Summary
Star Trek: Prodigyfans launched another airplane asking Netflix to renew the beloved animated series for season 3. Thanks in large part toStar Trek: Prodigy’s dedicated fanbase, who rallied to save the show after it was canceled by Paramount+, Netflix became the new streaming home ofStar Trek: Prodigy. All 40 episodes ofStar Trek: Prodigyseasons 1 and 2 are now on Netflix, with season 2’s 20 episodes premiering all at once on July 1st. Last year, a fan-funded airplane organized by UK-basedStar Trek: Prodigy fan Michelle Stokes (@megsmamma) iscredited with helping convince Netflix to acquireStar Trek: Prodigy.
In hopes that Netflix will renewStar Trek: Prodigyfor season 3, Michelle Stokes raised funds for a second airplane to fly over Netflix’s Los Angeles headquarters with a banner announcing:“RENEWSTAR TREK: PRODIGY! GO FAST!“Today’s flight is the third attempt to launch the plane, after delays canceled the original planned date of Thursday, August 15th and the rescheduled date of Thursday, August 22nd.Star Trek: Prodigyco-executive producer Aaron J. Waltkeshared a photo of the plane and thanked the fans on X:
Michelle Stokes also shared a video of the airplane launching with its SaveStar Trek: Prodigybanner clearly visible:
Star Trek: Prodigyfan Jessica Edmonds was on sight in Hollywood and shared this video of the plane flying over Netflix HQ:
Thanks to the rescheduling, today’s SaveStar Trek: Prodigyplane takes flight almost exactly one year to the day as last year’s plane, which launched on July 12, 2025.
Star Trek: Prodigy Season 3 - Everything We Know
Netflix has the option to order Star Trek: Prodigy season 3. Here’s what we know about the young Starfleet crew of the USS Protostar’s return.
Why Netflix Must Renew Star Trek: Prodigy For Season 3
Prodigy is one of the best examples of Star Trek’s future
Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2 was one of the best seasons ofStar Trekever produced. Tying together the epic scope ofStar Trek: Prodigyseason 1 and incorporating odes to the greaterStar Trekmultiverse,Prodigyseason 2 progressed the young crew of the USS Protostar and their mentors, Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran) in emotionally satisfying ways.Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2 endedwith an inspirational setup for season 3, with the young crew of the newly launched USS Protostar bringing the light of Starfleet across the galaxy.
Star Trek: Prodigy exemplifies the future of Star Trek.
Paramount+ endingStar Trek: Lower Deckswith season 5 also means the end ofStar Trek’s animated series - unless Netflix renewsStar Trek: Prodigy. AnimatedStar TreklikeProdigyandLower Decks have delivered thepurest and most innovativeStar Trekof the current era. Though it would take a minimum of 2 years for creators Kevin and Dan Hageman and their creative team to produce moreStar Trek: Prodigy, their mission to bringStar Trek’s optimistic values to a new and younger audience has only just begun.Star Trek: Prodigyexemplifies the future ofStar Trek, and Netflix must help keep that future bright by greenlighting moreStar Trek: Prodigy.
