Star Trek: Prodigy Cast Guide: All Returning TNG & Voyager Characters In Season 2

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Prodigy season 2

Summary

• Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 brings back the young voice cast from season 1, along with fan-favorite characters from Star Trek: Voyager and The Next Generation.
• Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 is streaming on Netflix.
• The story follows a group of alien teenagers who escape a slave world and learn the values of Starfleet under the guidance of Hologram Janeway, eventually saving Starfleet and the galaxy.

Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 brings back season 1’s entire young voice cast as well as fan-favorite legacy characters from Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Created by Kevin and Dan Hageman, Star Trek: Prodigy now streams on Netflix, with season 1’s 20 episodes as well as season 2’s 20 episodes all available to watch as of July 1, 2024.

Star Trek: Prodigy began in the late 24th century Delta Quadrant when six alien teenagers escaped the slave world of Tars Lamora and commandeered the USS Protostar. The Protostar’s new crew came under the tutorship of Hologram Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and learned the values of Starfleet. As Prodigy season 1 unfolded, it revealed a complex time travel plot where the Vau N’Akat from an alternate 25th-century timeline sought to destroy Starfleet in the 24th century.

With the help of Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), the crew of the USS Protostar saved Starfleet and the galaxy. Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 sends the aspiring Starfleet cadets on another time-travel adventure, as they search for the missing Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran) and try to repair the altered timeline. Here is the cast of Star Trek: Prodigy and who voices each character.

18 Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway & Hologram Janeway

Voiced by Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew does double duty in Star Trek: Prodigy by playing Hologram Janeway, the USS Protostar’s virtual training protocol, before the actual Admiral Kathryn Janeway joined the series. After chasing the Protostar across the Delta Quadrant in Star Trek: Prodigy season 1, Vice Admiral Janeway got to know the young crew of the Protostar and realized they were Starfleet material.

Admiral Janeway makes the kids her warrant officers as she mounts a new mission to rescue the stranded Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran) from an alternate future in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2. Admiral Janeway brings the Protostar kids aboard the USS Voyager-A, doing her best to keep them safe, appease the higher-ups at Starfleet, and save the galaxy yet again. Before reprising her iconic role from Star Trek: Voyager, Kate Mulgrew also starred in Orange Is The New Black and Mr. Mercedes.

17 Dal R’El

Voiced by Brett Gray

17-year-old Dal was the self-appointed leader and Captain of the USS Protostar’s crew. In Star Trek: Prodigy season 1, Dal learns he is genetically engineered, and his body consists of DNA from multiple species, giving him myriad abilities. Unfortunately, Dal’s status as an Augment is a barrier against his joining Starfleet Academy since eugenics is banned by the United Federation of Planets.

A cocky maverick with a good heart, Dal is learning to be a leader, and he has a sweet closeness with Gwyndala (Ella Purnell). Dal grows a lot throughout Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, realizing that he cannot become a great leader overnight. When Dal’s actions alter the past and endanger Gwyn’s life, the young Starfleet hopeful realizes he still has a lot to learn. Brett Gray previously starred in the Netflix series On My Block, and he appeared in Chicago P.D.

16 Gywndala

Voiced by Ella Purnell

Gwyn is the 17-year-old daughter of the Diviner (John Noble), but she rebelled against her father and his twisted plan to destroy Starfleet. At the end of Star Trek: Prodigy season 1, Gwyndala chose to leave her friends and Starfleet Academy and travel to the Vau N’Akat homeworld of Solum to prevent the tragic future that happens after Starfleet makes First Contact.

In
Star Trek:
Prodigy
season 2, Gwyn realizes that Ascencia (Jameela Jamil) has already convinced much of Solum not to trust Starfleet.

As Gwyn struggles to connect with her people, she eventually reaches out to Ilthuran, the man her father was in the past before he became the Diviner. Gwyn’s very existence becomes a paradox, and Dal and the rest of the Protostar crew spend much of the season trying to save her by repairing the past. Ella Purnell is a British actress best known for Fallout and Yellowjackets, as well as Sweetbitter and Army of the Dead.

