The CG-animated Trek series will be called Star Trek: Prodigy and, according to the official press release it “follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation.” Um, this sounds great! Definitely a different direction from the more adult-geared animated Trek series Lower Decks, which will be premiering on August 6th and has a much lighter, more comedic tone. (But still not the Starfleet Academy series I so long for. #StayStrong) Interestingly, Prodigy sounds like it could be closer in tone to Star Wars: Clone Wars, which Den of Geek contributor Ryan Britt recently wrote makes a good show model/format for the Star Trek universe. A “search for adventure, meaning and salvation” sounds much more universal and complex as a central premise than many kids’ shows strive for. Could Prodigy be aiming for the kind of narrative vision of something like Avatar: The Last Airbender? We can only hope. Kevin and Dan Hageman, who previously worked on Trollhunters and Ninjago, are developing the series, with Ramsey Naito (EVP, Animation Production and Development at Nickelodeon) overseeing the project. I’m gonna be honest: Trollhunters is pretty good, but Ninjago? Not great. Hopefully, Prodigy is more Trollhunters than Ninjago, but if you’re taking requests, TV gods, I’d love something that transcends both. Organizers are planning Comic-Con@Home, a digital version of the event, for July 22-26.
