With the rise of adult animation, such as Rick and Morty, on streaming services, it may surprise many Star Trek fans that their adult animated show has been canceled by Paramount +.
However, there is some good news about the show.
Season 5 will still be released, the show's final season.
Many fans of the show and Star Trek fans do not understand why Paramount + has decided to cancel the show as the Star Trek universe seems to be on the rise.
We'll explore why.
What is Star Treks: Lower Decks Animated Show?
Before we examine why the Star Trek: Lower Decks animated show was canceled, let's talk about what it is about and how it fits into the whole Star Trek lore.
Star Trek: Lower Decks takes place in the year 2380, around ten years after the Next Generation series ended in the Star Trek universe.
It's named after one of...
However, there is some good news about the show.
Season 5 will still be released, the show's final season.
Many fans of the show and Star Trek fans do not understand why Paramount + has decided to cancel the show as the Star Trek universe seems to be on the rise.
We'll explore why.
What is Star Treks: Lower Decks Animated Show?
Before we examine why the Star Trek: Lower Decks animated show was canceled, let's talk about what it is about and how it fits into the whole Star Trek lore.
Star Trek: Lower Decks takes place in the year 2380, around ten years after the Next Generation series ended in the Star Trek universe.
It's named after one of...
- 4/25/2024
- by Jason Collins
- TVfanatic
This post contains spoilers for the season 4 finale of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."
I remember finishing the pilot for "Star Trek: Lower Decks" and having one overriding thought: "I might be in love with Beckett Mariner."
Okay, well more accurately, I might be in love with voice actress Tawny Newsome, whose charismatic and rambunctious performance, treading the line into sardonic while never being insincere, gives me life in every episode of "Lower Decks" that I watch. That's not to say Mariner depends only on her actress to be a star. She's complex enough to be a real person — even if she's usually just a cartoon — and her contradictions reflect those that make "Star Trek" what it is.
Sure, there are Trekkies out there who think "Star Trek" is only philosophy about the human spirit and morality plays — I do love a good "Darmok" or "In The Pale Moonlight." However, episodes...
I remember finishing the pilot for "Star Trek: Lower Decks" and having one overriding thought: "I might be in love with Beckett Mariner."
Okay, well more accurately, I might be in love with voice actress Tawny Newsome, whose charismatic and rambunctious performance, treading the line into sardonic while never being insincere, gives me life in every episode of "Lower Decks" that I watch. That's not to say Mariner depends only on her actress to be a star. She's complex enough to be a real person — even if she's usually just a cartoon — and her contradictions reflect those that make "Star Trek" what it is.
Sure, there are Trekkies out there who think "Star Trek" is only philosophy about the human spirit and morality plays — I do love a good "Darmok" or "In The Pale Moonlight." However, episodes...
- 11/6/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."
"Star Trek: Lower Decks" has gained a reputation for taking some bold swipes and making plenty of affectionate jokes at the expense of some of the silliest moments in the "Trek" franchise. And with over 50 years of canon, well, there's no shortage of easy targets and deep-cut references to focus on in any given episode. In essence, it's precisely the kind of comedic material that could only come from the minds of the biggest nerds and most adoring fans out there, which the writers so obviously are. But who says the broad range of this satirical show's irreverent sense of humor must be limited to "Star Trek" alone?
This latest episode, the penultimate of the season, took aim directly at a venerated sci-fi franchise set in space, as usual ... but, for once, it set its sights on that galaxy far,...
"Star Trek: Lower Decks" has gained a reputation for taking some bold swipes and making plenty of affectionate jokes at the expense of some of the silliest moments in the "Trek" franchise. And with over 50 years of canon, well, there's no shortage of easy targets and deep-cut references to focus on in any given episode. In essence, it's precisely the kind of comedic material that could only come from the minds of the biggest nerds and most adoring fans out there, which the writers so obviously are. But who says the broad range of this satirical show's irreverent sense of humor must be limited to "Star Trek" alone?
This latest episode, the penultimate of the season, took aim directly at a venerated sci-fi franchise set in space, as usual ... but, for once, it set its sights on that galaxy far,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."
