Star Trek: Lower Decks (TV Series)

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Star Trek: Lower Decks
Genre	Adult animation Comedy Science fiction
Created by	Mike McMahan
Based on	Star Trek  by Gene Roddenberry
Voices of	Tawny Newsome Jack Quaid Noël Wells Eugene Cordero Dawnn Lewis Jerry O'Connell Fred Tatasciore Gillian Vigman
Compser	Chris Westlake
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Alex Kurtzman Heather Kadin Rod Roddenberry Trevor Roth Katie Krentz Mike McMahan
Running time	25 minutes
Production company(s)	CBS Eye Animation Productions Secret Hideout Important Science Roddenberry Entertainment Titmouse, Inc.
Distributor	CBS Media Ventures
Release
Original network	CBS All Access (season 1) Paramount+ (season 2–present)
Original release	August 6, 2020 – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Star Trek: Picard
Related shows	Star Trek TV series

Star Trek: Lower Decks is an American adult animated television series created by Mike McMahan for the streaming service CBS All Access (later rebranded as Paramount+). It is the ninth Star Trek series and was launched in 2020 as part of executive producer Alex Kurtzman's expanded Star Trek Universe. Lower Decks is the franchise's first animated series since the 1970s series Star Trek: The Animated Series, and its first comedic series. It follows the low-ranking support crew of the starship U.S.S. Cerritos in the year 2380.

Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, and Eugene Cordero voice "lower decks" crew members of the Cerritos, with Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O'Connell, Fred Tatasciore, and Gillian Vigman also providing voices for the series. Work on an animated Star Trek series began in June 2018. McMahan joined as creator and showrunner by that October, when Lower Decks was ordered for two seasons by All Access. Animation studio Titmouse began work by the following February, with the main cast announced in July 2019. Production on the first two seasons shifted to taking place remotely by March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Star Trek: Lower Decks premiered on CBS All Access on August 6, 2020, and its first season ran for 10 episodes until October. A second season premiered on Paramount+ in August 2021. A third season is in production.

Contents 1 Premise 2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1 (2020) 2.2 Season 2 (2021) 2.3 Season 3 3 Cast and characters 4 Production 4.1 Development 4.2 Writing 4.3 Design 4.4 Casting and voice recording 4.5 Animation 4.6 Music 4.7 Sound 5 Release 6 Reception 6.1 Critical response 6.2 Accolades 7 Aftershow 8 References 9 External links

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Star Trek: Lower Decks is set in the Star Trek universe in the year 2380, in which Earth is part of the multi-species United Federation of Planets. The Federation's military and exploration division, Starfleet, operates a fleet of starships that travel the galaxy establishing contact with alien races. Lower Decks focuses on the support crew of one of Starfleet's least important starships. Unlike previous Star Trek series, whose principal characters are typically starship captains or other senior officers, Lower Decks focuses on "lower deckers", low-ranking officers with menial jobs; the captain and other senior staff appear as supporting characters.

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Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired	Network
	1	10	August 6, 2020	October 8, 2020	CBS All Access
	2	10	August 12, 2021	October 14, 2021	Paramount+

[edit] Season 1 (2020)

Main article: Lower Decks (season 1)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Second Contact"	Barry J. Kelly	Mike McMahan	August 6, 2020
2	2	"Envoys"	Kim Arndt	Chris Kula	August 13, 2020
3	3	"Temporal Edict"	Bob Suarez	Dave Ihlenfeld & David Wright	August 20, 2020
4	4	"Moist Vessel"	Barry J. Kelly	Ann Kim	August 27, 2020
5	5	"Cupid's Errant Arrow"	Kim Arndt	Ben Joseph	September 3, 2020
6	6	"Terminal Provocations"	Bob Suarez	John Cochran	September 10, 2020
7	7	"Much Ado About Boimler"	Barry J. Kelly	M. Willis	September 17, 2020
8	8	"Veritas"	Kim Arndt	Garrick Bernard	September 24, 2020
9	9	"Crisis Point"	Bob Suarez	Ben Rodgers	October 1, 2020
10	10	"No Small Parts"	Barry J. Kelly	Mike McMahan	October 8, 2020

[edit] Season 2 (2021)

Main article: Lower Decks (season 2)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date

[edit] Season 3

Main article: Lower Decks (season 3)

[edit] Cast and characters

Main article: List of Star Trek: Lower Decks characters

• Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner:
  A human ensign aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos and the daughter of Captain Freeman. Newsome described Mariner as an irreverent rule-breaker who has been demoted several times, though she is actually "very good at all things Starfleet". The character is named after showrunner Mike McMahan's sister, Beckett Mariner McMahan.
• Jack Quaid as Brad Boimler:
  A human ensign aboard the Cerritos, Boimler is a stickler for the rules and will need to learn how to improvise if he is to become a captain one day. Quaid said the character would "nail the written portion of the driving test with flying colors but once it actually got to him being in the car, it would be a complete and total disaster.">
• Noël Wells as D'Vana Tendi:
  An Orion ensign in the medical bay aboard the Cerritos, Tendi is a big fan of Starfleet, and is thrilled to be on a starship. She is new to the Cerritos at the start of the series, and helps introduce the audience to the setting and characters. McMahan said he would act like Tendi if he ever got to work on a starship.
• Eugene Cordero as Sam Rutherford:
  A human ensign aboard the Cerritos, Rutherford is adjusting to a new cyborg implant. McMahan compared Rutherford to the Star Trek: The Next Generation character Geordi La Forge, saying they are both "amazing at engineering stuff" but Rutherford does not always solve the problem like Geordi because he is still learning.
• Dawnn Lewis as Carol Freeman:
  The human captain of the Cerritos. McMahan described her as a capable Starfleet captain whose starship is not very important. Freeman does not want her daughter, Mariner, to be on the Cerritos and is looking for a reason to have her transferred to another ship.
• Jerry O'Connell as Jack Ransom:
  Human first officer of the Cerritos, whom McMahan compared to Next Generation's William Riker, if he was on speed and had less shame.
• Fred Tatasciore as Shaxs:
  A Bajoran tactical officer aboard the Cerritos. Shaxs dies sacrificing himself for Rutherford at the end of the first season, but returns in the second season in a storyline that plays on the numerous times and ways that characters have been resurrected in previous Star Trek series.
• Gillian Vigman as T'Ana:
  A Caitian doctor and head of medical aboard the Cerritos. McMahan described her as "a good doctor, but she's an unpleasant cat." Including a Caitian in the series is a reference to Star Trek: The Animated Series which also features a member of that species, M'Ress.

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Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref. [edit] Aftershow Main article: The Ready Room [edit] References [edit] External links Template:Star Trek: Lower Decks (Television Series) Template:Star Trek (Franchise) Template:Paramount+