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| studio = [[CBS Eye Animation Productions]]<br />[[Titmouse, Inc.]]
 
| studio = [[CBS Eye Animation Productions]]<br />[[Titmouse, Inc.]]
 
| network = [[CBS All Access]] {{small|(Season 1)}}<br />[[Paramount+]] {{small|(Season 2&ndash;)}}
 
| network = [[CBS All Access]] {{small|(Season 1)}}<br />[[Paramount+]] {{small|(Season 2&ndash;)}}
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| dates = {{m|October|2018}} &ndash;
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| run = {{d|6|August|2020}} &ndash;
 
| seasons = 2+
 
| seasons = 2+
 
| episodes = {{Const/nEpisodesLD}}
 
| episodes = {{Const/nEpisodesLD}}
 
| timespan = [[2380]] &ndash;
 
| timespan = [[2380]] &ndash;
 
| aftershow = {{s|TRR}}
 
| aftershow = {{s|TRR}}
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| setting cap = The USS ''Cerritos''
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{{ep disambiguation|TNG|rd=Lower Decks}}
 
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'''''Star Trek: Lower Decks''''' is the ninth main series set in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe, the tenth including the companion series {{s|ST}}, and the twelfth ''Star Trek'' series overall. It is the second series to be entirely animated, after {{s|TAS}}, with episodes running half an hour, and the third series to have animated episodes, after ''Short Treks''. ''Lower Decks'' is 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]], and was announced in {{m|October|2018}}, with All Access committing to a two-season order. {{el|deadline.com/2018/10/star-trek-lower-decks-animated-series-rick-and-morty-mike-mcmahan-alex-kurtzman-cbs-all-access-1202489207/}}
 
'''''Star Trek: Lower Decks''''' is the ninth main series set in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe, the tenth including the companion series {{s|ST}}, and the twelfth ''Star Trek'' series overall. It is the second series to be entirely animated, after {{s|TAS}}, with episodes running half an hour, and the third series to have animated episodes, after ''Short Treks''. ''Lower Decks'' is 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]], and was announced in {{m|October|2018}}, with All Access committing to a two-season order. {{el|deadline.com/2018/10/star-trek-lower-decks-animated-series-rick-and-morty-mike-mcmahan-alex-kurtzman-cbs-all-access-1202489207/}}
   
Created by [[Mike McMahan]], the series is an adult animation comedy produced in association with [[Titmouse, Inc.]] and forms part of [[Alex Kurtzman]]'s five-year deal with CBS to expand the ''Star Trek'' franchise. ''Lower Decks'' focuses on "''the support crew serving on one of [[Starfleet]]'s least important ships.''" {{st.com|new-trek-animated-series-announced||article}}
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Created by [[Mike McMahan]], the series is an adult animation comedy produced in association with [[Titmouse, Inc.]] and forms part of [[Alex Kurtzman]]'s five-year deal with CBS to expand the ''Star Trek'' franchise. ''Lower Decks'' focuses on "''the support crew serving on one of [[Starfleet]]'s least important ships.''" {{st.com|article/new-trek-animated-series-announced}}
   
The show takes place aboard the {{class|California}} {{USS|Cerritos}} on the "lower decks". {{el|cbs.com/shows/star-trek-discovery/news/1009362/star-trek-lower-decks-voice-cast-and-animated-characters-revealed-at-sdcc-2019}} The show's time period is described as the {{s|TNG}}-era, more specifically [[2380]], after {{film|10}}. {{TrekMovie.com|2019/07/20/comic-con-2019-star-trek-lower-decks-characters-and-voice-cast-revealed/}}{{el|ew.com/tv/star-trek-lower-decks-next-generation/}}
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The show takes place aboard the {{class|California}} {{USS|Cerritos}} on the "lower decks". {{el|cbs.com/shows/star-trek-discovery/news/1009362/star-trek-lower-decks-voice-cast-and-animated-characters-revealed-at-sdcc-2019}} The show's time period is described as the {{s|TNG}}-era, more specifically [[2380]], after {{film|10}}. {{TrekMovie.com|2019/07/20/comic-con-2019-star-trek-lower-decks-characters-and-voice-cast-revealed/}} {{el|ew.com/tv/star-trek-lower-decks-next-generation/}}
   
