Star Trek: Lower Decks is an American comedy-drama adult animated series. Created by Mike McMahan, the series was based on Star Trek by Gene Roddenberry. The show premiered first on August 6, 2020, on CBS All Access, followed by the second season on August 12, 2021, on Paramount+.
The first season of the show has an approval rating of 67% on Rotten tomatoes, whereas the second season holds a rating of 100%. Following the decent response, the series was renewed for the third season, ordered in April 2021, which will premiere soon and fans are equally excited for the same.
So, when is the third season releasing? What is the plot? Who would play the lead roles? Continue reading to know further details.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Release Date
The season is scheduled to premiere on the streaming service Paramount+ in the third quarter of 2022, and run for 10 episodes.
Like other Paramount+ Star Trek series, each episode of the season will be broadcast in Canada by Bell Media on the same day as the Paramount+ release, on the specialty channels CTV Sci-Fi Channel (English) and Z (French) before streaming on Crave.
Amazon Prime Video has the streaming rights for the series in several territories, including Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and India.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Plot and Cast
Boimler has problems on the USS Titan in season 2 of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks,’ and swiftly departs to the USS Cerritos after duplicating himself, with another Boimler staying on Titan.
Mariner has a close relationship with her mother, Captain Freeman. Tendi amazes T’Ana, while Rutherford discovers the truth regarding Shaxs’ death. The Cerritos crew supports Captain Sonya Gomez as well as her squad in making first contact with an extraterrestrial civilization identified as the Lapeerians in the final season.
The operation is a triumph, but Freeman is jailed on spurious allegations of plotting with Klingons to eliminate the Pakled Planet. In Freeman’s departure, Season 3 will most likely see a new captain commanding the Cerritos team. The shift in management is probable to provoke some difficulties in the bottom deckers’ day-to-day work.
Mariner will almost certainly lead the effort to clean her mother’s name, but the charges concerning Freeman are severe. As a result, it will be some time before she is convicted. Meanwhile, Boimler is likely to persist in concocting new strategies in order to advance quickly.
McMahan has implied that Mariner, Tendi, and Boimler, Rutherford will grow and thrive during season 3, although in unusual ways.
Now, talking about the cast, it includes Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner, Jack Quaid as Brad Boimler, Noël Wells as D’Vana Tendi, Eugene Cordero as Sam Rutherford, Dawnn Lewis as Carol Freeman, and Jerry O’Connell as Jack Ransom, and Gillian Vigman as T’Ana.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Trailer
The makers have not yet released a teaser or trailer for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3. We can expect to witness it sometime towards the end of 2022. For now, watch the trailer of second season below: