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Summary
- Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 introduces a new Vulcan character, Maj’el, played by Michaela Dietz, named after Majel Barrett-Roddenberry.
- Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 premieres on July 1st on Netflix, with all 20 episodes releasing on the same day.
- Maj’el serves as a foil to the crew’s more outrageous impulses and develops an interesting relationship with one crew member.
Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 introduces a new female Vulcan hero, and co-executive producer Aaron J. Waltke drops some intel on Maj’el (Michaela Dietz). The highly-anticipated Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 premieres Monday, July 1, on Netflix, with all 20 brand-new episodes releasing on the same day. As Prodigy season 2 raises the intergalactic stakes for the ragtag young Starfleet hopefuls mentored by Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), it’s natural that Dal R’El (Brett Gray) and his group meet new friends and/or potential rivals from Starfleet Academy – like Maj’el.
Discussing Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 as a guest on All Access Star Trek: A TrekMovie.com Podcast, co-executive producer Aaron J. Watlke addressed the ‘Vulcan in the room’. Waltke revealed tidbits about Maj’el’s role in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 to hosts Anthony Pascale and Laurie Ulster, and he confirms that the Vulcan is named after the First Lady of Star Trek, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. Check out Waltke’s quote and audio clip in TrekMovie‘s X post below, and you can find the complete podcast episode in the link above.
I think some people have rightly identified there is in fact a Vulcan that has joined, kind of like our cast here, as is also mentioned in the press release. Brilliantly played by Michaela Dietz, named Ma’jel. Named as a sort of homage to the great Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. She’s wonderful…
Just as T’Lyn was a great sort of countermeasure to the wackadoo adventures of the Cerritos, I think Maj’el is an excellent sort of foil, in a way, to some of the more outrangeous impulses of some of our crew. But at the same time, even she has a story to tell and a growth to undergo about her assumptions about these sort of illogical crewmates. And there’s a very interesting relationship that she develops with the crew, especially with one of the crew members [that] I’m excited for people to see.
The Vulcan Lieutenant T’Lyn (Gabrielle Ruiz) joined the main cast of
Star Trek: Lower Decks
in season 4 and has been a popular addition to the crew of the USS Cerritos.
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Source: All Access Star Trek – A TrekMovie.com Podcast
Star Trek: Prodigy
- Cast
- Brett Gray , Kate Mulgrew , Ella Purnell , Angus Imrie , Dee Bradley Baker , Jason Mantzoukas , Robert Picardo , Robert Beltran , Jameela Jamil , Jimmi Simpson , John Noble
- Writers
- Dan Hageman , Kevin Hageman
- Showrunner
- Dan Hageman , Kevin Hageman
- Franchise
- Star Trek
- Creator(s)
- Kevin Hageman , Dan Hageman
- Number of Episodes
- 40
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