A full-length trailer was released on 12 July 2020. {{st.com|the-star-trek-lower-decks-trailer-is-reporting-for-duty||videos}}
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A full-length trailer was released on 12 July 2020. {{st.com|videos/the-star-trek-lower-decks-trailer-is-reporting-for-duty}}
   
 
The first season was nominated for the [[NAACP Image Award]] for Outstanding Animated Series. {{el|naacpimageawards.net/2021-nominees}}
 
The first season was nominated for the [[NAACP Image Award]] for Outstanding Animated Series. {{el|naacpimageawards.net/2021-nominees}}
   
In {{m|April|2021}} it was announced that ''Lower Decks'' had been renewed for a third season. {{trekmovie.com|2021/04/05/star-trek-lower-decks-season-2-arrives-in-august-watch-the-gang-do-cool-sci-fi-stuff-in-new-teaser/}}
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In {{m|April|2021}} it was announced that ''Lower Decks'' had been renewed for a third season. {{trekmovie.com|2021/04/05/star-trek-lower-decks-season-2-arrives-in-august-watch-the-gang-do-cool-sci-fi-stuff-in-new-teaser}}
   
 
McMahan has acknowledged that some fans have referred to the four leading characters as "the warp core four," though the production team's shorthand for them is "The Lower Deckers." {{twitter|MikeMcMahanTM/status/1425973143542239233}}
 
McMahan has acknowledged that some fans have referred to the four leading characters as "the warp core four," though the production team's shorthand for them is "The Lower Deckers." {{twitter|MikeMcMahanTM/status/1425973143542239233}}
   
 
{{anchor|LDS}}[[#Abbr|&uarr;]] [[John Van Citters]] has chosen "LDS" as the series' official abbreviation, while also alluding to it being a reference to [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s line about [[LSD]] in {{film|4}}. {{twitter|jvancitters/status/1282466116996980736}} This is consistent with the three letter abbreviations for other series, though no "official" abbreviations have been given for {{s|ST}}, {{s|AT}}, or {{s|TRR}}. MA will use the abbreviation "LD" for ''Lower Decks'' to remain consistent with using the first letter in titles with more than one word after ''Star Trek''.
 
{{anchor|LDS}}[[#Abbr|&uarr;]] [[John Van Citters]] has chosen "LDS" as the series' official abbreviation, while also alluding to it being a reference to [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s line about [[LSD]] in {{film|4}}. {{twitter|jvancitters/status/1282466116996980736}} This is consistent with the three letter abbreviations for other series, though no "official" abbreviations have been given for {{s|ST}}, {{s|AT}}, or {{s|TRR}}. MA will use the abbreviation "LD" for ''Lower Decks'' to remain consistent with using the first letter in titles with more than one word after ''Star Trek''.
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== Main cast ==
 
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On {{d|18|January|2022}} it was announced that ''Lower Decks'' had been renewed for a [[LD Season 4|fourth season]].
[[File:LD cast.jpg|thumb|The ensigns of ''Lower Decks'']]
 
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== Cast of characters ==
 
[[File: Rutherford, Mariner, Tendi, and Boimler.png|thumb|The ensigns of ''Lower Decks'']]
 
[[File:LD upper decks officers.jpg|thumb|The command crew of the USS ''Cerritos'']]
 
[[File:LD upper decks officers.jpg|thumb|The command crew of the USS ''Cerritos'']]
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=== Starring ===
 
* [[Tawny Newsome]] as [[Ensign]] [[Beckett Mariner]]
 
* [[Tawny Newsome]] as [[Ensign]] [[Beckett Mariner]]
* [[Jack Quaid]] as Ensign/[[Lieutenant junior grade]] [[Brad Boimler]]
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* [[Jack Quaid]] as Ensign [[Brad Boimler]]
 
* [[Noël Wells]] as Ensign [[D'Vana Tendi]]
 
* [[Noël Wells]] as Ensign [[D'Vana Tendi]]
 
* [[Eugene Cordero]] as Ensign [[Sam Rutherford]]
 
