Star Trek: Lower Decks

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Star Trek: Lower Decks is a forthcoming half-hour animated Star Trek series. The first original animated series commissioned by CBS All Access, as well as the first produced by the new CBS animation arm, CBS Eye Animation Productions, Lower Decks was announced in October 2018, with All Access committing to a two-season order. [2]

Created by Mike McMahan, the series will form part of Alex Kurtzman's five-year deal with CBS to expand the Star Trek franchise, and will reportedly focus on "the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships." [3]

The show will take place aboard the California-class USS Cerritos on the "lower decks". [4]

Main cast Edit

Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford [5]
Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman [6]
Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner [7]

LD upper decks officers — The command crew of the USS *Cerritos*

Jerry O'Connell as Commander Jack Ransom [8]
Jack Quaid as Ensign Brad Boimler [9]
Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs [10]
Gillian Vigman as Dr. T'Ana [11]
Noël Wells as Ensign Tendi [12]

Episode list Edit

Season 1Edit

LD Season 1, Not yet announced

Crew Edit

Aaron Baiers – co-executive producer
Garrick Bernard – staff writer
April Caputi – casting assistant
John Cochran – staff writer
Dave Ihlenfeld – staff writer
Ben Joseph – staff writer
Heather Kadin – executive producer
Ann Kim – staff writer
Katie Krentz – executive producer
Chris Kula – co-executive producer
Alex Kurtzman – executive producer
Ruth Lambert – casting
David Mack – consultant
Robert McGee – casting
Mike McMahan – executive producer, head writer
Rod Roddenberry – executive producer
Ben Rodgers – staff writer
Trevor Roth – executive producer
Robert Lee Terry – casting assistant
Meghan Willis – story editor
Dave Wright – staff writer

Production companies Edit

Development Edit

Promotion Edit

Products Edit

In June 2019, Eaglemoss Collections' project manager Ben Robinson indicated that the company will manufacture starship miniatures from this series. [13]

Star Trek television series

The Original Series • The Animated Series • The Next Generation • Deep Space Nine • Voyager • Enterprise • Discovery • Picard • Lower Decks

In development: Untitled animated series • Untitled Section 31 series

Companion series: After Trek • Short Treks • The Ready Room

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