Paramount+ has revealed thatStar Trek: Lower DecksSeason 3 is coming to the streaming platform this summer and that the series has already been renewed for a fourth season, which will consist of 10 episodes. The animated comedy series focuses on the junior officers of one of the Federation’s ships, making fun of all the absurd experiences these semi-discardable people experience due to the decisions of the main crew.
Created byMike McMahan(Rick and Morty,Solar Opposites),Star Trek:Lower Decksfollows the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos. While some main characters of theStar Trekfranchise – including Captain Kirk and Spock – do the occasional crossover, the series quickly learned to stand on its own feet. After a well-received first season,Lower Decksgrew more confident and gave its characters more space, carving out their own corner in the cosmos. WhileSeason 2 is even funnier than the first one, it also proved the series offers much more than jokes and that the animated media allowsStar Trekto go boldly where it hasn’t gone before.
Star Trek:Lower Decks’ successful reception not only allowed the series to be renewed for a fourth season before the third has even aired, but also opened the doors for other animated Star Trek productions. Last year we had the premiere ofStar Trek: Prodigy, an animated show aimed at the younger Trekkers that gave fans the first crew entirely composed of aliens.
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Star Trekis helping Paramount+ to fight the streaming wars with both the classic series and new productions. Besides holding the complete library ofStar Trekseries and films, Paramount+ is also the exclusive home of future seasons of the popular showStar Trek: Discovery. The new generation ofStar Trekproductions also continues to expand withStar Trek: Picard. BothDiscoveryandPicardare among themost-watched original series on Paramount+, evidence that the streaming platform is highly dependent on theStar Trekfranchise to attract new subscriptions. So it’s no wonder thatParamount+keeps aggressively expanding its Star Trek programming – for the joy of fans.
This year we’ll get the premiere ofStar Trek: Strange New Worlds, based on the years that Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise. There’s also aStarfleet Academyand aSection 31series in production, expanding the franchise to new and exciting directions.
The third season ofStar Trek:Lower Deckswill debut exclusively on Paramount+ sometime this summer with a total of 10 episodes. No release window for Season 4 has yet been announced.
