Star Trek: Prodigy

1The Kobayashi Maru

4 minJan 3, 2023

This short piece features a few soundbites from Prodigy creators Kevin and Dan Hageman about the legendary Kobayashi Maru Starfleet test. Beyond a brief mention of the work writer Aaron Waltke did to find the best bits of archival audio used in the episode.

2Creating Character

28 minJan 3, 2023

This eight-part feature focuses on the seven main Prodigy cast (Dal, Gwyn, Jankom Pog, Rok-Tahk, Zero, Murf, and Hologram Janeway), along with some interviews with a few of the cast who voice each character, and comments from the show runners on the assembled cast. Senior director Ben Hibon and the Prodigy animation team also share their insights on the design of each character.

3Trek Tradition

11 minJan 3, 2023

The segment focuses on the origins of Star Trek: Prodigy and how the Hageman brothers were essentially recruited to pitch a kids’ Trek show to Secret Hideout. The interview segments generally contain information shared in other forums over the last two years, but for those who don’t follow Trek news the way the rest of us do, it’s a nice recap of the desire to build an “on ramp” for younger viewers to find their way into Star Trek fandom.

4The Prime Directive

3 minJan 3, 2023

Prodigy prop designer Jack Rossi shares his delight in creating the first full-text portrayal of Starfleet’s Prime Directive for “First Con-tact.”

5Trek Gadgets and Gear

18 minJan 3, 2023

Eight-part feature, spending time with Prodigy prop designer Jack Rossi and concept artist Gus Mendonça as they run through some of the primary props and devices found around the USS Protostar. The discussions range from adding necessary detailing to the mess hall replicators, bridging the look of Starfleet technology to its most recent in-universe designs (in Star Trek: Voyager), how the ship’s Vehicle Replicator serves as a lesson learned from the USS Voyager’s seemingly-endless collection of shuttlecraft, and that the inspiration for the Runaway off-road-vehicle design came from Mendonça’s dog.

6The USS Protostar

14 minJan 3, 2023

Eight-part feature focuses on the hero starship of Star Trek: Prodigy, with Hibon and several other members of the art and animation teams commenting on their design process for both the exterior and interior sections of the ship “sets.” Along with the starship itself, other short spotlight time is spent discussing the bridge, the transporter room, crew quarters, engineering, the holodeck, the ship’s three warp nacelles, and the hangar bay.

7The Odyssey of Prodigy

21 minJan 10, 2023

A review of the second half of the season with the director, producers and cast

8Producing Prodigy: The Planets

14 minJan 17, 2023

Creating the different worlds of Prodigy and how the design, music, writing and show elements come together to create environments essential to the story.

9Producing Prodigy: The Ships

12 minJan 24, 2023

Evolution of ship design in Star Trek and how its rich heritage influences the design of the U.S.S. Protostar and the Borg ship

10Producing Prodigy: The Legacy

6 minNov 12, 2024

Aaron Waltke and the Hageman brothers discuss creating an introduction to legacy Trek for new audiences of Prodigy, all the pieces of legacy Trek after the end of Voyager, and how Prodigy fits into the greater canon.

11The Odyssey of Prodigy S2

19 minNov 12, 2024

This feature documents the making of the second season. Writers, producers, directors, composer Nami Melumad, are interviewed. Wil Wheaton speaks on his character Wesley Crusher coming back to Star Trek and how that return affected him.