“I think she deserves someone like Dal,” he said.Īfter working from home in the early days of production on the series, Gray said they’re happy to be back in studio. Gray also said the two characters seem like star-crossed lovers, like Romeo and Juliet. So that’s totally their way in, but I also think Dal will be funny enough for them to stay for the ride,” he said. She has such awesome powers, and the character is super-strong, and moral, and is awesome. The voice actress who plays her is absolutely incredible, and she’s just so cool. Gray said young fans will “totally love Gwynn.” They resemble freedom to each other, in a sort of strange way.” And so I think they both help each other. You know, they’re both lonely in their own way, and they’re the only people that can actually physically communicate.
“They’re on completely different sides, and throughout the season they sort of get quite close, and what’s funny is they’re always kind of friends. “So through association they start off almost sort of enemies,” she said. Purnell said Gwyn’s father is the story’s main villain, “the guy that’s making Dal’s life miserable.” READ MORE: Arbitrator Rules Most City Employees Must Comply With Mayor Lightfoot's COVID Vaccine Mandate Purnell plays Gwyn, who grew up on a prison colony until she was taken hostage by Gray’s character, Dal R’El, aboard the newly-discovered Federation starship USS Protostar. Like Gray, Purnell is a Star Trek novice, and she said they’ve been “learning on the fly” while making the series. “It’s resulted in this incredibly cinematic, beautiful, 3-D shot experience,” he said. Gray is obviously biased, but he said the animation in Star Trek: Prodigy is incredibly beautiful and detailed, and the directors and producers have made a point of collaborating with the voice actors. “So you sort of get to go along with them on this journey of finding out really what the Star Trek universe is what it means to aspire to these higher positions and ranks in their universe.”
“They’re sort of jumping into it for the first time, just like a lot of audience members, especially younger audiences, will be,” he said.
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While it’s the third animated series in the franchise, but Gray said, “what’s awesome about this one is that it focuses on teenagers the entire time that know nothing about Star Trek at all.”
CBS 2’s Ryan Baker spoke with voice actors Ella Purnell and Brett Gray about what fans and newcomers can expect from the new series, streaming on Paramount+. The best part is you don’t have to be a Trekkie to understand it. The story follows six young outcasts who know nothing about the ship they have commandeered – a first in the history of the Star Trek Franchise – but over the course of their adventures together, they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents. READ MORE: Evanston Township High School Lockdown Lifted After Two Guns Found It follows a motley crew of young aliens trying to navigate a greater galaxy in search for a better future. Star Trek: Prodigy is a fresh take and the very first entry aimed at a younger audience. Now a new animated series in the franchise is trying to boldly go where no Star Trek show has gone before.
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Words we’ve all become familiar with since Star Trek first aired on TV in 1966. CHICAGO (CBS) - Space, the final frontier.