Series

Star Trek: Lower Decks

The adventure begins when their shift ends.

7.620205 Seasons50 Episodes

The lives of the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford and Tendi have to keep up with their duties and their social lives, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies.

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Episodes

10 episodes

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1. Second Contact
26m
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.
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2. Envoys
26m
Ensigns Boimler and Mariner embark on a shuttle mission to a Klingon compound while Ensigns Tendi and Rutherford spend time together back on the USS Cerritos.
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3. Temporal Edict
25m
A new work protocol eliminating "buffer time" has the Lower Decks crew running ragged as they try to keep up with their tightened schedules. Ensign Mariner and Commander Ransom's mutual lack of respect comes to a head during an away mission.
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4. Moist Vessel
27m
Captain Freeman seeks the ultimate payback after Mariner blatantly disrespects her in front of the crew. A well-meaning Tendi accidentally messes up a Lieutenant's attempt at spiritual ascension and tries to make it right.
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5. Cupid's Errant Arrow
26m
Ensign Boimler welcomes his girlfriend Barb onto the USS Cerritos, much to Ensign Mariner’s dismay — while Ensigns Ruthford and Tendi have starship envy when the Cerritos rendezvous with the more-advanced USS Vancouver.
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6. Terminal Provocations
26m
The lovable but awkward Ensign Fletcher makes work difficult for Mariner and Boimler. Rutherford introduces Tendi to a holodeck training program he created.
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7. Much Ado About Boimler
27m
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 puts him “out of phase.”
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8. Veritas
26m
Mariner, Boimler, Tendi and Rutherford are caught off guard when aliens force them to testify about a series of seemingly unrelated events.
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9. Crisis Point
28m
Mariner repurposes Boimler's holodeck program to cast herself as the villain in a Lower Decks style movie.
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10. No Small Parts
30m
The USS Cerritos encounters a familiar enemy. Tendi helps a struggling recruit find her footing.

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Cast

Tawny Newsome
Beckett Mariner (voice)
Jack Quaid
Brad Boimler (voice)
Noël Wells
D'Vana Tendi (voice)
Eugene Cordero
Sam Rutherford (voice)
Dawnn Lewis
Carol Freeman (voice)
Gillian Vigman
T’Ana (voice)
Jerry O'Connell
Jack Ransom (voice)
Fred Tatasciore
Shaxs (voice)

