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Season 1 – Star Trek: Lower Decks

Play trailer 1:00 Poster for Season 1 – Star Trek: Lower Decks Aug 2020 Sci-Fi Comedy Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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"Star Trek: Lower Decks" focuses on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the USS Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford and Tendi must keep up with their duties and their social lives, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies. The ship's bridge crew includes Captain Carol Freeman, Commander Jack Ransom, Lieutenant Shaxs and Doctor T'Ana. This is the second animated spin-off in the franchise after 1973-74's "Star Trek: The Animated Series," but has a decidedly more adult tone and humor.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks — Season 1

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Fun, but not very bold, Lower Decks flips the script on Star Trek regulation just enough to stand out in the franchise, if not the greater animation landscape.

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Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times Aug 12, 2020
The animation is not especially elegant, but the acting (drawn and voiced) is effective, so that much of the time you're conscious only of the characters, not the cartoon. Go to Full Review David Bianculli NPR Aug 12, 2020
By being animated, "Lower Decks" can be looser with its ideas and its humor and contains some language and action not suitable for young children. Go to Full Review Christian Blauvelt IndieWire Aug 7, 2020
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There's a lived-in feeling to the comedy too, like it emerges organically from actual storytelling that continues the particular '90s-style exploration of the galaxy we saw on "Next Gen" and "Deep Space Nine." Go to Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Aug 8, 2022
4/5
It may be a comedy series but the approach that Star Trek: Lower Decks takes is one that never betrays what we know and love about the franchise. Go to Full Review Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene Jun 2, 2022
[It] uses the freedom of animation and a superb voice cast as well as an acerbic cat doctor Go to Full Review Tony Black Cultural Conversation Feb 14, 2021
4/5
Conventional wisdom suggests that new Star Trek shows take three seasons to find themselves. Lower Decks is now the first new series to bust that myth. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dan . @Dan.. Aug 23, 2026 This is not really Star Trek in a way one could expect, but honestly, as a self parody this is worth a watch. It is entertaining and has some fun jokes and protagonists that are charming in their own way See more S K @sksksksk Feb 16, 2026 The only Trek in which all the scripts are practically perfect. See more Shawn T @WistfulStargazer Jan 28, 2026 Lower Decks is a pure joy for Star Trek fans! The way the stories pay homage to all the classic series, the tongue and check bravado as they circle the Pylons of Deep Space Nine or revel in the history of the Federation. Even as Lower Decks spoofs so much lore and history, it remains a hopeful beacon of humanity and a proud component of the Federation. This above is a key ingredient to the legacy of Star Trek, to boldly be a light in the darkness of space. Even if you're on the Lower Decks, you are Star fleet and that is an aspirational thing indeed. Great job, I love this series. See more Neil d @nulldogmas Jan 17, 2026 Since I just panned Starfleet Academy, thought I should check in here and praise what might be the best Star Trek show of all. (And I am a huge TNG and especially DS9 fan, so that's high praise.) Mike McMahan and his team have managed to create a show that is both great Trek and a great sendup of Trek at the same time — if you're a Trek fan there are tons of inside jokes for you, and if you're not it's just good fun (and funny) science fiction. I was hopeful after Lower Decks that we might get some better Trek from the Kurtzman team; so far as I know Tawny Newsome's Trek workplace comedy is still somewhere in preproduction, so maybe there's still a chance. See more Christine K. @sci-fi-equestrian Jan 16, 2026 This show is brilliant idk how it has such a low popcorn rating: its hilarious and has so many fun nods to live action trek See more Marvin N @New_Redshirt Jul 26, 2025 Favorite Star Trek show of a long time Trekkie! See more Read all reviews
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Tawny Newsome

Ensign Beckett Mariner

Jack Quaid

Ensign Brad Boimler

Noël Wells

Ensign Tendi

Eugene Cordero

Ensign Rutherford

Dawnn Lewis

Captain Carol Freeman

Jerry O'Connell

Commander Jack Ransom

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 6, 2020 Second Contact Ensign Tendi has her first day of work on Starfleet's USS Cerritos, where she meets fellow support crew members; Boimler is tasked with a secret special assignment; Rutherford attempts to keep his dating life intact while a disaster strikes the ship. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 13, 2020 Envoys Boimler is plagued with self-doubt while Mariner proves herself to be the more naturally talented of the two; Rutherford quits his job in engineering and explores other departments on the U.S.S. Cerritos. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 20, 2020 Temporal Edict The lower decks crew struggle to keep up with tightened schedules; Ensign Mariner and Commander Ransom's mutual lack of respect comes to a head during an away mission. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 27, 2020 Moist Vessel Captain Freeman seeks payback after Mariner disrespects her in front of the crew; Tendi accidentally messes up a Lieutenant's attempt at spiritual ascension and tries to make good. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 3, 2020 Cupid's Errant Arrow Mariner becomes suspicious of Boimler's new girlfriend; Tendi and Rutherford grow jealous of a bigger starship's gear. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 10, 2020 Terminal Provocations Ensign Fletcher makes work difficult for Mariner and Boimler; Rutherford shares a holodeck training program he created with Tendi. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 17, 2020 Much Ado About Boimler Mariner tries to impress her best friend from Starfleet Academy who is now a visiting Captain; Boimler is sent to a Starfleet medical ship after a transporter accident. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 24, 2020 Veritas Mariner, Boimler, Tendi and Rutherford are caught off guard when aliens force them to testify about a series of seemingly unrelated events. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 1, 2020 Crisis Point Mariner casts herself as the villain in Boimler's holodeck program. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 8, 2020 No Small Parts Tendi welcomes a new officer to the Cerritos; Mariner navigates a change in her status among the crew; the ship comes under attack from a powerful vessel. Details

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Season Info

Director
Barry J. Kelly, Bob Suarez, Kim Arndt
Executive Producer
Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Katie Krentz, Mike McMahan
Screenwriter
Mike McMahan, Ann Kim, Ben Rodgers, John Cochran, Dave Ihlenfeld, Garrick Bernard, Chris Kula, Ben Joseph, M. Willis, David Wright
Network
Paramount+
Rating
TV-PG (L|V)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 6, 2020
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