Deadline has revealed the official title of the upcoming kids-oriented CG-animated Star Trek series as Star Trek: Prodigy, which is set to premiere in 2021 on Nickelodeon.
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The series is being developed by Emmy winners Dan and Kevin Hageman (Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark) and will follow a group of lawless teenagers who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and take it on adventures while searching for meaning and salvation in the universe.
The project is overseen by Ramsey Naito, and was first announced in April 2019.
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Prodigy comes from CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Television Studios’ new animation arm, plus Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin will serve as EPs will Katie Krentz, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth and the Hageman siblings. Aaron Baiers will serve as a co-executive producer.