* [[Eugene Cordero]] as Ensign [[Sam Rutherford]]
* [[Dawnn Lewis]] as {{Captain}} [[Carol Freeman]]
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* [[Dawnn Lewis]] as [[Captain]] [[Carol Freeman]]
 
* [[Jerry O'Connell]] as [[Commander]] [[Jack Ransom]]
 
* [[Jerry O'Connell]] as [[Commander]] [[Jack Ransom]]
* [[Fred Tatasciore]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Shaxs]] (2020)
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* [[Fred Tatasciore]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Shaxs]]
 
* [[Gillian Vigman]] as [[Dr.]] [[T'Ana]]
 
* [[Gillian Vigman]] as [[Dr.]] [[T'Ana]]
   
 
=== Special guest stars ===
 
=== Special guest stars ===
* [[John de Lancie]] as [[Q]]
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* [[John de Lancie]] as "[[Q]]"
* [[Robert Duncan McNeill]] as Lieutenant [[Tom Paris]]
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* [[Jonathan Frakes]] as "Capt. [[William T. Riker]]"
* [[Jonathan Frakes]] as Captain [[William T. Riker]] (recurring in Season 2)
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* [[Marina Sirtis]] as "Cmdr. [[Deanna Troi]]"
* [[Marina Sirtis]] as Commander [[Deanna Troi]]
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* [[Robert Duncan McNeill]] as "Lt. [[Tom Paris]]"
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* [[Jeffrey Combs]] as "[[AGIMUS]]"
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* [[Alice Krige]] as "[[Borg Queen]]"
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* [[Lycia Naff]] as "Capt. [[Sonya Gomez]]"
   
=== Recurring characters ===
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=== Additional recurring characters ===
* Eugene Cordero as Lieutenant [[Winger Bingston, Jr.]]
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* Eugene Cordero as [[Lieutenant j.g.]] [[Winger Bingston, Jr.]]
 
* [[Phil LaMarr]] as [[Admiral]] {{dis|Freeman|Admiral}}
 
* [[Phil LaMarr]] as [[Admiral]] {{dis|Freeman|Admiral}}
* [[Lauren Lapkus]] as Ensign [[Jen]]
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* [[Lauren Lapkus]] as Ensign [[Jennifer Sh'reyan‎]]
 
* [[Jack McBrayer]] as [[Badgey]]
 
* [[Jack McBrayer]] as [[Badgey]]
* [[Jessica McKenna]] as Ensign [[Barnes]]/[[Computer voice|''Cerritos'' computer]]
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* [[Jessica McKenna]] as Ensign [[Barnes]] / [[Computer voice|''Cerritos'' computer]]
 
* [[Sam Richardson]] as Ensign [[Vendome]]
 
* [[Sam Richardson]] as Ensign [[Vendome]]
 
* [[Tim Robinson]] as Ensign {{dis|Fletcher|2380}}
 
* [[Tim Robinson]] as Ensign {{dis|Fletcher|2380}}
 
* [[Ben Rodgers]] as [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Steve Stevens]]
 
* [[Ben Rodgers]] as [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Steve Stevens]]
* [[Paul Scheer]] as Lieutenant Commander [[Andy Billups]]
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* [[Paul Scheer]] as Lieutenant Commander {{Andy Billups}}
* [[Carl Tart]] as Lieutenant [[Kayshon]]
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* [[Carl Tart]] as Lieutenant j.g. [[Kayshon]]
* Fred Tatasciore as Admiral [[Vassery]]
 
 
* Gillian Vigman as Captain [[Dayton]]
 
* Gillian Vigman as Captain [[Dayton]]
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*[[Paul F. Tompkins]] as Dr. [[Migleemo]]
   
 
==Opening credits==
 
==Opening credits==
The [[Star Trek: Lower Decks opening title sequences|opening credits]] for ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'' contained imagery of {{USS|Cerritos}} passing near various spatial phenomena, often with deleterious effects.
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The [[Star Trek: Lower Decks opening title sequences|opening credits]] for ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'' contain imagery of the {{USS|Cerritos}} passing near various spatial phenomena, often with deleterious effects.
   
