadrant, so I guess we are going to get an interesting backstory how they all ended up in the Delta quadrant, especially being kids no less. And it does make you wonder now will they pull a Voyager and it’s about trying to get back to Federation space as well?

And the first Tellarite as a main cast member, doubly cool! Although funny it never occurred it actually was one lol. I kind of thought maybe it would be a Talaxian.

Dying to see what the new Starship looks like, but I’m guessing it won’t be the Voyager A. ;)

Actually Peter David first introduced Zak Kebron in the Starfleet Academy series as a rival for Worf while Worf was at the academy.

Sounds a lot like Zac Efron :-)

Laurie will be pleased that Rok-Tahk is a girl!

This show seems awfully promising so far. I wish they’d give us a premiere date.

I hoped they would go the Hank Mccoy route with Rok, in which the character who looks the most dim-witted is in fact the smartest. Good choice from them. Like what I see so far. Only the name Zero is kind of lame.

My guess: it’s short for something else–a nickname.

The Medusan cause me to raise an eyebrow. Gotta say that one has the potential to be an inspired choice. Very interesting…

I’m now more curious to see where they are going with this show.

Hmm, the proposed Star Trek: Final Frontier cartoon had a character in a ‘containment suit’ named Zero… hoping that’s either a weird coincidence or maybe one or more people on that team are now on Prodigy…

http://www.startrekff.com/

It’s probably the case that ViacomCBS owns the rights to the characters.

I’m thinking that part of the legal framework that allows fan productions to play in the universe is that ViacomCBS can use character concepts and names and bring them into canon.

I know that this is the case for all the litverse tie-in novels. That’s why the Brikarian can be used without royalties to author Peter David who created the planet Brikar and the species.

I wonder if the alpha quadrant kids are there because of the Caretaker? There were other ships brought to the Delta Quadrant aside from Voyager and the Equinox, maybe they were kept by the Caretaker for some reason or another?

Nice touch with the Medusan. With telekinetic abilities, a functional suit seems to be a natural extension of the species.

And people are surprised Q is showing up again. ;)

I don’t think anyone ever saw that species coming back, certainly not on a kids show based in the Delta quadrant. That’s some real out-of-the-box thinking! (no pun intended ;))

But I think based on the kinds of things we been seeing again from the last few seasons from Pike and Talos IV to GOF/Carl and the Borg, all in just the last two years, nothing is off the table anymore. I been saying this for awhile. And you go this deep of a cut with such an obscure species, people have to expect the marquee players eventually making a return again.

The Trek playground is V-A-S-T and these guys really want to play in it. And since all these shows are now covering every major of Star Trek and then some, it stops literally no one from showing up at some point.

I’m getting excited to see what other species will pop up on this show. The ‘crew’ is not only diverse but probably the most random set of aliens we’ve ever had lol. And even bolder they didn’t do any of the more ‘traditional’ aliens like a Vulcan, Klingon, Bajoran or Ferengi.

I have this image in my head of the Hageman brothers sending Trek author and series consultant a memo asking him to send them a memo listing off-beat canon and litverse species for consideration.

In particular, I can see them asking if there is any large superstrong species, that could loom like the Trolls in Trollhunters. And Mack would just shoot over a precis of the Brikarians, noting that they were created for the Starfleet Academy novels, and that would be it.

I don’t pretend to know these guys or their work (but I keep saying I’m going to watch Trollhunters a bit and I DID finally get around to watching TAS so you know I’m not just saying that ;)), but clearly you do. And based on the VERY little we’ve seen so far, I have to say I am impressed so far.

Everything about the show feels and sounds fresh thus far but also sounds like it will still tell stories like classic Trek did. Although I’m 100% sure it was Kurtzman/CBS idea to get Kate Mulgrew involved in the show as Janeway to draw old fans in (and it’s working lol) it does seem like they are coming up with some different angles and wildly varied characters to give us deep dives into species we know zip or very little about. Also the fact there isn’t a single human on the crew also tells you they want this show to feel more ‘alien’ than all the previous ones. And moving it out of Federation space at the same time makes the premise of this show probably the most unconventional show so far from all the others…and that’s a great thing!

