Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5: Release date, cast, plot, and everything you need to know

The new season of the animated science fiction series Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 is set to release this October. The season premieres on Paramount+ on Friday, October 24, 2024. Star Trek: Lower Decks is a comedic animated series that follows the misadventures of low-ranking crew members aboard the starship U.S.S. Cerritos as they handle routine tasks and unexpected space adventures.

The news about the release of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 was made public at San Diego Comic-Con during the Star Trek universe panel. There will be two episodes to begin the season. New episodes will be aired every Thursday, with the series finale taking place on December 19, 2024.

The series was launched in 2020 as a part of executive producer Alex Kurtzman's expanded Star Trek Universe. It is the ninth series in the Star Trek franchise. Kurtzman is best known for revitalizing the Star Trek franchise through television series like Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard. The show's creator is Mike McMahan, known for Solar Opposites and Rick and Morty.

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Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 cast

Star Trek: Lower Decks is streaming on Paramount Plus (Image via startrek.com)

The entire Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 cast will be back for their last season on Paramount Plus. Here's a list of the cast -

• Beckett Mariner voiced by Tawny Newsome (Space Force, Bajillion Dollar Properties)
• Brad Boimler voiced by Jack Quaid (The Boys)
• D'Vana Tendi voiced by Noël Wells ( Master of None, Mr. Roosevelt )
• Sam Rutherford voiced by Eugene Cordero (Loki, Kong: Skull Island, Tacoma FD)

Supporting characters include Captain Carol Freeman, voiced by Dawnn Lewis, the ship's commanding officer, and Commander Jack Ransom, voiced by Jerry O'Connell, the first officer. Fred Tatasciore voices Lieutenant Shaxs, the security chief, while Gillian Vigman voices Doctor T'Ana, the ship's chief medical officer.

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Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 plot

According to the official synopsis, the major plot of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 revolves around the crew trying to seal "space potholes"—subspace rifts that are wreaking havoc in the Alpha Quadrant. The fans can expect to see multiple subplots where the officers deal with Orion's war, furious Klingons, diplomatic catastrophes, murder mysteries, and their career aspirations.

To quickly recap the previous season, Boimler, Mariner, Tendi, and T'Lyn were promoted to Lieutenants Junior Grade. They successfully foiled Nick Locarno's renegade "Nova Fleet" schemes. Tendi chose to quit Starfleet and head her family's criminal organization back home in Orion. However, fans can expect a reunion based on the first series-ending teaser.

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Production

The producers of Star Trek: Lower Decks are Secret Hideout, Roddenberry Entertainment, and Eye Animation Productions. Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Aaron Baiers, Mike McMahan, and Alex Kurtzman are among the executive producers. The series' animation studio is Titmouse, an Emmy Award-winning independent animation production business.

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Catch Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 on Paramount+.