 
== Episode list ==
 
== Episode list ==
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===Season 3===
 
===Season 3===
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[[LD Season 3]], 10 episodes:
 
{{LD Season 3}}
 
{{LD Season 3}}
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== Crew ==
 
== Crew ==
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File:LD Season 2 poster, alt.png|Season 2 expanded alternate now steaming poster
 
File:LD Season 2 poster, alt.png|Season 2 expanded alternate now steaming poster
 
File:LD Strange Energies poster.jpg|{{e|Strange Energies}} poster
 
File:LD Strange Energies poster.jpg|{{e|Strange Energies}} poster
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<gallery>
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File:LD Season 3 poster.jpg|Season 3 poster
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
==== Products ====
 
==== Products ====
[[Eaglemoss Collections|Eaglemoss/Hero Collector]]'s [[Ben Robinson]] revealed that the {{USS|Cerritos}} (as it appeared in season 1) would be manufactured as a [[Star Trek starship miniatures|starship miniature]] and estimated that the company's ''Lower Decks'' ships line would begin to launch to retail at the end of 2021 or in early 2022. {{el|trekzone.org/1701/2021022457331}} Later, the {{USS|Vancouver}} was also confirmed as an upcoming release. Three starships from the series will also be covered in the second edition of the company's ''[[Star Trek: Shipyards - Starfleet Ships 2294 to the Future]]'' [[Reference works|reference book]], which is slated for release in {{m|August|2021}}.
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[[Eaglemoss Collections|Eaglemoss/Hero Collector]] revealed that the {{USS|Cerritos}}, {{USS|Titan|NCC-80102}}, and {{USS|Vancouver}} have been manufactured as [[Star Trek starship miniatures|starship miniatures]] and confirmed that its ''Lower Decks'' ships line would debut at retail in {{m|January|2022}}. {{el|trekzone.org/1701/2021022457331}} {{st.com|news/eaglemoss-reveals-uss-cerritos-model}}
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These three starships are also explored in the second edition of the company's ''[[Star Trek: Shipyards - Starfleet Ships 2294 to the Future]]'' [[Reference works|reference book]], which was released in {{m|August|2021}}. {{st.com|news/eaglemoss-reveals-uss-cerritos-model}}
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On {{d|13|July|2021}}, [[ViacomCBS Consumer Products]] and [[Playmates Toys]] jointly announced that the latter had acquired new licensing for "''action figures, vehicles and ships, role play and other toy categories''", and slated the first of these products for retail release in 2022. Among other ''Star Trek'' series and films, this licensing encompasses ''Lower Decks'', {{s|DIS}}, {{s|PIC}}, and {{s|PRO}}. {{st.com|news/playmates-toys-boldly-returns-to-the-star-trek-universe}}
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File:Eaglemoss XL USS Cerritos.jpg|Eaglemoss/Hero Collector XL Edition USS ''Cerritos''
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== Reception ==
On {{d|13|July|2021}}, [[ViacomCBS Consumer Products]] and [[Playmates Toys]] jointly announced that the latter had acquired new licensing for "''action figures, vehicles and ships, role play and other toy categories''", and slated the first of these products for retail release in 2022. Among other ''Star Trek'' series and films, this licensing encompasses ''Lower Decks'', {{s|DIS}}, {{s|PIC}}, and {{s|PRO}}. {{st.com|playmates-toys-boldly-returns-to-the-star-trek-universe||news}}
 
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''Star Trek: Lower Decks'' has been nominated for one [[Emmy Award]], in the category of "Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation".
   
 
== Related topics ==
 
== Related topics ==
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Star Trek: Lower Decks is the ninth main series set in the Star Trek universe, the tenth including the companion series Star Trek: Short Treks, and the twelfth Star Trek series overall. It is the second series to be entirely animated, after Star Trek: The Animated Series, with episodes running half an hour, and the third series to have animated episodes, after Short Treks. Lower Decks is 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, and was announced in October 2018, with All Access committing to a two-season order. [1]

Created by Mike McMahan, the series is an adult animation comedy produced in association with Titmouse, Inc. and forms part of Alex Kurtzman's five-year deal with CBS to expand the Star Trek franchise. Lower Decks focuses on "the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships." [2]

