Ouch, that must hurt for Kate Mulgrew and the team.
Why would Paramount remove the existing episodes from streaming service though? They have everything else Trek.
If there’s really low viewership, it can cost more to keep it on the platform, as they still have to pay some royalties and stuff for it being there.
Same reason that Disney is pulling lots of shows from Disney+ and Hulu right now.
It sucks a lot for those of us who really like it.
Fucking shifting business fiefdoms. This is why I don’t trust streaming at all.
Confirmed by Deadline, with some added details:
The new season will complete post-production, and the studio will be looking for a new home for Star Trek: Prodigy as season one comes off the service shortly.
The company said that “continues to be invested in growing the Star Trek franchise” with series including Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, movie event Star Trek: Section 31, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which returned for its second season June 15 and has been renewed for a third season, animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks, which will return for its fourth season later this year and has also been renewed for a fifth season, the upcoming final season of Star Trek: Discovery as well as Star Trek: Picard.
Update from series writer Aaron J. Waltke:
Obviously, there is not much I can say. Everyone on the cast and crew loves #StarTrekProdigy deeply.
I have noticed some misleading headlines, so all I can do is point to this particular part of the press release.
We are completing season two on schedule and seeking a new home!
Variety’s report contains this:
According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, although the show had aired on Nickelodeon in addition to Paramount+, it will not be returning to Nickelodeon either. Those on the show will complete post-production on Season 2 and then CBS Studios will be free to shop it to other outlets.
For goodness sake. Paramount+ just gained “The spot for all Star Trek films and series” earlier this month. Now, they have to put an asterisk on that statement, “*except Prodigy.”
So depressing.
Especially when Paramount+ has very little in the animated originals category.
More, Paramount has been trying to cover all of the demographics with their consolidated streamer. Compared to most of the others, excepting Disney, they have a decent amount of kids’ content and viewership. So, how shortsighted do they have to be to cut off their one major franchise offering for that demographic?
Not enjoying this new trend of removing content. Hopefully will be available to purchase.
I’m very surprised. I thought Prodigy had a strong following. What a strange situation, quickly pulling season one. But I don’t understand the ins and outs of streaming contracts.
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I’m bummed. I found the first few episodes of Prodigy rocky but it wound up being a solid first season in a franchise where a rocky first season is the norm.
I don’t have kids but if I ever did I could see myself wanting to watch Prodigy with them. I hope another studio picks it back up.
Oh man that really sucks. I really enjoyed prodigy, it was doing something different (but good different!).
Had been looking forward to watching it with my son when he was sold enough… I really hope they find a new home so we get more than just one season.
Blah. I hate this.
This is the first I’ve heard about Star Trek Prodigy
The promotion hasn’t been what it could and the merchandising came very, very late.
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Sort of - the mystery of what happened to Chakotay is unresolved, but the crew got a more-or-less happy ending. From how it’s being reported, season 2 is all but complete and they just need to find a new network or service to show it - I’d wager Prime Video might be a possible home for it as they’ve historically had distibution rights for the various other modern Trek shows internationally.
Was it that poorly received? I thought it was great for a kid show.
Had a kid that loved it and he generally refuses to watch any trek show. Cutting off that audience is going to cost them in the long run but I don’t think the owners of the IP have a long term vision
Nickelodeon didn’t get as much linear audience as they’d hoped, but Nickelodeon is doing poorly overall since 2020.
On Paramount+, it was popular but didn’t have as high a completion stat as it should.
Too many fans watched and episode or two and then bailed because it starts out looking more like other franchises that kids and families unfamiliar with Star Trek would find initially appealing. Within a very few episodes it really brings you into a very Star Trek experience, but too large a proportion of viewers didn’t give it the chance it deserves.
Also, Paramount’s promotion and timing of merchandise releases was incredibly weak. The algorithm didn’t promote the show to kids. The toys came out a year after the show premiered. The full year break between short seasons lost audience etc.
it’s already a thing for several shows. The worst off are game shows that aren’t as popular. or series that only had a couple of seasons. Capitalism and it’s continuous churn of removing and adding new is going to put us in a new dark ages.
It’s happening with everything. A friend of mine got a bike secondhand that only came with a digital manual. He didn’t get the manual when he got his bike, so he had to go on the site to get it. Except the site had deleted the page his big was on, and the manual for it. It wasn’t on the way back machine either. Luckily he found a similar model ok the way back machine but this is going to continue to happen.
So many things are going to be lost because they aren’t printed and then they’re deleted and no one is backing them up. All those news papers from local towns that we’re using to piece together certain events in history just won’t exist in 50 to 70 years because they were 100% digital and are now gone.
It’s really upsetting and no one is doing anything about it. At least not at every level, sure there are efforts, but not in every small town.
Oh man. I never got around to watching it!
You should watch it before it’s pulled. Only the first 10 episodes are available on physical media.
At 20 x 22 minutes, it’s not a lot of time, but we’ll worth it.
I saw the trailer and figured it was a kids show and never watched.
It absolutely is a kid’s show but once you get past the first few episodes and ESPECIALLY the second half of the season, it’s utterly Star Trek and pulls off a better season arc than any of the other modern Treks. ^Plus Janeway jokes about turning into a salamander.^
The last few episodes are especially classic Trek.
Itunes has all of S1 for 9.99 today. I’m buying in support of the show.