Reviews

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outeh
Jul 20, 2023
1
As a Fanchise Star Trek used to be known for having a Message, some Idea that transcends the Episode. And this Series follows in those footsteps. But it also improves on that formula.It (other than Previous examples) focuses all it's narrative might on delivering a sigular point: "Working is stupid, just be yourself and have FUUUN!" And this point is well chosen. In a world where self improvement seems like work and work is always useless,messages like this are needed to represent the modern audience. And should you be unable to just let loose and enjoy some dumb fun for once the subterranian humor will help you too undermine that last shred of self respect. You are already perfect.So have Fun! Go with the flow! Nothing madders anyways!Read more
As a Fanchise Star Trek used to be known for having a Message, some Idea that transcends the Episode. And this Series follows in those footsteps. But it also improves on that formula.It (other than Previous examples) focuses all it's narrative might on delivering a sigular point: "Working is stupid, just be yourself and have FUUUN!" And this point is well chosen. In a world where self improvement seems like work and work is always useless,messages like this are needed to represent the modern audience. And should you be unable to just let loose and enjoy some dumb fun for once the subterranian humor will help you too undermine that last shred of self respect. You are already perfect.So have Fun! Go with the flow! Nothing madders anyways!
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EmmanuelGoldstein
Aug 3, 2023
10
**It's a different Star Trek, but it's finally Star Trek** When Lower Decks first came out, I gave it a bad review and now I would like to make up for that. It's not that I disagree with my earlier reviews, they were accurate regarding the episodes back then. But I do feel that since then and especially now in Season 3 they have become so much more than just another animated sitcom or just another Star Trek parody. NOW it finally starts to feel like actual Star Trek, which is the highest praise a Trekkie can give - especially considering that there is so much "NuTrek" around now, yet none of the other shows - including and especially even the live action shows - truly feel like Star Trek. Well, okay, Strange New Worlds isn't half bad either, but that's also because I can't wait for their crossover with this show! The problem was that initially, me and many other fans couldn't understand how an over the top animated parody, could be more like Star Trek than say that other show about vineyards. But it truly is and it's more than just a parody. Roddenberry described Star Trek as "Guliver's Travels in space". And of course Guliver's Travels has always been a satire and a parody - though be it a parody of the society of its time. And of course if you criticize your contemporary society, you need to figure out some way to get around censorship. And of course the classic trick is to just pretend that it's not talking about our present society, but about some remote island/planet that just so happens to look exactly like the contemporary society of the author. But thanks to both Jonathan and Gene, that trick is now so old and so well known, that no studio executive in the world is going to be fooled by it anymore, which is exactly the reason why the other NuTrek shows don't feel like Star Trek anymore. Lower Decks on the other hand uses the fact that as an animated parody it's prone to not be taken as serious, and so it's easier for them to fly under the radar and hide their criticism about contemporary issues (even if it's mainly criticism of NuTrek itself) among a myriad of jokes, Easter eggs and 4th wall breaks. It's literally "lower decks" and lower decks won't stand out (among the many other shows with a higher budget and bigger stars) and in fact they are counting on that and that's why once I realized that, I now absolutely love and adore them. Which explains why initially they did more of a parody, but starting with this episode and this season, they increasingly drop the disguise and have some real stories and messages underneath all the overt silliness.Read more
**It's a different Star Trek, but it's finally Star Trek** When Lower Decks first came out, I gave it a bad review and now I would like to make up for that. It's not that I disagree with my earlier reviews, they were accurate regarding the episodes back then. But I do feel that since then and especially now in Season 3 they have become so much more than just another animated sitcom or just another Star Trek parody. NOW it finally starts to feel like actual Star Trek, which is the highest praise a Trekkie can give - especially considering that there is so much "NuTrek" around now, yet none of the other shows - including and especially even the live action shows - truly feel like Star Trek. Well, okay, Strange New Worlds isn't half bad either, but that's also because I can't wait for their crossover with this show! The problem was that initially, me and many other fans couldn't understand how an over the top animated parody, could be more like Star Trek than say that other show about vineyards. But it truly is and it's more than just a parody. Roddenberry described Star Trek as "Guliver's Travels in space". And of course Guliver's Travels has always been a satire and a parody - though be it a parody of the society of its time. And of course if you criticize your contemporary society, you need to figure out some way to get around censorship. And of course the classic trick is to just pretend that it's not talking about our present society, but about some remote island/planet that just so happens to look exactly like the contemporary society of the author. But thanks to both Jonathan and Gene, that trick is now so old and so well known, that no studio executive in the world is going to be fooled by it anymore, which is exactly the reason why the other NuTrek shows don't feel like Star Trek anymore. Lower Decks on the other hand uses the fact that as an animated parody it's prone to not be taken as serious, and so it's easier for them to fly under the radar and hide their criticism about contemporary issues (even if it's mainly criticism of NuTrek itself) among a myriad of jokes, Easter eggs and 4th wall breaks. It's literally "lower decks" and lower decks won't stand out (among the many other shows with a higher budget and bigger stars) and in fact they are counting on that and that's why once I realized that, I now absolutely love and adore them. Which explains why initially they did more of a parody, but starting with this episode and this season, they increasingly drop the disguise and have some real stories and messages underneath all the overt silliness.
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MovieGuys
Aug 15, 2026
1
Lower you expectations people because this nonsense isn't any better than the rest of the New Trek offerings, in my humble opinion. In short, one to avoid.Read more
Lower you expectations people because this nonsense isn't any better than the rest of the New Trek offerings, in my humble opinion. In short, one to avoid.