But I expect to see TONS of cameos from Voyager and possibly other shows, flashbacks to the Alpha quadrant etc,; especially since the point is probably to get kids to check out the other shows like VOY/TNG/DS9 etc. But it does seem like it’s going to go in a unique direction we haven’t seen in a long time. But I’m probably overthinking it again. ;)

Eitherway this is beyond what I originally expected when I heard the original premise and was kind of iffy on it. Now I’m totally intrigued about all of and we haven’t seen a trailer yet.

After I heard that the Hageman brothers will do Star Trek I checked out some episodes of Trollhunters and was pleasantly surprised. Just by the name of it, I thought this was some kind of cheap cash grab, but the opposite was the case. You could really see that the makers put a lot of love and thought into it. It remembered me of Disney’s Gargoyles, which I also quite enjoyed back in the day. If you not already know that, you should check this out for the Trek connections. I know you are a fan huge of Frakes.

I actually remember Gargoyles when I was younger. I’ve never watched it though. I just checked and that’s on Disney+ which I have. So maybe I’ll check them both out but I’ll try Trollhunters first since so many seem to really like that one, but thanks!

Gee, didn’t Peter David and Bill Mumy already cover some of this same ground with SPACE CASES back in the 1990’s?

Not really.

I keep waiting for someone to mention that Dee Bradley Baker voices all clone troopers in a popular space fantasy franchise. Or that he voiced Dark Helmet in Spaceballs: The Animated Series.

You call it a Kaminoan cloning facility, I call it a dee bradley bakery

LOL. Good one Fred :-)

I don’t know if it’s the heat or I’ve been watching Star Trek too long but the first thing I saw in that image of Dal looking out the view screen is the outline of the Enterprise in the nebula!

Huh. That kid played young Patrick Stewart in The Kid Who Would Be King. Cool coincidence

I have been a fan of all things Trek since I was 9 years old(1966…), and all I can say is YEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!

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Star Trek: Prodigy Reveals Voice Cast, First Look at Characters to Join Janeway

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Paramount+ has revealed additional voice cast members — and a first look at the characters they will play — in the animated Star Trek: Prodigy kids’ series.

The premise: In the year 2383, after the events of Star Trek: Voyager , a motley crew of teenage aliens must learn to work together to use an abandoned starship and search for adventure in the Delta Quadrant. As previously announced, Voyager captain Kate Mulgrew is set to reprise her role as Kathryn Janeway, who here will serve as the starship’s built-in emergency training hologram.

New to the Star Trek: Prodigy  voice cast are:

Jason Mantzoukas (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Big Mouth) as Jankom Pog, a 16-year-old Tellarite. (Tellarites are known to relish an argument, and Jankom is no different. Regardless of opinion, he will always play “devil’s advocate” for the sake of hearing all sides.)

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Ella Purnell ( Sweetbitter, Army of the Dead ) as Gwyn, a 17-year-old Vau N’Akat who was raised on her father’s bleak mining planet and grew up dreaming to explore the stars.

Brett Gray ( On My Block ) as Dal, who at age 17 and of an unknown species fancies himself a maverick who, even in the toughest times, holds strong onto his unwavering hope.

Angus Imrie ( The Crown, Kingdom ) as Zero, who is a Medusan — aka a noncorporeal, genderless, energy-based lifeform. Since others would go mad at the sight of their true self, Zero wears a containment suit they made themselves to protect others.

Rylee Alazraqui ( Doug Unplugs, Summer Camp IsIand ) as Rok-Tahk, a Brikar and an unusually bright 8-year-old girl. Rok is a bit shy, but not when it comes to her love for animals.

Produced by the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and CBS Studios, Star Trek: Prodigy will premiere in the U.S. later this year.

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So far. I have liked all of the CBS AA/Paramount + Star Trek shows. I wonder if Jerri Ryan will pop up?

Why would she?

Awww, happy Brett has a post On My Block gig already! I think he’ll really have a talent for voice acting too, so this is perfect for him.

I’m definitely looking forward to this, but a couple of the characters look like they transported themselves from the Star Wars universe.

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Star Trek: Prodigy: Voice cast and characters announced

By louis skye | jun 14, 2021.

Strap in for a new interstellar adventure! Star Trek: Prodigy is coming soon, and it’s got a voice cast that’s out of this world.