Talk about rags to riches. Once considered a blight on "Star Trek" with their introduction in "The Next Generation," the Ferengi have come a long way since an inauspicious appearance that even veteran "Trek" actor Armin Shimerman once called a "disaster." Originally conceived as an alien species that would pose a Klingon-like threat, the distinctive and prominently earlobed characters received a much-needed overhaul throughout "Deep Space Nine," where they were reimagined as a more comedic, profit-hungry, and staunchly capitalist society that functioned as a dark reflection of everything that the "socialist utopia" of Starfleet stands for. That's what makes it all the more meaningful that "Lower Decks" has now dedicated an entire episode to the fan-favorite Ferengi and, more importantly, the post-"Deep Space Nine" whereabouts of their newest leader, Rom.
Episode 6, cheekily titled "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place,...
Talk about rags to riches. Once considered a blight on "Star Trek" with their introduction in "The Next Generation," the Ferengi have come a long way since an inauspicious appearance that even veteran "Trek" actor Armin Shimerman once called a "disaster." Originally conceived as an alien species that would pose a Klingon-like threat, the distinctive and prominently earlobed characters received a much-needed overhaul throughout "Deep Space Nine," where they were reimagined as a more comedic, profit-hungry, and staunchly capitalist society that functioned as a dark reflection of everything that the "socialist utopia" of Starfleet stands for. That's what makes it all the more meaningful that "Lower Decks" has now dedicated an entire episode to the fan-favorite Ferengi and, more importantly, the post-"Deep Space Nine" whereabouts of their newest leader, Rom.
Episode 6, cheekily titled "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Warning: This article contains spoilers and reckless, downright irresponsible speculation about the latest episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."
There's a serial killer -- in a manner of speaking -- on the loose in "Star Trek: Lower Decks." Ever since the concluding moments of the season 4 premiere, almost every episode has included a brief prologue centered on the lower decks crew of some doomed alien spaceship in the moments before encountering the same, mysterious object with a nasty attitude. The pattern has remained the same in each and every encounter: Upon confronting the strange vessel, each victimized ship has had to helplessly watch as the strange enemy fires up its weapons, inexplicably drains power from its intended target, and subsequently blasts them into pieces with shocking ease. So far, the kill list has included several classic "Trek" species like Klingons, Romulans, and now Orions, with no end in sight.
This...
There's a serial killer -- in a manner of speaking -- on the loose in "Star Trek: Lower Decks." Ever since the concluding moments of the season 4 premiere, almost every episode has included a brief prologue centered on the lower decks crew of some doomed alien spaceship in the moments before encountering the same, mysterious object with a nasty attitude. The pattern has remained the same in each and every encounter: Upon confronting the strange vessel, each victimized ship has had to helplessly watch as the strange enemy fires up its weapons, inexplicably drains power from its intended target, and subsequently blasts them into pieces with shocking ease. So far, the kill list has included several classic "Trek" species like Klingons, Romulans, and now Orions, with no end in sight.
This...
- 9/21/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
The “Star Trek” universe continues to expand, with fan favorites returning and new shows (and worlds) to explore on the Paramount+ streaming service even as “Star Trek: Picard” comes to an end.
“Strange New Worlds” and “Lower Decks” are eyeing a summer return, with “Prodigy” slated for a winter release.
They’re also several projects in development, including a “Starfleet Academy” focusing on young cadets, and a “Section 31” movie centered around Michelle Yeoh’s deliciously evil anti-hero from “Discovery.”
Below we run down every upcoming new “Star Trek” TV series coming to Paramount+.
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” (Season 2) Ethan Peck, Anson Mount and Celia Rose Gooding (Photo credit: Paramount+)
Premiere Date: June 15, 2023
Cast: Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One, Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock, Jess Bush as Nurse Christine Chapel, Christina Chong as La’an Noonien-Singh, Celia Rose Gooding as Cadet Nyota Uhura,...
“Strange New Worlds” and “Lower Decks” are eyeing a summer return, with “Prodigy” slated for a winter release.
They’re also several projects in development, including a “Starfleet Academy” focusing on young cadets, and a “Section 31” movie centered around Michelle Yeoh’s deliciously evil anti-hero from “Discovery.”
Below we run down every upcoming new “Star Trek” TV series coming to Paramount+.
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” (Season 2) Ethan Peck, Anson Mount and Celia Rose Gooding (Photo credit: Paramount+)
Premiere Date: June 15, 2023
Cast: Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One, Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock, Jess Bush as Nurse Christine Chapel, Christina Chong as La’an Noonien-Singh, Celia Rose Gooding as Cadet Nyota Uhura,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
The Star Trek Universe continues to expand with Paramount+ announcing the renewal of its live-action “Strange New Worlds” through Season 3 and its animated “Lower Decks” through Season 5.
