"Preludes" is the 16th episode of Star Trek: Prodigy in the show's first season, premiered on the Paramount+ streaming television service's Nickelodeon menu on 1 December 2022. The episode was directed by Sung ShinMA and written by Julie BensonMA, Shawna BensonMA, Kevin HagemanMA, Dan HagemanMA, Nikhil S. JayaramMA, Diandra Pendleton-ThompsonMA, Chad QuandtMA, Lisa SchultzMA and Aaron J. WaltkeMA.
Description[]
- A Starfleet admiral digs into the past of the Protostar crew. Meanwhile, the Diviner recalls his life's mission.
References[]
Characters[]
- Adreek-Hu • Asencia • Boxy • Chakotay • The Diviner • Drednok • Gwyn • "Hologram" Janeway • Kathryn Janeway • Maximillion • Murf • Jankom Pog • Dal R'El • Rok-Tahk • Tysess • Zero
- Referenced only
- Frédéric Chopin
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Dauntless (Dauntless II-class) • USS Protostar (Protostar-class) • Tellarite sleeper ship • Zero's ship (Medusan-class)
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Tars Lamora
Races and cultures[]
- Andorian • augment • Aurelian • Bajoran • Bolian • Brikarian • Caitian • hologram • Human • Kazon • Medusan • Mellanoid slime worm • Tellarite • Vau N'Akat
Science and classification[]
- lifeform • matter • technology
Lifeforms[]
Materials and substances[]
- atmosphere • metal • slime
Technology and weapons[]
Other references[]
Chronology[]
- 2384 (2380s chronology, Protostar voyages)
- Protostar' crew's history.
Appendices[]
Connections[]
| Star Trek: Prodigy (PRD) | 
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| episodes | season 1 | 1st half | "Lost and Found" • "Starstruck" • "Dream Catcher" • "Terror Firma" • "Kobayashi" • "First Con-tact" • "Time Amok" • "A Moral Star" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd half | "Asylum" • "Let Sleeping Borg Lie" • "All the World's a Stage" • "Crossroads" • "Masquerade" • "Preludes" • "Ghost in the Machine" • "Mindwalk" • "Supernova" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season 2 | "Into the Breach" • "Who Saves the Saviors" • "Temporal Mechanics 101" • "Observer's Paradox" • "Imposter Syndrome" • "The Fast and the Curious" • "Is There in Beauty No Truth?" • "The Devourer of All Things" • "Last Flight of the Protostar" • "A Tribble Called Quest" • "Cracked Mirror" • "Ascension" • "Brink" • "Touch of Grey" • "Ouroboros" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| prose (novels and stories) |
Supernova • A Dangerous Trade • Escape Route | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| games | Supernova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
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| Previous episode: Masquerade |
Prodigy episode produced | Next episode: Ghost in the Machine |
| Previous episode: Masquerade |
Prodigy episode aired | Next episode: Ghost in the Machine |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Masquerade |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Ghost in the Machine |
| Previous Adventure: Masquerade |
Voyages of the USS Protostar |
Next Adventure: Ghost in the Machine |
External link[]
- "Preludes" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.