The series is set to premiere on Paramount+ at a yet-to-be announced date. But we do have a voice cast, as confirmed by a press release published on StarTrek.com .

In alphabetical order, the cast of Star Trek: Prodigy includes Rylee Alazraqui from Home Economics , On My Block ’s Brett Gray, The Crown ’s Angus Imrie, Jason Mantzoukas from Big Mouth , Ella Purnell of Army of the Dead , and Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of the clone troopers in Star Wars: The Bad Batch .

The Star Trek Twitter page also shared a graphic outlining the characters the cast will be voicing. The press release shared more details about the characters’ personalities and what fans can expect from them in the show.

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Partway through 2020, it was announced that Kate Mulgrew would return to voice Captain Janeway in Star Trek: Prodigy . Captain Janeway will appear as a training hologram in the series.

We also knew that the show was aimed at younger audiences, the first Star Trek property created specifically for that audience. Now we know who the characters are.

Alazraqui will voice Rok-Tahk, an eight-year-old with a fierce love for animals. Gray will voice Dal, a 17-year-old maverick with unknown origins who is always hopeful. Imrie will voice the energy-based lifeform Zero. Purnell voices 17-year-old Gwyn who dreams of adventure.

Rounding off the characters are Mantzoukas, who will voice Jankom Pog, an argumentative Tellarite, and Baker will voice Murf, an indestructible interstellar blob who eats ship parts.

The unlikely group of youngsters will be searching for a better life in Star Trek: Prodigy and will come together, and learn about Starfleet, on the way.

The show is being developed by Emmy Award-winning duo Kevin and Dan Hageman, with Ben Hibon directing, co-executive producing and serving as creative lead. Aaron Baiers, Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Katie Krentz, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth will also be serving as executive producers.

While we do not yet know when Star Trek: Prodigy will be released, the first still images portend a stunning show that will expand the beloved universe as we know it.

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The first “ Star Trek ” series created for kids has its full cast. Paramount Plus and Nickelodeon announced on Monday that Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, Rylee Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Angus Imrie and Jason Mantzoukas will make up the main voice cast for “ Star Trek: Prodigy ,” the animated series set to premiere on Paramount Plus later this year. They’ll join Kate Mulgrew, who is reprising her role from “Star Trek: Voyager” as Kathryn Janeway.

For the first time in a “Trek” series, the main cast is made up of alien species, as these six young characters end up commandeering an abandoned Starfleet vessel and must learn how to operate it in order to survive, with Mulgrew’s Janeway serving as their guide as the ship’s emergency training hologram.

Purnell (“Sweetbitter,” “Army of the Dead”) will play 17-year-old Gwyn. Her species is called the Vau N’Akat, and she grew up on her father’s mining planet, a cheerless place that drove her to explore beyond her home.

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Gray (“On My Block,” “When They See Us”) will play 17-year-old Dal, from an unknown species. He fiercely guards his hope for a better future, and sees himself as a nonconformist.

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Alazraqui (“Doug Unplugs,” “Home Economics”) will play eight-year-old Rok-Tahk, part of the Brikar species. She’s a little shy and uncommonly smart, especially when expressing her devotion to animals.

Veteran voice actor Baker (“Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Dora the Explorer”) will play Murf, an “indestructible blob” from an unknown species. His age is also a mystery, but he does have quite the appetite for ship parts and an intriguingly good sense of timing.

Imrie (“The Crown,” “The Kid Who Would Be King”) will play Zero, one of the oldest and most unusual aliens to grace “Trek” canon: They’re Medusan, an energy-based species that have no gender and no corporeal form. To look upon their true appearance is to die from insanity, so Zero created a containment suit to protect their shipmates from harm.

And adding to his growing roster of voice-over roles, Mantzoukas (“Invincible,” “Big Mouth,” “Close Enough”) will play 16-year-old Jankom Pog, a Tellarite who, true to form, enjoys a good argument and will often take an opposing viewpoint regardless of his own opinion, just so all perspectives can be heard.

“Star Trek: Prodigy” was developed by Kevin and Dan Hageman (“Trollhunters,” “Ninjago”), who are serving as the showrunners and executive producers. Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Katie Krentz, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth are executive producing. Ben Hibon is directing, co-executive producing, and he is the creative lead. CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Studios’ new animation arm; Nickelodeon Animation Studio; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment are producing the show.

