Starship Nomadic, Northern Ireland STARSHIP NOMADICA NORTHERN IRELAND STAR TREK FAN GROUP
2020–2024 · 50 EPISODESLOW
STAR TREK:

LOWER DECKS

The junior officers of the USS Cerritos do the jobs nobody makes television about. A fast, funny animated series packed with love for Star Trek.

PREMIERED
6 August 2020
ORIGINALLY ON
CBS All Access / Paramount+
SEASONS
5
EPISODES
50

SEASONS

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SEASON 1

Season 1 · first shown 6 Aug 2020 to 8 Oct 2020 · CBS All Access

  1. 1×01Second Contact6 Aug 2020ESSENTIAL VIEWINGMeet the Cerritos and its crew.
  2. 1×02Envoys13 Aug 2020FUN PICKA buddy comedy with a drunk Klingon.
  3. 1×03Temporal Edict20 Aug 2020GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEThe Scotty principle, put to the test.
  4. 1×04Moist Vessel27 Aug 2020FUN PICKA gloriously gooey mother and daughter story.
  5. 1×05Cupid's Errant Arrow3 Sep 2020FUN PICKThe romcom episode, with a parasite.
  6. 1×06Terminal Provocations10 Sep 2020FAN FAVOURITEBadgey's debut.
  7. 1×07Much Ado About Boimler17 Sep 2020HIDDEN GEMBig heart, out-of-phase Boimler.
  8. 1×08Veritas24 Sep 2020FAN FAVOURITETrek history from the cheap seats.
  9. 1×09Crisis Point1 Oct 2020ESSENTIAL VIEWINGA lovingly ridiculous Trek movie in miniature.
  10. 1×10No Small Parts8 Oct 2020ESSENTIAL VIEWINGRiker, Pakleds and a real finale.

SEASON 2

Season 2 · first shown 12 Aug 2021 to 14 Oct 2021 · Paramount+

  1. 2×01Strange Energies12 Aug 2021FUN PICKRansom goes full Gary Mitchell.
  2. 2×02Kayshon, His Eyes Open19 Aug 2021FAN FAVOURITEA museum packed with Trek history.
  3. 2×03We'll Always Have Tom Paris26 Aug 2021FUN PICKVoyager fans, this one's for you.
  4. 2×04Mugato, Gumato2 Sep 2021FUN PICKFerengi, mugato and spy paranoia.
  5. 2×05An Embarrassment of Dooplers9 Sep 2021FUN PICKRichard Kind, multiplied many times over.
  6. 2×06The Spy Humongous16 Sep 2021GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEAmbition versus actually helping people.
  7. 2×07Where Pleasant Fountains Lie23 Sep 2021FUN PICKJeffrey Combs as an evil supercomputer.
  8. 2×08I, Excretus30 Sep 2021FUN PICKA holodeck tour of Trek's greatest hits.
  9. 2×09wej Duj7 Oct 2021ESSENTIAL VIEWINGLower Decks at its most ambitious.
  10. 2×10First First Contact14 Oct 2021ESSENTIAL VIEWINGA big finale with a cliffhanger.

SEASON 3

Season 3 · first shown 25 Aug 2022 to 27 Oct 2022 · Paramount+

  1. 3×01Grounded25 Aug 2022FUN PICKA First Contact theme park heist.
  2. 3×02The Least Dangerous Game1 Sep 2022FUN PICKThe birth of Bold Boimler.
  3. 3×03Mining the Mind's Mines8 Sep 2022HIDDEN GEMA classic cave planet story, Lower Decks style.
  4. 3×04Room for Growth15 Sep 2022FUN PICKA race through the ship for a bedroom.
  5. 3×05Reflections22 Sep 2022GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODERutherford meets his former self.
  6. 3×06Hear All, Trust Nothing29 Sep 2022ESSENTIAL VIEWINGOne last visit to Deep Space 9.
  7. 3×07A Mathematically Perfect Redemption6 Oct 2022HIDDEN GEMPeanut Hamper's surprisingly beautiful, very petty adventure.
  8. 3×08Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus13 Oct 2022FUN PICKA loving spoof of the Star Trek films.
  9. 3×09Trusted Sources20 Oct 2022GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODETrust, truth and a mother's mistake.
  10. 3×10The Stars at Night27 Oct 2022ESSENTIAL VIEWINGThe California-class gets its moment of glory.

SEASON 4

Season 4 · first shown 7 Sep 2023 to 2 Nov 2023 · Paramount+

  1. 4×01Twovix7 Sep 2023FAN FAVOURITEA love letter to Voyager.
  2. 4×02I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee7 Sep 2023FUN PICKMeet the cutest killer in Starfleet history.
  3. 4×03In the Cradle of Vexilon14 Sep 2023HIDDEN GEMBoimler's first command goes spectacularly wrong.
  4. 4×04Something Borrowed, Something Green21 Sep 2023FAN FAVOURITETendi's big Orion secret.
  5. 4×05Empathalogical Fallacies28 Sep 2023FUN PICKT'Lyn's emotions take over the ship.
  6. 4×06Parth Ferengi's Heart Place5 Oct 2023FAN FAVOURITERom and Leeta are back.
  7. 4×07A Few Badgeys More12 Oct 2023FUN PICKThree villains, one redemption arc each.
  8. 4×08Caves19 Oct 2023GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEA heartfelt anthology of disasters.
  9. 4×09The Inner Fight26 Oct 2023ESSENTIAL VIEWINGMariner's past finally comes to light.
  10. 4×10Old Friends, New Planets2 Nov 2023ESSENTIAL VIEWINGA finale built on TNG history.

SEASON 5

Season 5 · first shown 24 Oct 2024 to 19 Dec 2024 · Paramount+

  1. 5×01Dos Cerritos24 Oct 2024GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEMeet the Mariner who became captain.
  2. 5×02Shades of Green24 Oct 2024HIDDEN GEMTendi's family story gets its payoff.
  3. 5×03The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel31 Oct 2024FUN PICKApocalypse Now at a space holiday resort.
  4. 5×04A Farewell to Farms7 Nov 2024FAN FAVOURITEMa'ah returns, and the fissure mystery deepens.
  5. 5×05Starbase 80?!14 Nov 2024HIDDEN GEMStarfleet's dumping ground finally gets its episode.
  6. 5×06Of Gods and Angles21 Nov 2024FUN PICKDiplomacy between spheres and cubes goes sideways.
  7. 5×07Fully Dilated28 Nov 2024FUN PICKA pre-warp girls' trip, plus Data's head.
  8. 5×08Upper Decks5 Dec 2024GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEA day in the senior officers' shoes.
  9. 5×09Fissure Quest12 Dec 2024ESSENTIAL VIEWINGA love letter to Trek's legacy characters.
  10. 5×10The New Next Generation19 Dec 2024ESSENTIAL VIEWINGA joyful send-off for the Cerritos.
NEW TO LOW?
Start with the Essential viewing picks: 11 of them, marked in red.Every episode page has a spoiler-free summary first, and a Talking Point to chew over afterwards.