A group of young aliens finds an abandoned Starfleet ship in a prison mining colony.
On Tars Lamora, a prison mining colony in the Delta Quadrant run by the Diviner, a young prisoner named Dal dreams of escape. While chasing a runaway prisoner, the Medusan Zero, Dal is paired with the Brikar Rok-Tahk, and their digging exposes a buried Federation starship, the USS Protostar. With Zero, the Tellarite Jankom Pog and the indestructible Murf, they get it running, take the Diviner's daughter Gwyn hostage and flee the colony, pursued by the robot Drednok.
Aboard, they are greeted by a training hologram in the image of Captain Kathryn Janeway. Set in 2383, Prodigy is the first Star Trek series aimed specifically at younger viewers. The two-part premiere was written by Kevin and Dan Hageman and directed by Ben Hibon.