Star Trek Reveals First Look at Captain Janeway Animated Series

Alongside the new teaser for Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard, Paramount is teasing the return of another captain. Paramount Plus released a first look image on Monday of Star Trek: Prodigy, the streaming platform's upcoming animated series aimed at children.

The show will feature the return of Captain Kathryn Janeway, with Kate Mulgrew reprising the role she originated on Star Trek: Voyager.

Here is the first look at Captain Janeway in Star Trek: Prodigy.

Mulgrew also shared the image on Twitter, expressing gratitude to her collaborators on the show. "Doesn't she look absolutely fantastic?" she said. "Thanks to the #StarTrekProdigy team for bringing this next iteration of Captain Janeway to life. An honor to be back among my Trek family with a new show targeted at the next, next generation!"

In the series, Janeway will not be operating as a captain, but instead as an educator, appearing as an emergency training hologram to lend help to the starship's crew.

The story will focus on six young outcasts that don't understand the ship they are commandeering, working together to navigate the galaxy as they are introduced to the ideals of Starfleet. Star Trek: Prodigy will be set in the Delta Quadrant in the year 2383, after the events of Star Trek: Voyager.

Mulgrew was originally announced to be joining Star Trek: Prodigy last October, making her the second Star Trek: Voyager cast member to return in this new era of the property. Jeri Ryan's Seven of Nine was a recurring player in Star Trek: Picard Season 1.

Star Trek: Prodigy is set to debut on Paramount Plus later this year.

J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer.