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The good news for Star Trek fans is that Prodigy may be the gateway for more Janeway in the future. That’s not quite as stressful as being lost in the Delta quadrant, especially if you’re a hologram with only a vague awareness of stakes. In Prodigy, she’s an emergency hologram helping a ship of children navigate the massive Protostar through space. Mulgrew mentioned in our interview that the hologram Janeway won’t be quite as fiery as the Starfleet captain was in her original human form, but it’s a different situation.

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The youthful viewership is certainly a factor in Kate Mulgrew’s return, as the actress spoke in the past about the cool idea of fans of Star Trek: Voyager watching the series alongside their children or grandchildren. I appreciated Mulgrew’s faith in the prospective young audience of Prodigy, which falls in line with a series that doesn’t wish to talk down to its core audience. Ultimately, she felt the authenticity of the character and her history only worked if she joined and that it wouldn’t be the same otherwise. It's perfectly understandable that Kate Mulgrew wasn’t too comfortable with the idea that Kathryn Janeway could return in Star Trek: Prodigy with another actress voicing the beloved character. I think they have a very discerning imagination. That might be arrogance on my part, but I don’t think so. I think that the young people would recognize that very quickly. I think that only I can voice this character, and only I should, because I’m the only one who knows who she is. Well, I certainly needed to come back to this character if threatened with an imitation. I asked if returning to Star Trek was more of a want or a need, and the actress explained why it's a combination of the two. It comes from writers that wrote for the popular Trollhunters series and will premiere sometime in 2021.I spoke to Kate Mulgrew ahead of Star Trek: Prodigy’s premiere on Paramount+ and talked about her decision to return as Janeway, albeit in hologram form. Star Trek: Prodigy is CGI-animated and will air on Nickelodeon. It’s not clear how far along in the timeline the series will take place or if it’s taking place before Voyager.

Maybe her character, much like Seven of Nine in Picard, is in a different place now. It sounds like from her quote that she may be in command of a ship, but the brief plot description we have for Prodigy says that a group of teens steals a starship to “search for adventure, meaning, and salvation,” which doesn’t quite seem like the kind of thing a captain in Starfleet would be involved in. It’s not clear the role Mulgrew’s Janeway will play in the series.

To be at the helm again is going to be deeply gratifying in a new way for me.” “How thrilling to be able to introduce to these young minds an idea that has elevated the world for decades. “I have invested every scintilla of my being in Captain Janeway, and I can’t wait to endow her with nuance that I never did before in Star Trek: Prodigy,” Mulgrew said in a statement.

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This ties the series much closer to the original TV shows than previously thought. THR is reporting that Kate Mulgrew, who played Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager for seven seasons, is returning to the role for the animated show. Star Trek: Prodigy just got a lot more interesting for old-school Trek fans.

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