Along with the cast announcement, Paramount Plus released several first look images from the series. See them below.

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Paramount+ and Nickelodeon have unveiled the full voice cast for the upcoming animated series Star Trek: Prodigy , part of Alex Kurtzman's expanded universe. Created by Dan and Kevin Hageman, the series is set in the year 2383 after the events of  Star Trek: Voyager  as a motley crew of teenage aliens must learn to work together to salvage an abandoned starship and set out for adventure in the Delta Quadrant. The group will have the help of Kate Mulgrew's Kathryn Janeway , who acts a hologram aboard the starship.

Kurtzman's expanded  Star Trek  universe has become a real hit for ViacomCBS since launching with  Star Trek: Discovery   on the formerly-branded CBS All Access. That show's success spawned a number of other projects, including the Patrick Stewart-led  Picard , the collection of standalone mini episodes  Short Treks  and adult animated venture  Lower Decks .  Prodigy  was first announced to be in development shortly after the release of the latter series, with Kurtzman aiming to deliver a kids-focused animated series and was swiftly ordered for two 10-episode seasons to air on the streaming platform, with season 1 also airing on Nickelodeon in the time leading up to season 2's premiere.

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As the time approaches for the series to arrive, Paramount+ and Nickelodeon have unveiled the voice cast for  Star Trek: Prodigy . Alongside Mulgrew's return, the series will star Ella Purnell as Gwyn, Brett Gray as Dal, Jason Mantzoukas as Jankom Pog, Dee Bradley Baker as Murf, Angus Imrie as Zero and Rylee Alazraqui as Rok-Tahk. Check out the new look at the characters alongside their actors below:

Whether it's the live-action or animated realms, the  Star Trek  franchise has always done a great job of attracting talented performers to be a part of the universe and  Prodigy 's cast is certainly no different. With a cast list that includes both big-name performers such as  Big Mouth 's Mantzoukas and legendary voice actor Baker as well as up-and-comers such as Imrie and Alazraqui, daughter to acclaimed voice actor Carlos, the colorful characters should come to life brilliantly on screen. Now it's just time to get a proper insight into the personalities of the teenage aliens at the center of the story.

Though a release date still hasn't been announced by the streaming platform for the series, with half the year already in the bag, the first trailer and premiere for  Star Trek: Prodigy  should be arriving in the near future. Even if one isn't a fan of Janeway , the return of the  Voyager  should prove an exciting notion for longtime  Star Trek  viewers. In the meantime, audiences can look forward to the return of  Lower Decks  on Paramount+ in August.

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Announced back in April and coming to gamers in October, we’ve now got our first look at in-game footage for the soon-to-arrive  Star Trek: Prodigy — Supernova game!

The first trailer for the upcoming  Prodigy  tie-in game was released back in May, and a month ahead of the October 14 public release of  Supernova , publisher Outright Games debuted their first bit of in-game footage for the adventure as part of last week’s  Star Trek Day.

Featuring the voices of Star Trek: Prodigy stars Brett Gray (Dal) and Ella Purnell (Gwyn) — along with the other voice cast — the  Supernova game is described as follows:

After the U.S.S. Protostar picks up strange readings from a dying star, Dal and Gwyn must race against time to save their friends, their ship, and an entire planetary system before a supernova destroys them all! Using their unique skills to overcome ingenious puzzles, endure hostile environments and battle deadly robot armies, Dal and Gwyn must save their captured crewmates Jankom Pog, Rok-Tahk, Zero and Murf. But they soon encounter a deadly new enemy, one that will stop at nothing to destroy the U.S.S. Protostar and change the very course of history!

Star Trek: Prodigy — Supernova is coming on October 15 to PlayStation 4 and 5 , Nintendo Switch , Xbox One and Xbox X|S, and Steam and Stadia.

A novelization of the Supernova events is also in the works from author Robb Pearlman, and is available for preorder now ahead of a projected January 2023 release. The Supernova  book can be preordered today for  $17.99 in hardcover,  or for $ 6.99 in paperback  or  Kindle.

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'Star Trek: Prodigy' reveals cast and characters

A varied cast of youthful alien lifeforms makes up the crew of the as-yet unknown, abandoned Starfleet ship.

Images and details have been released about the cast and their respective characters from " Star Trek: Prodigy ," the new animated "Star Trek" show coming from Paramount+.

During the Paramount+ Star Trek First Contact Day event in April, an image of the primary characters together was released, along with the first images of Captain Janeway (serving as the starship's built-in Emergency Training Hologram and voiced by Kate Mulgrew,) but we didn't learn anything else about the rest of the crew. However, now we have some basic background information plus a few screenshots from the show. 

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Gwyn is a 17-year-old member of the Vau N' Akat — a new race to "Star Trek" — who was raised on her father’s desolate mining planet and grew up dreaming of exploring the stars. She is played by British actor Ella Purnell, most recently seen in Zack Snyder’s "Army of the Dead" on Netflix.

Tellarites are a long-established alien race in "Star Trek" first appearing in " The Original Series " and this teenage Tellarite is named Jankom Pog. Played by Jason Mantzoukas, Pog apparently loves a good argument and regardless of his own opinion, he’ll always play ‘devil’s advocate’ for the sake of hearing all sides. Mantzoukas has appeared in a number of television shows including "Brooklyn 99" and "The League" together with voice roles in "Invincible" and "American Dad!"

Dal is a purple alien whose race is not yet known. According to the official blurb, he fancies himself as a maverick and holds strong onto his unwavering hope even in the toughest of times. Played by Brett Gray, most recently seen in the Netflix coming-of-age series "On My Block" together with guest appearances on " Chicago PD."

Murf is an endearing, indestructible blob with curiously good timing and an insatiable appetite for ship parts. It's not known whether or not Murf is in its late teens or not. Dee Bradley Baker stars as the Yaphet-esque creature, possibly best known as the voice of Captain Rex in the multitude of "Star Wars" animated television shows and Klaus the goldfish on "American Dad!"

The Hulk-like Rok-Tahk, voiced by young actor Rylee Alazraqui stars as an unusually bright 8-year-old Brikar . While a bit shy, Rok doesn't hold back when it comes to her love of animals. Alazraqui herself is only 10 years old and to date has had voice roles on Cartoon Network's "Summer Camp Island."  

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The British actor Angus Imrie plays a particularly interesting character, Zero, who is a Medusan, not seen on a televised "Star Trek" show since "The Original Series" episode "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" (S03, E07). These are a non-corporeal and genderless energy-based life form known to cause insanity to any humanoid who gaze upon their natural form. Consequently, Zero wears a containment suit to protect those around them. Imrie has most prominently appeared as Prince Edward in Netflix’s "The Crown" and the Batman prequel series "Pennyworth." 

In an interview with Dennis Miller on the Dennis Miller + 1 podcast released on May 12, Kate Mulgrew shared some details about the upcoming show. All the characters are from the Delta Quadrant and the show picks up just a few years after USS Voyager‘s return home. 

"Five kids are incarcerated on an obscure planet in an uncharted part of the galaxy. They escape from their imprisonment and race across the planet to find a defunct starship buried in the sand of the planet's surface," Mulgrew said in the interview . They enter the ship, but are unable to make it work. With prison guards hot on their heels, they suddenly stumble upon an Emergency Training Hologram in the form of Captain Janeway. 

"It's really, I think, going to capture the imagination of little kids. And if they can sit with their mothers, who watched me in live action, and their fathers who loved the other guys, we’ve got a family affair and that will bring it full circle," Mulgrew said in the podcast .

"Star Trek: Prodigy" will debut on Paramount+ in the US sometime in late 2021 before later airing on Nickelodeon. The show will also be available on the CTV Sci-Fi Channel in Canada. Additional international availability has not yet been announced.

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It’s a rare treat when fans have new Star Trek video games to look forward to. Besides the ever-present and generally great Star Trek Online , standalone Star Trek video games just aren’t that common. Just think: the last such game was Star Trek: Bridge Crew , and understandably not everybody wanted to find a few people to play with while wearing VR headsets. Before Bridge Crew , it was Star Trek, released for consoles and PC in 2013 — and that game was only okay and it actually is no longer available for purchase on digital storefronts. Thanks, licensing.

