Paramount+ Reveals Sneak Peak of Upcoming Episode of “Star Trek: Lower Decks”
On September 8, 2022, the 56th Anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek, Paramount+ celebrated what has been known to be “Star Trek Day” with fans and cast members from the various Star Trek franchises at the Skirball Museum in Los Angeles, California. During the event, which was live-streamed globally, various announcements including clips and teaser trailers were shown to reveal some of the new Trek content coming from the Paramount+ streaming service. One of the panels held at the Star Trek Day event included cast members Tawny Newsome (Ensign Beckett Mariner), who also co-hosted the globally live-streamed event, Noël Wells (Ensign D´Vana Tendi), and Paul F. Tompkins (Migleemo) moderating and co-hosting the panel. The first 3 episodes of Season 3 of Star Trek: Lower Decks are now available to stream on Paramount+ since the Star Trek Day event. Not pictured, but part of the cast of Lower Decks was Fred Tatasciore (Lieutenant Shaxs) providing his amazing voice talent to be the announcer of the panels and events at Star Trek Day.
During the event, a clip was shown for an upcoming episode of the animated series. The clip can be watched below followed by an image of the U.S.S. Wayfarer as it arrives to the rescue of the U.S.S. Cerritos.
The sneak peek is of episode “Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus,” in which Boimler’s holodeck movie sequel tries to live up to the original, as seen in season one, which will be available to stream on Thursday, October 13, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S.
The Starfleet crew residing in the “lower decks” of the U.S.S. Cerritos includes Ensign Beckett Mariner, voiced by Tawny Newsome; Ensign Brad Boimler, voiced by Jack Quaid; Ensign Tendi, voiced by Noël Wells; and Ensign Rutherford, voiced by Eugene Cordero. The Starfleet characters that comprise the U.S.S. Cerritos’ bridge crew include Captain Carol Freeman, voiced by Dawnn Lewis; Commander Jack Ransom, voiced by Jerry O’Connell; Lieutenant Shaxs, voiced by Fred Tatasciore; and Doctor T’Ana, voiced by Gillian Vigman.
STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS was created by Emmy Award winner Mike McMahan (“Rick and Morty,” “Solar Opposites”) and also serves as executive producer/showrunner.
STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS is produced by CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Studios’ animation arm; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Secret Hideout’s Alex Kurtzman, Roddenberry Entertainment’s Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth, Katie Krentz (219 Productions) and Heather Kadin serve as executive producers. Aaron Baiers (“Secret Hideout”), who brought McMahan to the project, also serves as an executive producer. Titmouse (“Big Mouth”), the Emmy Award-winning independent animation production company, serves as the animation studio for the series.