It’s time to boldly go where no Star Trek show has gone before! Star Trek: Lower Decks made Star Trek history when it debuted on August 6, 2020.
It was not only the first animated Star Trek series since the short-lived 1970s show Star Trek: The Animated Series, it was the first ever comedic installment in the expansive Star Trek universe.
Star Trek is known for exploring strange new worlds and new civilizations, but exploring comedy was brand new territory for the groundbreaking franchise.
Fortunately, Lower Decks was a hit for its streaming service Paramount+, which at the time went by the name CBS All Access.
Created by Mike McMahan, a self-proclaimed Trekkie, Lower Decks is a hilarious love letter to all things Star Trek with plentiful Easter eggs that pay loving homage to every iteration of Star Trek, both on the small and big screen.
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