15 Rok-Tahk

Voiced by Rylee Alazraqui

Rok-Tahk is a young Brikar who initially is assigned as the USS Protostar’s Security Chief because of her size and strength. But sweet young Rok-Tahk reveals a genius for sciences, and she takes on a more suitable position as Science Officer. Rok-Tahk hopes to apply her love of sciences at Starfleet Academy, and her initial experiments are incredibly promising.

In the
Star Trek: Prodigy
season 2 premiere, Rok-Tahk revealed she had found a way to prevent Tribbles from breeding so rapidly.

Rok-Tahk proves vital to the Protostar crew’s mission to rescue Chakotay and repair the damaged timeline. Although she initially refuses to defy Admiral Janeway’s orders, she later gets caught up in the adventure with her friends anyway. With her infectious excitement and passion for science, Rok-Tahk remains one of Star Trek: Prodigy’s most endearing characters. Star Trek: Prodigy is Rylee Alazraqui’s first voiceover acting role.

14 Zero

Voiced by Angus Imrie

A noncorporeal, genderless, and energy-based lifeform, Zero wears a containment suit and begins Star Trek: Prodigy being hunted by the Diviner and Drednok. This is because Zero is a Medusan, a species first introduced on Star Trek: The Original Series. Zero is the troubleshooting brains of the Protostar crew, and Starfleet gave him an upgrade of his containment suit at the end of Star Trek: Prodigy season 1.

Despite his upgraded suit, Zero longs for the ability to experience physical sensations like taste and touch, and he gets that chance in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2. Zero begins to develop an adorable attachment to Star Trek: Prodigy newcomer, Maj’el (Michaela Dietz). Angus Imrie is a British actor who played Prince Edward in The Crown and starred in Fleabag and War of the Worlds.

13 Jankom Pog

Voiced by Jason Mantzoukas

A 16-year-old Tellarite, Jankom Pog is a gruff but ingenious engineer. Jankom didn’t know much about his race, the Tellarites, and upon learning they are founding members of the Federation, he came to believe he is Starfleet royalty. Throughout Star Trek: Prodigy seasons 1 and 2, Jankom Pog keeps the Protostar running, often finding unconventional solutions to engineering problems.

When Dal, Jankom, and Maj’el find themselves imprisoned with Chakotay on Solum in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, Jankom proves vital in helping them escape. The young Tellarite also helps build Zero another new containment suit after his corporeal body begins to degrade. Jankom managed to give Zero’s new suit the ability to feel. Jason Mantzoukas is an actor and comedian who appeared in Parks and Recreation, The Good Place, and Infinite.

12 Murf

Voiced by Dee Bradley Baker

Murf began as a friendly purple alien blob, but he evolved into a more humanoid form after Star Trek: Prodigy season 1 revealed him to be a Mellanoid slime worm. The adorable Murf is apparently indestructible, speaks no known language, and communicates with a series of sound effects, but he has also saved the USS Protostar more than once.

Murf continues to be useful and adorable in Star Trek:Prodigy season 2, providing security for his Protostar friends and communicating with Traveler Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton). As the Protostar kids try to learn what Wesley told Murf, they put the little slime worm into the USS Voyager-A’s Cetaceaon Ops whale tank, which reveals yet another form for Murf. Dee Bradley Baker is a prolific voiceover actor who has starred in numerous video games and animated series like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Star Wars: The Bad Batch.

11 The Diviner AKA Ilthuran

Voiced by John Noble

The Diviner was the ruthless ruler of Tars Lamora, where he enslaved countless alien youths as he searched for the USS Protostar. A Vau N’Akat time traveler, he ultimately placed Gwyndala, his daughter and “progeny,” above his diabolical plan to destroy Starfleet, which saw him murdered by Asencia. Despite the Diviner’s death, John Noble returned in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 as Ilthuran, the man the Diviner was before the downfall of his people.

