Introduction
Star Trek: Lower Decks is an American adult animated television series created by Mike McMahan for the streaming service CBS All Access.
It is the ninth series in the Star Trek franchise, and was launched in 2020 as part of executive producer Alex Kurtzman’s expansion of the franchise.
Lower Decks is the first animated series created for All Access, and the first animated Star Trek series since the 1973-1974 series Star Trek: The Animated Series.

Outline
The season features many connections and references to past Star Trek series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, including several actors returning as guest stars.
Trivia
- Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, and Eugene Cordero voice the lower decks crew members of the Cerritos, with Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O’Connell, Fred Tatasciore, and Gillian Vigman providing voices for the ship’s senior officers.
- This season ordered in April 2021.
- Voice recording began by June.
- Writing for the season was completed that September, and picked up from the cliffhanger ending of the second season.
- Voice recording was mostly completed by June 2022.
- The season premiered on the streaming service Paramount+ on 25 August 2022, and ran for 10 episodes until October 27.
- A fourth season was ordered in January 2022.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Series
You can find a full index and overview of the Star Trek franchise here.
You can find a full index and overview of Star Trek: Lower Decks here.
- Episode 01: Grounded.
- Episode 02: The Least Dangerous Game.
- Episode 03: Mining the Mind’s Mines.
- Episode 04: Room for Growth.
- Episode 05: Reflections.
- Episode 06: Hear All, Trust Nothing.
- Episode 07: A Mathematically Perfect Redemption.
- Episode 08: Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus.
- Episode 09: Trusted Sources.
- Episode 10: The Stars at Night.
Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 25 August 2022 to 27 October 2022.
- Running Time: 25 minutes (per episode).
- Rating: PG.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.