‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Releases Trailer, Key Art

Check out your first look at the Starfleet crew in the upcoming animated comedy Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Star Trek: Lower Decks focuses on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos. It follows the (mis)adventures of the crew balancing their duties and social lives while dealing with a number of sci-fi anomalies.

The series comes from Emmy-Award winning Mike McMahan (Rick and Morty). The voice cast includes Ensigns Mariner (Tawny Newsome), Boimler (Jack Quaid), Rutherford (Eugene Cordero), and Tendi (Noël Wells). The bridge crew includes Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis), Commander Jack Ransom (Jerry O’Connell), Lieutenant Shaxs (Fred Tatasciore), and Doctor T’Ana (Gillian Vigman).

Lower Decks is the newest show joining CBS’ lineup of Star Trek programming, joining Discovery and Picard.

The series premieres on CBS All Access on August 6. New episodes will air every Thursday.

Star Trek: Lower Decks at Comic-Con@Home

Fans excited for the latest edition to the Star Trek franchise will want to tune in to Comic-Con@Home later this month.

CBS All Access will present a Star Trek Universe special panel, including cast appearances and special content from Lower Decks. The panel will also include content for Discovery and Picard.

The Star Trek: Lower Decks panel will bring creator/showrunner McMahan together with voice cast members to give a first look at the series.

Comic-Con@Home replaces San Diego Comic-Con this year. SDCC was forced to shutter convention doors as a precaution against COVID-19. Now studios and creators will host virtual panels and events for fans instead. 

You don’t need a SDCC pass to check out Comic-Con@Home – it’s free to everyone! Tune in to the Star Trek: Lower Decks panel on Thursday, July 23 at 10am PST.

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Source: Deadline