In the 24th century, Ilthuran was an astronomer who dreamed of other worlds. When Gwyn visited Solum in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, she revealed herself as Ilthuran’s future daughter and he helped save her life after Ascencia beat her in Va’Lu’Rah. John Noble is a legendary Australian actor best known for starring in Fringe, Sleepy Hollow, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

10 Asencia AKA The Vindicator

Voiced by Jameela Jamil

Known as The Vindicator, Asencia was another Vau N’Akat who time-traveled from the 25th century to destroy Starfleet. Asencia posed as a Trill Ensign aboard the USS Dauntless before she revealed her true nature. Asencia failed in her plot, but she escaped with Drednok and returned in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, having gained the trust of Solum’s leading council prior to Gwyn’s visit.

After winning the duel against Gwyn, Ascencia urged her people to prepare for war with the Federation. She captured the Traveler Wesley Crusher, using the knowledge within his mind to build technology that far surpassed anything the Vau N’Akat should have. Ascencia planned to attack the Federation but was ultimately thwarted by the USS Voyager-A and the Protostar. Jameela Jamil starred in The Good Place and Marvel’s She-Hulk.

9 Drednoks

Voiced by Jimmi Simpson

Drednoks are sentient artificially intelligent lifeforms created by the Vau N’Akat. When the Diviner and the Vindicator were sent back to the past, they were each accompanied by a Drednok. In Star Trek:Prodigy season 1, the Diviner’s Drednok is a sinister and deadly piece of technology that serves as his unstoppable robotic enforcer.

Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 introduces a new, benign version of a Drednok known as Lorekeeper, who serves in the Vau N’Akat library. A Drednok piloted a new Vau N’Akat warship that attempted to destroy Voyager-A, and Ascencia later commanded several Drednoks in the Battle of Solum in 2384. Jimmi Simpson has a prolific acting career, but he may be best known for starring in Westworld.

8 Maj’el

Voiced by Michaela Dietz

Vulcan fourth-year Starfleet cadet Maj’el joined the cast of Star Trek: Prodigy for season 2. As a member of Starfleet Academy’s elite Nova Squadron, Maj’el and her friends initially looked down on the Protostar crew, but the Vulcan teenager learned her destiny is intertwined with Dal R’El and his friends. With her Vulcan logic and surprisingly big heart, Maj’el helped the Protostar kids throughout their adventures,becoming particularly close to Zero. Michaela Dietz has voiced characters on Barney, Steven Universe, and The Ghost and Molly McGee​​​​​.

Maj’el is a descendant of T’Pau (Celia Lovsky) from
Star Trek: The Original Series,
as confirmed by
Star Trek: Prodigy
‘s executive producers/

7 Captain Chakotay

Voiced by Robert Beltran

Captain Chakotay was the original Captain of the USS Protostar, which launched with a mission to go to the Delta Quadrant to “clean up the messes” the USS Voyager left behind. After accidentally traveling to an alternate 25th-century future, Chakotay has been stranded on Solum after he sent the Protostar back in time to keep the ship safe from the Vau N’Akat. Chakotay plays a larger role in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, as Dal and his friends eventually find the Captain imprisoned on Solum.

However, when the Protostar kids help Chakotay escape, they inadvertently alter the past, as Chakotay travels back in time with the Protostar. With Chakotay piloting the Protostar, the ship never made it to Tars Lamora, as Chakotay chose to maroon himself and the ship on the inhospitable planet of Ysida. After ten years, Dal and his friends find a broken Chakotay on Ysida, and they inspire him to return to Starfleet with them. Robert Beltran also starred in Big Love.

6 The Doctor

Voiced by Robert Picardo

Thanks to a portable holo-emitter, The Doctor, the USS Voyager’s Emergency Medical Hologram, is now free to travel independently. In Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, Admiral Janeway places her young warrant officers under the care of The Doctor, who serves as their new mentor aboard the USS Voyager-A.

The Doctor continues to write his holo-novels, often going on long spiels about his complicated plots. The EMH found new inspiration when he returned to the field for the first time in a long time to help mentor the young heroes of the USS Protostar. Robert Picardo also starred in Stargate: Atlantis and Dickinson.

5 Wesley Crusher

Voiced by Wil Wheaton

Deciding to abandon his Starfleet career on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Wesley joined the mysterious Travelers. After a brief appearance in Star Trek: Picard season 2, Wesley Crusher returned in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 to help the USS Protostar crew fix Star Trek‘s broken paradox Prime timeline. Wes sends cryptic messages and hints to Gwyn and Murf before finally revealing himself and using his powerful abilities to point Dal and his friends in the right direction.

As a Traveler, Wes uses the power of thought to manipulate time and space, and he works throughout Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 to make sure events play out as they are supposed to. In Star Trek: Prodigy season 2’s finale, Wesley reunites with his mother, Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), and meets his half-brother Jack. Wil Wheaton was a recurring guest star on The Big Bang Theory and has done a lot of voice-over work for animated shows and video games.

4 Admiral Edward Jellico

Voiced by Ronny Cox

Captain Edward Jellico first appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-parter, “Chain of Command,” where he stepped in to command the USS Enterprise-D while Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) went on a covert mission. In Star Trek: Prodigy season 1, Admiral Janeway contacted Admiral Jellico to request permission to pursue the Protostar into the Neutral Zone, but Jellico denied her request.

In Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, Janeway went against Jellico’s orders on multiple occasions, continuing the search for Chakotay and working to send the Protostar back into the past. At the end of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, Admiral Jellico assessed the tremendous damage to Starfleet inflicted by the Mars Attack of 2385. Ronny Cox has appeared in many films and television shows, including Deliverance, Robocop, and Stargate SG-1.

3 Dr. Beverly Crusher

Voiced by Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden’s Dr. Beverly Crusher popped up in two episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2. When Admiral Janeway learned of Wesley Crusher’s involvement in the plot to restore the proper timeline, Janeway contacted Dr. Crusher for any insight she could offer. Beverly was apparently hard to track down, and couldn’t offer much about her son, as she hadn’t seen him in years.

Star Trek: Picard
season 3 established Dr. Crusher left the USS Enterprise-E, and she is living on Cor Coroli V in
Star Trek: Prodigy
season 2.

After restoring the proper timeline and saving the multiverse, Wesley stopped by to visit his mother in the Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 finale. Wes didn’t know how long he would be able to stay, but he did get to meet his younger brother, Jack. Gates McFadden has appeared in episodes of NCIS and X-Men ’97.

2 Captain Thadiun Okona

Voiced by Billy Campbell

Captain Okona, a rogue freighter captain, first appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2, episode 4, “The Outrageous Okona.” With his roguish good looks and ability to charm almost anyone, Okona made quite an impression. Okona was also briefly seen in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2 before he returned in Star Trek: Prodigy.

By 2384, Okona was working as a smuggler, and although he helped the Protostar crew initially, he abandoned them at the first sign of trouble. In Star Trek:Prodigy season 2, Chakotay and the Protostar kids encountered an alternate universe version of Okona raiding the derelict USS Voyager-A after the Living Construct had destroyed Starfleet. Billy Campell starred in The Rocketeer and The 4400.

1 Other Star Trek: Prodigy Characters In Season 1 & Season 2

Dr. Macdonald, Commander Tysess, & Dr. Noum

Dr. Erin MacDonald as Doctor MacDonald – Holding the rank of Lt. Commander, Dr. MacDonald is an instructor at Starfleet Academy voiced by Star Trek’s science advisor Dr. Erin MacDonald.

Daveed Diggs as Commander Tysess – Tysess is the Andorian First Officer of the USS Dauntless commanded by Admiral Janeway. Daveed Diggs is a Tony Award-winning actor best known for starring in Hamilton and Snowpiercer.

Jason Alexander as Doctor Noum – Doctor Noum is the Tellarite Chief Medical Officer and Counselor of the USS Dauntless with a terrible bedside manner. Jason Alexander is famed for starring as George Costanza in Seinfeld.