Star Trek: Voyager
Summary
Star Trek : Voyagerconsidered a few different first names for the captain of the USS Voyager before she became Captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) . Over the course of seven season , Captain Janeway result Voyager home from the undiscovered Delta Quadrant , encountering many new aliens and other surprises along the way . Kate Mulgrew wreak assurance and heart to the persona , but she was n’t the first choice ofVoyager’sproducers . Canadian actress Geneviève Bujold spent two days filming as Janeway before deciding to pull up stakes the use , and Kate Mulgrew was then offered the part .
Captain Kathryn Janeway was the first female skipper to run aStar Trekshow , and she went on to become one of themost successful admiral in Starfleet . It ’s now unmanageable to imagine anyone other than Kate Mulgrew as Captain Janeway , andMulgrew even put her own stamp on the theatrical role by suggest the first name , Kathryn , which stuck . In theStar Trekoral story , The Fifty - Year Mission : The Next 25 Yearsby Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross , VoyagerExecutive Producer Jeri Taylor discuss Janeway ’s three first gens . Read her full quote below :
The character ’s original name was Elizabeth Janeway , but that was interchange for legal reasons . There is a big Elizabeth Janeway and we were not allowed to use names of prominent people , because it can be sticky , although we heard sort of secondhand that Elizabeth Janeway was flatter about it . It then changed to Nicole at Geneviève Bujold ’s request , because that is in fact her give name and she want that . For two day it was Nicole Janeway .
In its seven seasons , Star Trek : Voyager introduced many new face to the Trek universe . Here is a equipment failure of the show ’s primary roll and characters .
Kathryn Janeway Became One of Star Trek’s Best Admirals
Admiral Janeway’s story continues in Star Trek: Prodigy
After successfully leading the USS Voyager back to the Alpha Quadrant , no one would have find fault Captain Janeway if she had chosen to go to bed . She took the polar approach , however , prefer to remain an participating build at Starfleet Command after being promoted to vice admiral . Janeway continued to stand up for her booster , even imperil to resign her commission when Starfleet reject to get former Borg drone Seven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan ) join the organization . Although Janeway has not appeared in alive - legal action since her brief cameo inStar Trek : Nemesis , several differentversions of Janeway appear inStar Trek : Prodigy .
Canceled by Paramount+ and then break up up by Netflix , Star Trek : Prodigyfollows the new , misfit gang of the USS Protostar . The Protostar is equip with a holographical variant of Janeway who offers helper and advice to the gang . The real Admiral Janeway also have an visual aspect , as she commands the USS Dauntless on a delegation to locate the Protostar and the miss Captain Chakotay ( Robert Beltran ) . Kathryn Janeway made a name for herself onStar Trek : Voyager , andStar Trek : Prodigyoffers a welcome update on the career of one of the most decorated officer in Starfleet .
Star Trek : Voyageris available to stream on Paramount+ & Star Trek : Prodigyis available to stream on Netflix .
Source : The Fifty - Year Mission : The Next 25 Years : From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams : The Complete , Uncensored , and wildcat Oral History of Star Trekby Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross
