Star Trek Lower Decks
Star Trek : Lower Decksseason 5 is the darling liven up comedy ’s terminal season on Paramount+ . Created by Mike McMahan , Star Trek : Lower Deckspremiered in 2020 as the third Star Trek on Paramount+ series , followingStar Trek : DiscoveryandStar Trek : Picard . modest Decksis also the first animatedStar TreksinceStar Trek : The Animated Seriesin the seventies , and it ’s thefirst - ever half - hourStar Trekcomedy .
For five time of year , Star Trek : Lower Deckshas chart the screaming voyage of the USS Cerritos , foreground the junior police officer of"one of Starfleet ’s least important ship . " Lower Deckstakes home in the early 2280s , andbrought back the popular aesthetical and iconography ofStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s twenty-fourth hundred . Ensigns Beckett Mariner ( Tawny Newsome ) , Brad Boimler ( Jack Quaid ) , D’Vana Tendi ( Noel Wells ) , and Sam Rutherford ( Eugene Cordero ) put on a fifth Lower Decker , T’Lyn ( Gabrielle Ruiz ) , and the Warp Core Five were all further to Lieutenant , junior grade , inStar Trek : Lower Decksseason 4 .
Why Paramount Plus Is Ending Star Trek: Lower Decks After 5 Seasons
Lower Decks is the fourth Star Trek series ending at Paramount+
Paramount+ announced theend ofStar Trek : Lower Deckswith season 5 in March 2024 , while simultaneously renewingStar Trek : unknown New Worldsfor time of year 4 . This makesLower Decksthe fourthStar Trekseries wrapping up on Paramount+ afterStar Trek : Picard , Star Trek : Prodigy , andStar Trek : Discovery . The reasonStar Trek : Lower Decksis stop is driven by cash in hand ; despite being a relatively inexpensive animated serial publication , Paramount+ is reacting to the changes in the streaming business model . In addition , Paramount Studios ' sales agreement to Skydance has forced the streamer to trim its bottom pedigree .
Star Trek : Lower Decks is entering its fifth and terminal time of year on Paramount+ , but the prevailing question is why ?
Despite being comparatively inexpensive to bring forth compared to live - action series , Star Trek : Lower Decksunfortunately does n’t garner the same level of streaming numbers asStar Trek : Picardseason 3 orStar Trek : Strange New Worlds . Star Trek on Paramount+ has scaled down its projects for the few years , with the focus being the runaway hitStrange New Worldsand the next bouncy - action serial publication , Star Trek : Starfleet Academy , which star Academy Award - bore actor Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti . It ’s a consolation that in the cyclosis era , Star Trek : Lower pack of cards ' 5 season is an impressive run , matchingStar Trek : Discovery ’s life-time .
Can Star Trek: Lower Decks Jump To Another Streaming Service?
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Star Trek : Lower Decksis concluding on Paramount+ , but , encouragingly , it may not be the definitive ending of the animated funniness . Star Trekexecutive producer Alex Kurtzman andStar Trek : Lower deck ' showrunner Mike McMahan have been deliberately deliberate with their phrasing that time of year 5 isStar Trek : Lower Decks’final seasonon Paramount+.Kurtzman and McMahan have strongly hinted that there ishope thatLower Deckscould go to another cyclosis service or continue elsewhere in some shape if the cyclosis number for time of year 5 ( and the overall series ) are telling and attractive enough to blame up the show .
Futuramahas survived cancelation by FOX and jumped to Comedy Central and Hulu since its premiere in 1999 .
Star Trek : Prodigybecame the gold monetary standard for jumping to a new cyclosis service when Paramount+ abruptly call off the CGI animated serial and deck all of its episodes . A dedicated buff movement rose up to saveStar Trek : Prodigy , even engage anairplane to literally flyProdigy ’s standard . Netflix ultimately picked upStar Trek : Prodigy , evolve and streaming all 40 instalment of season 1 and season 2 . IfStar Trek : Lower Deckscan tackle the same passion and unyielding dedication asStar Trek : Prodigy , it could also potentially find a new streaming home base .
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Can Lower Decks Cross Over With Other Star Trek?
The USS Cerrtios' Lower Deckers could jump to live-action
While there are no indications yet thatStar Trek : Lower Deckswill proceed after time of year 5 on Paramount+ , this may not be the conclusion of the characters aboard the USS Cerritos . Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid brought their animated role to live - legal action in acrossover withStar Trek : Strange New Worlds . Star Trekis a shared universe that has become even more integrated and ego - referential , and there is possible for Mariner , Boimler , and their booster to jump to live - action and seem inStar Trek : Starfleet Academyas hologram , through clock time travel , or other sci - fi means .
Tawny Newsome is part ofStar Trek : Starfleet Academy ’s writer ’s way .
Another possibility for thelive - action income tax return ofStar Trek : Lower deck ' characters lie with Tawny Newsome . As announced at San Diego Comic - Con , Newsome and Justin Simien are grow the firstlive - actionStar Trekhalf - hour workplace drollery . As an executive producer , it ’s quite potential Newsome could invite Jack Quaid , Eugene Cordero , Noel Wells , Gabrielle Ruiz , Dawnn Lewis ( Captain Carol Freeman ) , and/or Jerry O’Connell ( Commander Jack Ransom ) as their Lower Decks ' character in live - activeness . Even asStar Trek : Lower Deckswraps up on Paramount+ , it may not be so long always to the brave Starfleet Officers of the USS Cerritos .
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