The third season of “Strange New Worlds” and the fifth season of “Lower Decks” will be comprised of 10 episodes each, but no air dates have been announced. But the streamer announced Tuesday that the second season of “Strange New Worlds” will premiere on July 15, 2023, and the third season of “Lower Decks” will premiere in “late summer.”
Season 2 of “Strange New Worlds” will feature a special crossover episode between the two series featuring both live-action and animation. It’ll be directed by longtime “Trek” actor and director Jonathan Frakes (Will Riker).
The critically acclaimed original animated kids’ series “Star Trek: Prodigy” is slated to return in winter 2023 for its second season.
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The third season of “Strange New Worlds” and the fifth season of “Lower Decks” will be comprised of 10 episodes each, but no air dates have been announced. But the streamer announced Tuesday that the second season of “Strange New Worlds” will premiere on July 15, 2023, and the third season of “Lower Decks” will premiere in “late summer.”
Season 2 of “Strange New Worlds” will feature a special crossover episode between the two series featuring both live-action and animation. It’ll be directed by longtime “Trek” actor and director Jonathan Frakes (Will Riker).
The critically acclaimed original animated kids’ series “Star Trek: Prodigy” is slated to return in winter 2023 for its second season.
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- 3/28/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
The third season of "Star: Trek: Lower Decks" wrapped up on Paramount+ recently with its explosive finale, "The Stars at Night." The automated Texas class starships sent out by Admiral Les Buenamigo's (Carlos Alazraqui) that have become hostile were destroyed thanks to the help of Mariner (Tawny Newsome), who made a heroic return to the U.S.S. Cerritos after a moment of disillusionment.
Fighting alongside Mariner was a gigantic fleet composed of every California class ship, from Fresno to San Diego, to defeat a misguided use of technology that put the livelihood of many Starfleet workers in danger — a classic, Star Trek signature sci-fi dilemma. Instead of ending its season with a traditional cliffhanger, season 3 of "Lower Decks" concludes on a moment of unity and celebration.
According to an interview with showrunner Mike McMahan with ComicBook.com, he sees this moment of catharsis in the show as a metaphor for...
Fighting alongside Mariner was a gigantic fleet composed of every California class ship, from Fresno to San Diego, to defeat a misguided use of technology that put the livelihood of many Starfleet workers in danger — a classic, Star Trek signature sci-fi dilemma. Instead of ending its season with a traditional cliffhanger, season 3 of "Lower Decks" concludes on a moment of unity and celebration.
According to an interview with showrunner Mike McMahan with ComicBook.com, he sees this moment of catharsis in the show as a metaphor for...
- 11/7/2022
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for season 3 of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."
"Star Trek" is inspirational television that offers a more optimistic, hopeful glimpse of our future than just about anything else out there. There's an element of escapism to be had, because who can deny the fun of imagining yourself exploring the stars with Captain Kirk or fighting against the Jem'Hadar with Commander Worf? The expansive crews of the various starships in the franchise mean that there are characters for everyone to latch onto, whether you're an introverted engineering type or more suited to the bridge. The characters of "Star Trek" are the franchise's greatest strength, and that thankfully extends to its two-dimensional adaptations.
The lower deckers of the U.S.S. Cerritos on "Star Trek: Lower Decks" are all fully-formed characters with well-defined pathos and personalities, but one of them deserves an extra shout-out after her season 3 arc: Ensign Beckett Mariner.
"Star Trek" is inspirational television that offers a more optimistic, hopeful glimpse of our future than just about anything else out there. There's an element of escapism to be had, because who can deny the fun of imagining yourself exploring the stars with Captain Kirk or fighting against the Jem'Hadar with Commander Worf? The expansive crews of the various starships in the franchise mean that there are characters for everyone to latch onto, whether you're an introverted engineering type or more suited to the bridge. The characters of "Star Trek" are the franchise's greatest strength, and that thankfully extends to its two-dimensional adaptations.
The lower deckers of the U.S.S. Cerritos on "Star Trek: Lower Decks" are all fully-formed characters with well-defined pathos and personalities, but one of them deserves an extra shout-out after her season 3 arc: Ensign Beckett Mariner.
- 10/31/2022
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for the season finale of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."
