Iconic TV series axed in brutal changes – and fans are gutted

PARAMOUNT+ has axed one of its iconic TV series without ever wrapping up a major plot hole – and fans are completely gutted.

A second season of the animated show was expected to air this year but that is now in doubt if another broadcaster won’t take it on.

Fans of Star Trek have been left shocked and upset after news broke the spin-off show Star Trek Prodigy has been axed by Paramount.

Following on from ‘90s series Star Trek Voyage, it sees legendary character Admiral Kathryn Janeway travelling through the galaxy helping a group of aliens escape persecution. 

One of the plot lines centres on Janeway looking for Captain Chakotay, who was lost in space after travelling through a temporal anomaly.  

And now fans fear they’ll never find out what happened as the show has been unceremoniously cancelled.

The shock axing was first reported by Deadline, who revealed Prodigy is just one of many shows being removed from the platform including Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Queen of the Universe and The Game.

The only hope remaining is that another channel will snap up the cartoon series as the second season has already been created.

They wrote: “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.”

Devastated Star Trek fans have flooded social media to launch a campaign to save the beloved show, and it was long before the hashtag #SaveStarTrekProdigy began trending on Twitter. 

One person wrote: “This sucks. With the possible exception of Strange New Worlds, Prodigy is the best ‘New Trek’ series.”

“Ridiculous. The writing character and the plotting and pacing of this show put many live action shows in the shade. I finished season 1 yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it,” added someone else.

While a third person tweeted: “This is such a disappointment. #startrekprodigy was such a great show to get kids excited about this wonderful franchise. I don’t understand it was such a good show!”

“This is so disappointing. I literally only subscribe to Paramount+ to watch new Star Trek. If they start pulling and canceling everything, it’s a bye from me…,” warned a another disgruntled subscriber.

Keen to assuage the fears of stricken Star Trek fans, Prodigy screenwriter, Aaron J Waltke took to social media to try and reassure fans.

He tweeted: “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!”