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(written from a Production point of view)
Poster for Season 2
This page contains information specifically pertaining to the second season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. The season premiered in North-America on Paramount+, whereas Prime Video was responsible for its worldwide release.
Episodes[]
| Title | Episode | Production number | Stardate | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Strange Energies" | 2x01 | LD-2001 | Unknown | 2021-08-12 |
| "Kayshon, His Eyes Open" | 2x02 | LD-2002 | 58001.2 | 2021-08-19 |
| "We'll Always Have Tom Paris" | 2x03 | LD-2003 | Unknown | 2021-08-26 |
| "Mugato, Gumato" | 2x04 | LD-2004 | 58036.4 | 2021-09-02 |
| "An Embarrassment Of Dooplers" | 2x05 | LD-2005 | 58053.9 | 2021-09-09 |
| "The Spy Humongous" | 2x06 | LD-2006 | 58105.1 | 2021-09-16 |
| "Where Pleasant Fountains Lie" | 2x07 | LD-2007 | Unknown | 2021-09-23 |
| "I, Excretus" | 2x08 | LD-2008 | Unknown | 2021-09-30 |
| "wej Duj" | 2x09 | LD-2009 | Unknown | 2021-10-07 |
| "First First Contact" | 2x10 | LD-2010 | 58130.6 | 2021-10-14 |
Summary[]
Background information[]
- On 8 October 2020, Jonathan Frakes revealed that he would reprise his role as William T. Riker.
- Mike McMahan commented that other series like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine would be brought into the series. [1]
- In the opening title sequence, the battle between the Borg and Romulans has been changed to include two Pakled Clumpships and several Klingon Birds-of-Prey.
- A series of "Star Trek Logs" began being released on Instagram throughout the season. These short videos consist of in-universe personal log recordings from the main cast, posted after each new episode. [2]
Reception[]
Awards[]
The series picked up its second and third industry award nominations for its second season in 2022. A prestigious science fiction and fantasy Hugo Award nomination was picked up for the episode "wej Duj". The franchise had not picked up a Hugo Award since 1995 (for TNG: "All Good Things..."), and it would not do so in 2022 either. [3]
| 2021-2022 Star Trek: Lower Decks Season Two awards and honors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
| Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Animation Series or Short ("Strange Energies") | James Lucero (supervising sound editor), James Singleton (sound effects editor), Mak Kellerman (sound effects editor), Michael LaFerla (dialogue editor), Michael Britt (foley artist) | nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Streaming Animated Series or Television Movie | Paramount+/CBS Studios | ||
| Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form ("wej Duj") | Kathryn Lyn (Writer), and Bob Suarez (Director) | ||
| OFTA Awards | Best Animated Program | Paramount+/CBS Studios | ||
| Best Sound Editing in a Series | ||||
| Saturn Awards | Best Animated Series on Television (LD Season 2) | |||
Credits[]
Starring[]
- Tawny Newsome as Ensign Mariner
- Jack Quaid as Ensign Boimler
- Noël Wells as Ensign Tendi
- Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford
- Dawnn Lewis as Captain Freeman
- Jerry O'Connell as Commander Ransom
- Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs ("We'll Always Have Tom Paris"–"The Spy Humongous", "I, Excretus"–"First First Contact")
- Gillian Vigman as Dr. T'Ana
Special guest stars[]
- Jonathan Frakes as Capt. William T. Riker
- Robert Duncan McNeill as Lt. Tom Paris
- Jeffrey Combs as AGIMUS
- Lycia Naff as Capt. Sonya Gomez
Crew[]
- Based Upon Star Trek Created by
- Gene Roddenberry
- Created by
- Mike McMahan
- Executive Producers
- Alex Kurtzman
- Mike McMahan
- Eugene Roddenberry
- Supervising Director
- Barry J. Kelly
- With the participation of
- CBS All Access Originals
See also[]
External links[]
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Star Trek Lower Decks Season 2 episode reviews at Ex Astris Scientia
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