Prodigy is surprisingly good quality for what's ostensibly a kids show (produced by and aired on a network for children and preteens). The characters are clearly naïve and young, but they're not stupid, and it certainly feels (and looks) more like the offspring of a forbidden Star Wars-Star Trek coupling than most other traditional Trek fare. Although it has a few grimdark moments (relatively grimdark… for a kids show), particularly at the start as it's establishing the origin story, the overall tone is much more uplifting and encouraging than not.
I would have enjoyed Prodigy as a youngling, and I think it fits much better with the Star Trek canon than any of Disco or Picard.
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