Now, a new arrival on the scene gives gamers something to latch onto, and although Star Trek: Prodigy: Supernova is geared toward a younger demographic, we still walked away pleased enough with the result that we can say it’s worth picking up, especially if you have young ones using the second player control.  

Supernova is published by Outright Games, a company known for kids games of various IPs, and developed by Tessera Studios, a Spain-based studio that previously released Intruders: Hide and Seek , a VR-compatible stealth game. Supernova features the voice cast of the TV show, namely Kate Mulgrew as Hologram Janeway, Brett Grey as Dal, Ella Purnell as Gwyn, Rylee Alazraqui as Rok-Tahk, Angus Imrie as Zero, Jason Mantzoukas as Jankom Pog and Dee Bradley Baker as Murf. Having the entire cast on board is a huge plus and generally makes the game feel like it belongs in the Prodigy universe.

The game sees players try to repair the Protostar after crashing in a Dyson Sphere and finding the rest of the Protostar crew as they try to avert a star from collapsing. Not a bad plot as far as Star Trek goes, and we could easily picture such a scenario happening in any one of the Star Trek shows. We do recommend you watch or re-watch the existing Prodigy episodes, as this story references previous events in important ways.

The first thing you’ll notice about this game is that it feels like Prodigy . Besides the cast, the animation style of the TV show translates well enough to video game graphics, although don’t expect this game’s visuals to rival the gorgeous animation as seen on TV. Besides the introductory graphic novel-esque cutscene, the rest of the animation has that Prodigy feel.

Regarding the game’s presentation, there are a few cut corners – things like generic lip synch, oft-repeated voice lines (you’ll be hearing a lot of “Captain Dal, ready for action!”), some typos in the subtitles, video settings not saving, and buggy animations at times, but such polish generally falls by the wayside when targeting younger minds. Although we should note most of these minor criticisms are likely easily patchable should Tessera Studios care to do so.

One thing that hits the game’s presentation is the lack of icons for controllers. On the PC version, we were playing with an Xbox controller, but the game always showed generic white icons for the Xbox’s A, X, Y, and B buttons. More than a few people likely rely on seeing the color or letter of the button as much as its position on the controller, so this is a disappointing design choice.

Aiding the game’s presentation is a surprisingly great musical score. Sure, the Prodigy theme song is present when you first start the game and at key points during gameplay, but a sweeping orchestral score helps add moodiness and emotion to the game. Having a notable score is something we totally didn’t expect from this “kids’ game,” so it’s a welcome addition.

For those more serious gamers, we just want to note how unexpectedly happy we were at how well Supernova performs. Our review code was for Steam, and we found Supernova works easily with ultrawide setups right from the start, and the game supports high frame rates no problem. While keyboard/mouse support is available, we found the twin-stick style gameplay feels better on a controller, and you can swap between the two forms of input on the fly.

As you could gather from various trailers, Supernova is a top-down twin stick shooter, where, if playing solo, you can switch between Dal and Gwyn as they shoot, slash, and puzzle-solve their way through the environment. If you are playing co-op, which we highly recommend you do, one player controls Dal and one controls Gwyn. Local co-op is a rarity nowadays, so we are thrilled to see Tessera build their game around this feature. If you’re not playing co-op, the game’s AI does a decent job of controlling the other player when needed, although you’ll be switching between the two characters fairly often and won’t have to rely on AI to progress through the game.

While there is not too much in the way of gameplay variety, there’s enough to occupy younger gamers. Dal is stronger with his ranged weapons than his melee weapon, and Gwyn is vice versa, so that helps inform how you can approach battles. These battles usually contain multiple forms of Watchers, an enemy familiar to Prodigy fans. You can also explore the environment to discover collectibles and harvest as many crystals as you can to upgrade your weapons. When you aren’t on one of three planets, you can explore the Protostar. We would have loved to see an Elite Force Virtual Voyager-esque free roam option, but unfortunately Supernova limits you to three rooms: the bridge, a room that houses all your collectibles, and the holodeck.

As you progress through the story, your crew can help you in combat, which is a neat touch that helps the feeling of comradery among the Protostar crew. However, if Tessera Studios makes another Prodigy- based game, we would love to see the crew more equally represented. For now, this is definitely a mostly Dal and Gwyn affair, as they are the only playable characters.

