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The Kobayashi Maru

Episode number: 1

Overview: 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.

Creating Character

Episode number: 2

Overview: 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.

Trek Tradition

Episode number: 3

Overview: 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.

The Prime Directive

Episode number: 4

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

Trek Gadgets and Gear

Episode number: 5

Overview: 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.

The USS Protostar

Episode number: 6

Overview: 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.

The Odyssey of Prodigy

Episode number: 7

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

Producing Prodigy: The Planets

Episode number: 8

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

Producing Prodigy: The Ships

Episode number: 9

Overview: 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

Producing Prodigy: The Legacy

Episode number: 10

Overview: 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.

The Odyssey of Prodigy S2

Episode number: 11

Overview: 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.