Nami Melumad (An American Pickle, Absentia, Miss Arizona) has been tapped to score the upcoming Nickelodeon animated series Star Trek: Prodigy. The show is created by Kevin Hageman & Dan Hageman (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) and follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation. Kate Mulgrew will star as her Star Trek: Voyager character Kathryn Janeway. No other casting announcements have been made yet. Kevin & Dan Hageman are also executive producing the CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment production with Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry & Trevor Roth (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard) and Katie Krentz (Star Trek: Lower Decks). Ben Hibon (Codehunters) serves as director, co-executive producer and the creative lead of the project. Melumad has previously scored an episode of Star Trek: Short Treks. Star Trek: Prodigy will premiere in 2021 on Nickelodeon.
Melumad has also recently collaborated with Michael Giacchino on the score for the upcoming video game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, which is set to be released on December 11, 2020.