Supernova offers a standard action-adventure game progression system that kids might already be used to based on their previous video game exposure. Explore enough of the environment and you’ll be rewarded with upgrades and collectibles. While fighting, you need to keep an eye on your ranged weapon to make sure it doesn’t overheat. While adults may not find the game too involved, the important thing is that these systems are easily digestible and won’t be an impediment to young players. There is even reason to go back and replay the game’s levels, as each mission awards you accolades for completing certain challenges, including beating a level in so many minutes, something you won’t likely do the first time around.

Taken together, Supernova is a respectable entry point for kids in the Star Trek gaming space. The spirit of the show is carried pretty well into this game’s story, and younger and older players will surely have fun tackling missions together. Don’t expect an AAA-level of polish here, and there are some critiques we would hope Tessera addresses in a future patch.

So, let’s revel in a new Star Trek game arriving on our hard drives, and enjoy some time with our younger family members. Supernova seems to fit the bill in this way.

Star Trek: Prodigy: Supernova is available now digitally on the respective PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch storefronts, and on Amazon for Xbox (digital code), Xbox (physical), Switch (physical), and PlayStation 4 (physical). There doesn’t seem to be a PS5 Amazon listing for the game at this time.

Disclosure: We reviewed Star Trek: Prodigy: Supernova on PC with a pre-release code provided by Outright Games.

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A group of enslaved teenagers steal a derelict Starfleet vessel to escape and explore the galaxy. A group of enslaved teenagers steal a derelict Starfleet vessel to escape and explore the galaxy. A group of enslaved teenagers steal a derelict Starfleet vessel to escape and explore the galaxy.

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‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ First Look Images: Alien Starship Crew, Voice Cast Revealed

Paramount + today offered up a first-look at the alien starship crew – and the voice actors behind it – for the upcoming all-new animated children’s series Star Trek: Prodigy .

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Joining the previously announced Kate Mulgrew, who will reprise her Star Trek: Voyager of Kathryn Janeway, will be Rylee Alazraqui, Brett Gray, Angus Imrie, Jason Mantzoukas, Ella Purnell and Dee Bradley Baker, all voicing the series’ young aliens. In the series, Mulgrew’s Janeway will serve as the starship’s built-in emergency training hologram.

Produced by the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and CBS Studios, Star Trek: Prodigy will premiere on Paramount+ in the U.S. later this year. Developed by Kevin and Dan Hageman, the CG-animated series is the first Star Trek series aimed at younger audiences. According to Paramount+, the series will follow “a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search for a better future. These six young outcasts know nothing about the ship they have commandeered – a first in the history of the Star Trek franchise – but over the course of their adventures together, they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents.”

The cast and characters are, as described by Paramount+:

Rylee Alazraqui ( Home Economics ) as “Rok-Tahk,” a Brikar and an unusually bright eight-year-old girl. Rok is a bit shy, but not when it comes to her love for animals;

Brett Gray ( On My Block ) as “Dal,” 17 years old and an unknown species, he fancies himself a maverick, who even in the toughest times, holds strong onto his unwavering hope;

Angus Imrie ( The Crown ) as “Zero,” who is a Medusan: a noncorporeal, genderless, energy-based lifeform. Since others would go mad at the sight of their true self, Zero wears a containment suit they made themselves to protect others;

Jason Mantzoukas ( Infinite ) as “Jankom Pog,” a 16-year-old Tellarite. Tellarites are known to relish an argument, and Jankom is no different. Regardless of opinion, he will always play ‘devil’s advocate’ for the sake of hearing all sides;

Ella Purnell ( Army of the Dead ) as “Gwyn,” a 17-year-old Vau N’Akat who was raised on her father’s bleak mining planet and grew up dreaming to explore the stars;

Dee Bradley Baker ( SpongeBob SquarePants ) as “Murf,” whose age and species is unknown but who is an endearing, indestructible blob with curiously good timing and an insatiable appetite for ship parts.

Star Trek: Prodigy is from CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Studios’ new animation arm; Nickelodeon Animation Studio, led by President of Animation, Ramsey Naito; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Katie Krentz, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers alongside co-showrunners Kevin and Dan Hageman. Ben Hibon directs, co-executive produces and serves as the creative lead of the all-new animated series. Aaron Baiers also serves as co-executive producer.

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