Star Trek: Prodigy: Brett Gray and Ella Purnell on Creating a Series for a New Generation of Fans

With Star Trek: Prodigy launching on Paramount with a one-hour episode on October 28th, I recently spoke to Brett Gray and Ella Purnell about being part of the the new animated series. Aimed at a much younger audience, Star Trek: Prodigy will follow a group of children and teenagers who try to escape the hard life of a mining colony after discovering the Protostar. The Federation ship might be their ticket to a better life, but the ragtag team will first have to learn to act as a real crew as they’re guided by a hologram of Captain Janeway (voiced by Kate Mulgrew). During the interview, Brett Gray and Ella Purnell talked about getting to be part of a new series that’s introducing Star Trek to a younger audience, how they’re looking forward to being action figures, if they were Star Trek fans before getting cast, and if they’ve taken more ownership of their roles as they’ve recorded more episodes. While some Star Trek fans might be wondering why Paramount is launching a series aimed at kid