CBS All Access has announced that the new Star Trek animated series,Star Trek: Lower Deckswill premiere on August 6th. The series will focus on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships. Hailing from Mike McMahan (Rick and Morty), the main cast appears to be a collection of ensigns (voiced byTawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noel Wells, andEugene Cordero), and the supporting characters will be the bridge crew including “Captain Carol Freeman,” voiced by Dawnn Lewis, “Commander Jack Ransom,” voiced byJerry O’Connell, “Lieutenant Shaxs,” voiced byFred Tatascioreand “Doctor T’Ana,” voiced byGillian Vigman.
This could be a really fun show, and I’m excited to see what they do with it. The “Lower Decks” episode ofStar Trek: The Next Generationis a personal favorite of mine, and while that obviously skewed more dramatic than what this animated series is going for, I think it’s good to get a look at Starfleet beyond the command crew and also have a little fun while they’re doing it. I wouldn’t be surprised if this low-key becomes the bestStar Trekshow on CBS All Access.
CBS All Access also released the first poster for the show, which you can check out below.
Here’s the official synopsis forStar Trek: Lower Decks:
STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS will focus on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships. The series will be produced by CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Television Studios’ new animation arm; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Secret Hideout’s Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin and Roddenberry Entertainment’s Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth and Katie Krentz will serve as executive producers alongside creator Mike McMahan (“Rick and Morty”). Aaron Baiers (Secret Hideout), who brought McMahan to the project, will serve as a co-executive producer. The series will air exclusively on CBS All Access in the United States and will be distributed concurrently internationally by CBS Studios International.