Who knew that the spin-off cartoon from a writer/producer on "Rick and Morty" would be delivering some of the best modern "Star Trek" stories we've seen lately? As crass and silly "Star Trek: Lower Decks" can often be, the show has always been a genuine and loving attempt to capture the adventurous essence of the historic sci-fi franchise. But, wow. Season 3 of "Lower Decks" has raised the bar and may just be the best outing for the show yet.
Season 3 of "Lower Decks" wraps up with "The Stars at Night," which picks right up from the chaos we were left with last week. After Mariner (Tawny Newsome) was kicked off of the U.S.S. Cerritos in bad faith by Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis), our Cerritos crew finds themselves in danger, faced with Admiral Les...
Who knew that the spin-off cartoon from a writer/producer on "Rick and Morty" would be delivering some of the best modern "Star Trek" stories we've seen lately? As crass and silly "Star Trek: Lower Decks" can often be, the show has always been a genuine and loving attempt to capture the adventurous essence of the historic sci-fi franchise. But, wow. Season 3 of "Lower Decks" has raised the bar and may just be the best outing for the show yet.
Season 3 of "Lower Decks" wraps up with "The Stars at Night," which picks right up from the chaos we were left with last week. After Mariner (Tawny Newsome) was kicked off of the U.S.S. Cerritos in bad faith by Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis), our Cerritos crew finds themselves in danger, faced with Admiral Les...
- 10/27/2022
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
As a California native, it will never cease to tickle me that many of the featured starships on "Star Trek: Lower Decks" are named after inauspicious and rinky-dink towns in my home state. The ships are all California class, and the central ship is called the U.S.S. Cerritos, named for a city about 45 minutes outside of Los Angeles defined by its drab landscapes and abundance of car dealerships. Also on the show has been the U.S.S. Solvang -- a tiny Danish village and notorious tourist destination -- and the U.S.S. Merced -- a city that, uh, produces a lot of milk.
Being the captain of a California-class vessel is a thankless job, a tragedy audiences see reflected in the Cerritos' Captain Carol Freeman, played by Dawnn Lewis. Captain Freeman is often tasked with Second Contact missions, the less interesting and logistics-heavy follow-ups to First Contact missions.
Being the captain of a California-class vessel is a thankless job, a tragedy audiences see reflected in the Cerritos' Captain Carol Freeman, played by Dawnn Lewis. Captain Freeman is often tasked with Second Contact missions, the less interesting and logistics-heavy follow-ups to First Contact missions.
- 10/20/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The U.S.S. Cerritos crew is home to "Star Trek's" most loveable (and crass) characters in the franchise. While the focus of "Lower Decks" is rightfully centered on our underdogs working below the bridge, there's a special mother/daughter connection to ensign Mariner (Tawny Newsome) and Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) that makes up one of the show's best emotional cores.
Mariner is one of the most headstrong characters we've ever seen on a Starfleet vessel, so of course, her mother is also a force of nature. In earlier episodes of the show, Captain Freeman might come off as stone-cold, but we've seen her come a long way — learning to manage her "Lady Bird"-esque bond with Mariner, advocating for herself when she was wrongfully arrested, and generally keeping her rag-tag crew Cerritos strong.
This week we had the pleasure of speaking with Dawnn Lewis about voicing Captain Carol Freeman,...
Mariner is one of the most headstrong characters we've ever seen on a Starfleet vessel, so of course, her mother is also a force of nature. In earlier episodes of the show, Captain Freeman might come off as stone-cold, but we've seen her come a long way — learning to manage her "Lady Bird"-esque bond with Mariner, advocating for herself when she was wrongfully arrested, and generally keeping her rag-tag crew Cerritos strong.
This week we had the pleasure of speaking with Dawnn Lewis about voicing Captain Carol Freeman,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
System alert! The following interview contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."
Captain Carol Freeman of the U.S.S. Cerritos isn't your typical Starfleet captain. She's pretty intense and does her best to go above and beyond the call of duty whenever possible, which sometimes lands her in more trouble than if she hadn't given it her all. It doesn't help that she's also constantly trying to rein in a wild crew and her even wilder daughter, Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome), but Captain Freeman is trying her best. In season 3, she managed to clear her name after being framed by the Pakleds, finally relaxed a little with the help of her engineering crew, and even managed to one-up the notoriously devious Ferengi businessman, Quark. Now if she can just mend things with Beckett...
I had the chance to sit down and chat via communicator badge with Dawnn Lewis,...
Captain Carol Freeman of the U.S.S. Cerritos isn't your typical Starfleet captain. She's pretty intense and does her best to go above and beyond the call of duty whenever possible, which sometimes lands her in more trouble than if she hadn't given it her all. It doesn't help that she's also constantly trying to rein in a wild crew and her even wilder daughter, Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome), but Captain Freeman is trying her best. In season 3, she managed to clear her name after being framed by the Pakleds, finally relaxed a little with the help of her engineering crew, and even managed to one-up the notoriously devious Ferengi businessman, Quark. Now if she can just mend things with Beckett...
I had the chance to sit down and chat via communicator badge with Dawnn Lewis,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
This post contains minor spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."
It was only a matter of time. "Star Trek: Lower Decks" has gotten tons of mileage out of its seemingly never-ending cascade of loving callbacks, references, and even actual crossovers with several beloved "Trek" series of years gone by. Recently, season 3 brought us right back to the distinct pleasures of "Voyager," but the series hasn't been shy about tying together the crew of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," either (although there remains a few more items on that bucket list). And if that weren't enough, there's also the upcoming crossover between "Lower Decks" and "Strange New Worlds," the franchise's other new and highly acclaimed series. So with all that in mind, it feels only natural that this animated series would set its sights on the grandest prize of them all: "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
The...
It was only a matter of time. "Star Trek: Lower Decks" has gotten tons of mileage out of its seemingly never-ending cascade of loving callbacks, references, and even actual crossovers with several beloved "Trek" series of years gone by. Recently, season 3 brought us right back to the distinct pleasures of "Voyager," but the series hasn't been shy about tying together the crew of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," either (although there remains a few more items on that bucket list). And if that weren't enough, there's also the upcoming crossover between "Lower Decks" and "Strange New Worlds," the franchise's other new and highly acclaimed series. So with all that in mind, it feels only natural that this animated series would set its sights on the grandest prize of them all: "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
The...
- 9/29/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Star Trek Day, September 8, commemorates the first Star Trek episode to air on U.S. television in 1966, an episode called "The Man Trap."
On this, the third annual celebration of Star Trek Day by Paramount+, the two-hour-long live-streamed event, was co-hosted by Tawny Newsome and Paul F. Tompkins.
In addition to announcements about the various series, the program included a loving tribute to Nichelle Nichols, who passed away on July 30 at the age of 89.
Newsome, of course, is also the voice of Ensign Beckett Mariner on Star Trek: Lower Decks, while Tompkins voices Dr. Migleemo and various other characters on the animated comedy.
The two also co-host the popular podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive, which they were pleased to share -- as part of their hosting duties -- has been renewed for a third season.
Speaking of third seasons, the first show presented was Star Trek: Picard, introduced by...
On this, the third annual celebration of Star Trek Day by Paramount+, the two-hour-long live-streamed event, was co-hosted by Tawny Newsome and Paul F. Tompkins.
In addition to announcements about the various series, the program included a loving tribute to Nichelle Nichols, who passed away on July 30 at the age of 89.
Newsome, of course, is also the voice of Ensign Beckett Mariner on Star Trek: Lower Decks, while Tompkins voices Dr. Migleemo and various other characters on the animated comedy.
The two also co-host the popular podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive, which they were pleased to share -- as part of their hosting duties -- has been renewed for a third season.
Speaking of third seasons, the first show presented was Star Trek: Picard, introduced by...
- 9/9/2022
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
This article contains Star Trek: Lower Decks spoilers.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 1 “Grounded”
Living and laughing often go in the same sentence. That’s the case with Star Trek: Lower Decks, which just kicked off its third season. Laughter has a purity of spirit. If something can’t survive a little ribbing, then it’s not worthwhile and can’t hold up to the serious criticisms in life.
“When I was growing up, the way we expressed our love for something in my family was to make fun of it,” Star Trek: Lower Decks creator and showrunner Mike McMahan tells us. That’s a great philosophy. After all, a shared joke or relating to familiar references brings us all together, doesn’t it?
At the conclusion of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2, Captain Carol Freeman was arrested and charged with the devastation of the Pakled Planet’s capital city.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 1 “Grounded”
Living and laughing often go in the same sentence. That’s the case with Star Trek: Lower Decks, which just kicked off its third season. Laughter has a purity of spirit. If something can’t survive a little ribbing, then it’s not worthwhile and can’t hold up to the serious criticisms in life.
“When I was growing up, the way we expressed our love for something in my family was to make fun of it,” Star Trek: Lower Decks creator and showrunner Mike McMahan tells us. That’s a great philosophy. After all, a shared joke or relating to familiar references brings us all together, doesn’t it?
At the conclusion of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2, Captain Carol Freeman was arrested and charged with the devastation of the Pakled Planet’s capital city.
- 8/25/2022
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for the season 3 premiere of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."
What a time to be alive as a "Star Trek" fan. Just when it seemed as if nothing could fill the gap left by the extraordinary first season of "Strange New Worlds" -- one of the most universally adored installments of the franchise in recent memory -- "Star Trek: Lower Decks" returns to make it all better. The animated series brings a much more lighthearted and irreverent tone to the exploration-heavy material, all while remaining quintessentially "Trek" -- a balancing act that's much tougher to pull off than it might seem on the surface.
With season 3 now upon us, all the deep-cut references, bawdy humor, and some of the most lovable characters in all of "Trek" canon are back and better than ever. All of this is present and accounted for in the season 3 premiere alone, titled "Grounded.
What a time to be alive as a "Star Trek" fan. Just when it seemed as if nothing could fill the gap left by the extraordinary first season of "Strange New Worlds" -- one of the most universally adored installments of the franchise in recent memory -- "Star Trek: Lower Decks" returns to make it all better. The animated series brings a much more lighthearted and irreverent tone to the exploration-heavy material, all while remaining quintessentially "Trek" -- a balancing act that's much tougher to pull off than it might seem on the surface.
With season 3 now upon us, all the deep-cut references, bawdy humor, and some of the most lovable characters in all of "Trek" canon are back and better than ever. All of this is present and accounted for in the season 3 premiere alone, titled "Grounded.
- 8/25/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
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On July 23 at San Diego Comic-Con, Dawnn Lewis shared an impromptu tribute to Nichelle Nichols, the trailblazing Star Trek star. Lewis, who voices Capt. Carol Freeman on Star Trek: Lower Decks, told 6,500 fans about looking up to Nichols as a child and later sharing a decades-long friendship. Days after that emotional Comic-Con moment, Nichols passed away on July 30 at the age of 89. Here, Lewis reflects on the iconic actor and activist, best known for playing Lt. Nyota Uhura.
Right after Comic-Con, I got home and I called Nichelle to tell her what happened. I said, “A bunch of people are probably going to call you to tell you that I lost it.” We talked for 45 minutes, and then four days later, she is gone. That was really hard for me. On that same Tuesday, we had a family member pass away. Wednesday, Mary Alice passed away.
On July 23 at San Diego Comic-Con, Dawnn Lewis shared an impromptu tribute to Nichelle Nichols, the trailblazing Star Trek star. Lewis, who voices Capt. Carol Freeman on Star Trek: Lower Decks, told 6,500 fans about looking up to Nichols as a child and later sharing a decades-long friendship. Days after that emotional Comic-Con moment, Nichols passed away on July 30 at the age of 89. Here, Lewis reflects on the iconic actor and activist, best known for playing Lt. Nyota Uhura.
Right after Comic-Con, I got home and I called Nichelle to tell her what happened. I said, “A bunch of people are probably going to call you to tell you that I lost it.” We talked for 45 minutes, and then four days later, she is gone. That was really hard for me. On that same Tuesday, we had a family member pass away. Wednesday, Mary Alice passed away.
- 8/6/2022
- by Dawnn Lewis, as told to Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The animated Paramount+ hit "Star Trek: Lower Decks" closed out its sophomore season last year with a cliffhanger: after the crew members of the USS Cerritos complete a successful mission to assist a fellow Starfleet ship, Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) suddenly got arrested. She was accused of detonating a Veruvian bomb on Pakled Planet, and the season ends with her separated from the rest of the "Lower Decks" crew.
The cast and crew of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" gathered at San Diego Comic Con today to share updates about the show's third season, and it sounds like getting Freeman back...
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The cast and crew of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" gathered at San Diego Comic Con today to share updates about the show's third season, and it sounds like getting Freeman back...
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- 7/23/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Boldly going where no “Star Trek” series have gone before, the casts of the live-action “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and animated “Star Trek: Lower Decks” will meet on a crossover episode of Season 2 of “Strange New Worlds.”
“Strange New Worlds” concluded its first season in early July as the best received “Trek” TV series of the 21st century, so its Comic-Con panel could’ve been effectively a victory lap for the show.
The panel included Anson Mount (Capt. Christopher Pike), Ethan Peck (Lt. Spock), Paul Wesley (Lt. James T. Kirk), Jess Bush (Nurse Christine Chapel), Christina Chong (Lt. La’an Noonien-Singh), and Celia Rose Gooding (Cadet Nyota Uhura), as well as executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Rod Rodenberry, and co-showrunner Henry Alonso Myers.
During the “Strange New Worlds” panel, “Lower Decks” stars Tawny Newsome (Ens. Beckett Mariner) and Jack Quaid (Ens. Brad Boimler) crashed to reveal that Mariner and Boimler...
“Strange New Worlds” concluded its first season in early July as the best received “Trek” TV series of the 21st century, so its Comic-Con panel could’ve been effectively a victory lap for the show.
The panel included Anson Mount (Capt. Christopher Pike), Ethan Peck (Lt. Spock), Paul Wesley (Lt. James T. Kirk), Jess Bush (Nurse Christine Chapel), Christina Chong (Lt. La’an Noonien-Singh), and Celia Rose Gooding (Cadet Nyota Uhura), as well as executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Rod Rodenberry, and co-showrunner Henry Alonso Myers.
During the “Strange New Worlds” panel, “Lower Decks” stars Tawny Newsome (Ens. Beckett Mariner) and Jack Quaid (Ens. Brad Boimler) crashed to reveal that Mariner and Boimler...
- 7/23/2022
- by Adam B. Vary and Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” is unquestionably the greatest of all “Star Trek” shows, but the animated sitcom “Star Trek: Lower Decks” is certainly aiming for the title, with some of the sharpest and most humanist writing the franchise has seen, hidden under a wacky workplace comedy. And in the new “Lower Decks” Season 3 trailer, those two great tastes finally taste great together with not one but multiple references to “Deep Space Nine.” Watch it below now.
Obviously there’s a lot more than that — even if we’re stoked that the gang eats dinner as Sisko’s in New Orleans and later the U.S.S. Cerritos actually visits Deep Space Nine… and recreates that show’s opening credits. The Season 2 shocker ending, when Captain Freeman was arrested after being framed for a terrorist act, looms large, and it sure looks like however that gets cleared up, there’s...
Obviously there’s a lot more than that — even if we’re stoked that the gang eats dinner as Sisko’s in New Orleans and later the U.S.S. Cerritos actually visits Deep Space Nine… and recreates that show’s opening credits. The Season 2 shocker ending, when Captain Freeman was arrested after being framed for a terrorist act, looms large, and it sure looks like however that gets cleared up, there’s...
- 7/23/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Despair no longer, Boimler Babes and Mariner Minions, Star Trek: Lower Decks will return for a triumphant third season on August 25!
After dropping a tantalizing teaser trailer in April, fans and followers of the USS Cerritos's crew have been waiting with great anticipation for the next installment of the adventures of Ensigns Boimler, Mariner, Rutherford, and Tendi.
When we last saw our intrepid heroes on Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2 Episode 10, they watched in stunned disbelief as their captain (and Mariner's mother), Carol Freeman, was arrested by Starfleet, accused of an act of genocide against the Pakled Planet.
Alongside the news of the premiere date today, Paramount+ also unveiled the Season 3 key art, which -- in keeping with the art of previous seasons -- pays homage to the Star Trek: The Original Series movie posters.
Star Trek: III: The Search for Spock featured Leonard Nimoy's Mr. Spock in the center of the poster.
After dropping a tantalizing teaser trailer in April, fans and followers of the USS Cerritos's crew have been waiting with great anticipation for the next installment of the adventures of Ensigns Boimler, Mariner, Rutherford, and Tendi.
When we last saw our intrepid heroes on Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2 Episode 10, they watched in stunned disbelief as their captain (and Mariner's mother), Carol Freeman, was arrested by Starfleet, accused of an act of genocide against the Pakled Planet.
Alongside the news of the premiere date today, Paramount+ also unveiled the Season 3 key art, which -- in keeping with the art of previous seasons -- pays homage to the Star Trek: The Original Series movie posters.
Star Trek: III: The Search for Spock featured Leonard Nimoy's Mr. Spock in the center of the poster.
- 7/14/2022
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
This Star Trek: Discovery feature contains spoilers for Season 3.
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 was surprising in many ways. The latest season literally went where no installment of the Star Trek franchise had gone before, flying into an unknown time period that exists so far outside established canon that the series was basically free to do whatever it wanted. And, for the most part, it did.
Break up the Federation as we once understood it? Check. Show us a broken Starfleet that was essentially in hiding, hanging on to a dream of past glory? Also, check. Confirm the eventual reunification of the Vulcans and Romulans? Spock’s dream was achieved, folks. In Discovery Season 3, there are new planets, new relationships, and new rules—all set in a new future that often feels as alien to us as viewers as it does to the characters that have been catapulted there.
Yet,...
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 was surprising in many ways. The latest season literally went where no installment of the Star Trek franchise had gone before, flying into an unknown time period that exists so far outside established canon that the series was basically free to do whatever it wanted. And, for the most part, it did.
Break up the Federation as we once understood it? Check. Show us a broken Starfleet that was essentially in hiding, hanging on to a dream of past glory? Also, check. Confirm the eventual reunification of the Vulcans and Romulans? Spock’s dream was achieved, folks. In Discovery Season 3, there are new planets, new relationships, and new rules—all set in a new future that often feels as alien to us as viewers as it does to the characters that have been catapulted there.
Yet,...
- 1/22/2021
- by Lacy Baugher
- Den of Geek
After 10 irreverent, often wildly weird episodes, “Star Trek: Lower Decks” concluded its inaugural season as the first animated “Trek” series in 47 years with two striking salutes to “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
(Warning: The rest of this story contains spoilers.)
The first “Tng” callback: The crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos run afoul of the Pakleds, a dimwitted alien species that have grown alarmingly lethal since we last saw them on the Season 2 “Tng” episode “Samaritan Snare.” Ne’er-do-well ensign Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsom) and by-the-book ensign Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) have to team up with Mariner’s hard-charging mother, Capt. Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis), to defeat the Pakleds.
The second “Tng” callback: Just when it seems like the Cerritos has escaped, three more Pakled ships arrive and threaten to destroy the ship — until the U.S.S. Titan, led by Capt. Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes) swoops in to save them.
(Warning: The rest of this story contains spoilers.)
The first “Tng” callback: The crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos run afoul of the Pakleds, a dimwitted alien species that have grown alarmingly lethal since we last saw them on the Season 2 “Tng” episode “Samaritan Snare.” Ne’er-do-well ensign Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsom) and by-the-book ensign Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) have to team up with Mariner’s hard-charging mother, Capt. Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis), to defeat the Pakleds.
The second “Tng” callback: Just when it seems like the Cerritos has escaped, three more Pakled ships arrive and threaten to destroy the ship — until the U.S.S. Titan, led by Capt. Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes) swoops in to save them.
- 10/9/2020
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: After the Hall H triumphant of 2019, Jean-Luc Picard will be back in the Comic-Con house again this year. However, due to concerns and restrictions over the coronavirus pandemic, the Sir Patrick Stewart-led CBS All Access series will be making its appearance remotely at this year’s Comic-Con@Home on July 23.
Comic-Con will be releasing another part of its schedule later today, but, setting phasers to shock and awe, Star Trek: Picard will be the headliner in another behemoth Star Trek Universe panel later this month. That sprawling Trekverse shindig also includes 2020 virtual appearances from Star Trek: Discovery, the lead cast of newest franchise addition Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and the August 6th premiering animated Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Helping to kick off the first full day of what would have been Sdcc 51, the Trekverse panel starts at 10 Am Pt on the 23rd with a welcome and...
Comic-Con will be releasing another part of its schedule later today, but, setting phasers to shock and awe, Star Trek: Picard will be the headliner in another behemoth Star Trek Universe panel later this month. That sprawling Trekverse shindig also includes 2020 virtual appearances from Star Trek: Discovery, the lead cast of newest franchise addition Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and the August 6th premiering animated Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Helping to kick off the first full day of what would have been Sdcc 51, the Trekverse panel starts at 10 Am Pt on the 23rd with a welcome and...
- 7/9/2020
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS All Access’ latest Star Trek offshoot will be beamed up later this summer.
The streamer announced Wednesday that Star Trek: Lower Decks — a half-hour animated comedy series centered on the support staff of one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos — will launch Thursday, Aug. 6. Following the premiere, new episodes of the series’ 10-episode first season will be available to stream weekly on Thursdays.
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The streamer announced Wednesday that Star Trek: Lower Decks — a half-hour animated comedy series centered on the support staff of one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos — will launch Thursday, Aug. 6. Following the premiere, new episodes of the series’ 10-episode first season will be available to stream weekly on Thursdays.
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- 7/1/2020
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
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