Paramount+ is sticking with what works, setting an August premiere date for the upcoming third season of the popular animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks. Season one debuted on August 6, 2020, followed by season two on August 12, 2021. Season three will arrive on August 25, 2022.
New episodes of the 10-episode season will be released on Thursdays. The premiere date announcement was accompanied by a new, colorful poster for the Emmy-nominated series.
Voice cast members reprising their roles as “lower decks” characters include Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner, Jack Quaid as Ensign Brad Boimler, Noël Wells as Ensign Tendi, and Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford. Voicing the U.S.S. Cerritos’ bridge crew are Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Jerry O’Connell as Commander Jack Ransom, and Gillian Vigman as Doctor T’Ana.
Two-time Emmy Award winner Mike McMahan (Rick and Morty) created the series, executive produces and serves as showrunner. Secret Hideout’s Alex Kurtzman and Aaron Baiers also executive produce along with Katie Krentz, Heather Kadin, and Roddenberry Entertainment’s Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth.
Titmouse is the animation studio, and CBS’ Eye Animation Productions Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment produce.
Paramount+’s official season three synopsis:
“Season three of Star Trek: Lower Decks challenges the U.S.S. Cerritos ensigns in (hilarious) ways they could never imagine, starting with a shocking resolution for season two’s epic cliffhanger finale.”
