Star Trek: Lower Decks

Nov. 2, 2015 – CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new “Star Trek” television series in January 2017. The brand-new “Star Trek” will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access, the Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service.Pictured left to right: Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn and Brent Spiner in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATIONScreen grab: ©1989 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 07: Actress Jeri Ryan and Robert Duncan McNeill on day 5 of Creation Entertainment's Official Star Trek 50th Anniversary Convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 7, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Star Trek: Lower Decks brings back an iconic actor and forgotten character for a huge reveal

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308-- Gillian Vigman as Doctor T'Ana, Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford, Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman and Jerry O'Conell as Commander Ransom the Paramount+ series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS. Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Star Trek: Lower Decks would lend itself really well to a video game

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308-- Jerry O'Conell as Commander Ransom, Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford, Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, and Gillian Vigman as Doctor T'Ana in STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS streaming on Paramount+ series . Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Thanks to Star Trek: Lower Decks, we know more about Thomas Riker

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308-- Jerry O'Conell as Commander Ransom, Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford, Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, and Gillian Vigman as Doctor T'Ana in STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS streaming on Paramount+ series . Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Mike McMahan has ideas for Star Trek: Lower Decks should they get canceled

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"Hear All, Trust Nothing" - Ep#306 --Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Jerry O'Conell as Commander Ransom and Nana Visitor as Colonel Kira Nerys of the Paramount+ series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS. Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Star Trek: Lower Decks’ fifth season won’t serve as a series ender

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308-- Gillian Vigman as Doctor T'Ana, Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford, Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman and Jerry O'Conell as Commander Ransom the Paramount+ series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS. Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Is Mike McMahan truly worried about the future of Star Trek: Lower Decks?

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: Mike McMahan and Alex Kurtzman on stage during the Star Trek Universe panel at New York Comic Con at Javits Center on October 14, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for Paramount+)

Why did Star Trek: Lower Decks promote the main characters?

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 23: Mike McMahan speaks onstage at the Star Trek Universe Panel during 2022 Comic Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Mike McMahan is writing season five of Star Trek: Lower Decks ahead of cancellation concerns

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“Hear All, Trust Nothing" - Ep#306 -- Merrin Dungey as Ensign Wendy, Gabrielle Ruiz as Ensign Castro and Tien Tran as Anya in the Paramount+ series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS. Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Mike McMahon explains who T’Lyn is based on in Star Trek: Lower Decks

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308-- Jerry O'Conell as Commander Ransom, Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford, Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, and Gillian Vigman as Doctor T'Ana in STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS streaming on Paramount+ series . Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Mike McMahan wants Star Trek: Enterprise for Star Trek: Lower Decks season five

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"A Mathematically Perfect Redemption”- Ep#307 -- Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs , Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, Kether Donohue as Peanut Hamper and Harry Shum JR. as Rawdathe in the Paramount+ series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS. Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Star Trek: Lower Decks final episodes are a “big swing”

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Tawny Newsome as Mariner and Jack Quaid as Boimler appearing in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Cr: Michael Gibson/Paramount+

Star Trek: Lower Decks creators are pushing for another crossover

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: Mike McMahan, Alex Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman backstage during the Star Trek Universe panel at New York Comic Con at Javits Center on October 14, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for Paramount+)

Is Star Trek: Lower Decks keeping surprise appearances under wraps?

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308-- Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman and Jerry O'Conell as Commander Ransom in STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS streaming on Paramount+ series . Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Star Trek: Lower Decks closes small Star Trek: Picard plot hole

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308-- Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner and Jack Quaid as Ensign Brad Boimler in STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS streaming on Paramount+ series . Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

It sounds like Star Trek: Lower Decks is going to get canceled

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 23: (L-R) Ethan Peck, Tawny Newsome, Celia Rose Gooding, Jack Quaid, Paul Wesley, and Christina Chong speak onstage at the Star Trek Universe Panel during 2022 Comic Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Could Jack Quaid become the newest live-screen captain?

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308--Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner, Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford and Jack Quaid as Ensign Brad Boimler of the Paramount+ series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS. Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Star Trek: Lower Decks ends “Tuvix” debate once and for all

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308--Jack Quaid as Ensign Brad Boimler in the Paramount+ series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS. Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Why does Star Trek: Lower Decks censor certain words when other shows don’t?

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Tim Russ as Tuvok in "Dominion" Episode 307, Star Trek: Picard on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+. ©2021 Viacom, International Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Star Trek: Voyager’s Kathryn Janeway never murdered anyone, not even Tuvix

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308--Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner, Jack Quaid as Ensign Brad Boimler and Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford of the Paramount+ series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS. Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Star Trek: Lower Decks shakes up the core premise of the show

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LOS ANGELES FILM PREMIERE: 'STAR TREK: VOYAGER' (Photo by Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images)

Star Trek: Voyager is getting a huge shout-out and role to play in Lower Decks

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308-- Gillian Vigman as Doctor T'Ana, Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford, Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman and Jerry O'Conell as Commander Ransom the Paramount+ series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS. Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Watch the newest trailer for Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 before it premieres

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308--Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner, Jack Quaid as Ensign Brad Boimler and Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford of the Paramount+ series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS. Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

Star Trek: Lower Decks is hinting at changing up the show’s formula

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“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308-- Jerry O'Conell as Commander Ransom, Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford, Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, and Gillian Vigman as Doctor T'Ana in STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS streaming on Paramount+ series . Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

When does Star Trek: Lower Decks return for its fourth season?

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