The show takes place aboard the California-class USS Cerritos on the "lower decks". [3] The show's time period is described as the Star Trek: The Next Generation-era, more specifically 2380, after Star Trek Nemesis. [4] [5]

A full-length trailer was released on 12 July 2020. [6]

The first season was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Animated Series. [7]

In April 2021 it was announced that Lower Decks had been renewed for a third season. [8]

McMahan has acknowledged that some fans have referred to the four leading characters as "the warp core four," though the production team's shorthand for them is "The Lower Deckers." [9]

John Van Citters has chosen "LDS" as the series' official abbreviation, while also alluding to it being a reference to Kirk's line about LSD in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. [10] This is consistent with the three letter abbreviations for other series, though no "official" abbreviations have been given for Star Trek: Short Treks, After Trek, or The Ready Room. MA will use the abbreviation "LD" for Lower Decks to remain consistent with using the first letter in titles with more than one word after Star Trek.

On 18 January 2022 it was announced that Lower Decks had been renewed for a fourth season.

Cast of characters

Rutherford, Mariner, Tendi, and Boimler

The ensigns of Lower Decks

LD upper decks officers

The command crew of the USS Cerritos

Starring

Special guest stars

Additional recurring characters

Opening credits

The opening credits for Star Trek: Lower Decks contain imagery of the USS Cerritos passing near various spatial phenomena, often with deleterious effects.

Episode list

Season 1

LD Season 1, 10 episodes:

Title Episode Production number Stardate Original airdate
"Second Contact" 1x01 LD-1001 57436.2 2020-08-06
"Envoys" 1x02 LD-1002 Unknown 2020-08-13
"Temporal Edict" 1x03 LD-1003 57501.4 2020-08-20
"Moist Vessel" 1x04 LD-1004 57538.9 2020-08-27
"Cupid's Errant Arrow" 1x05 LD-1005 57601.3 2020-09-03
"Terminal Provocations" 1x06 LD-1006 57663.9 2020-09-10
"Much Ado About Boimler" 1x07 LD-1007 57752.6 2020-09-17
"Veritas" 1x08 LD-1008 Unknown 2020-09-24
"Crisis Point" 1x09 LD-1009 Unknown 2020-10-01
"No Small Parts" 1x10 LD-1010 Unknown 2020-10-08

Season 2

LD Season 2, 10 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

Season 3

LD Season 3, 10 episodes:

Title Episode Production number Stardate Original airdate
"Grounded" 3x01 LD-3001 Unknown 2022-08-25
"The Least Dangerous Game" 3x02 LD-3002 Unknown 2022-09-01
"Mining The Mind's Mines" 3x03 LD-3003 58256.2 2022-09-08
"Room for Growth" 3x04 LD-3004 Unknown 2022-09-15
"Reflections" 3x05 LD-3005 58354.2 2022-09-22
"Hear All, Trust Nothing" 3x06 LD-3006 58456.2 2022-09-29
"A Mathematically Perfect Redemption" 3x07 LD-3007 Unknown 2022-10-06
"Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" 3x08 LD-3008 Unknown 2022-10-13
"Trusted Sources" 3x09 LD-3009 58496.1 2022-10-20
"The Stars At Night" 3x10 LD-3010 58499.2 2022-10-27

Crew

Production companies

Development

Promotion

Season 1
Season 2
Season 3

Products

Eaglemoss/Hero Collector revealed that the USS Cerritos, USS Titan, and USS Vancouver have been manufactured as starship miniatures and confirmed that its Lower Decks ships line would debut at retail in January 2022. [11] [12]

These three starships are also explored in the second edition of the company's Star Trek: Shipyards - Starfleet Ships 2294 to the Future reference book, which was released in August 2021. [13]

On 13 July 2021, ViacomCBS Consumer Products and Playmates Toys jointly announced that the latter had acquired new licensing for "action figures, vehicles and ships, role play and other toy categories", and slated the first of these products for retail release in 2022. Among other Star Trek series and films, this licensing encompasses Lower Decks, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Prodigy. [14]

Reception

Star Trek: Lower Decks has been nominated for one Emmy Award, in the category of "Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation".

Related topics

Media

External links