Star Trek: Lower Decks (season 3)

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Star Trek: Lower Decks
Season 3
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Country of originUnited States
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The third season of the American television series Star Trek: Lower Decks follows the support crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos. The season is produced by CBS Eye Animation Productions in association with Secret Hideout, Important Science, Roddenberry Entertainment, and Titmouse, Inc., with Mike McMahan serving as showrunner and Barry J. Kelly as supervising director.

Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, and Eugene Cordero voice "lower decks" crew members of the Cerritos, with Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O'Connell, and Gillian Vigman also providing voices for the season. A third season of Lower Decks was ordered in April 2021.

The season will premiere on Paramount+, and run for 10 episodes.

Cast and characters[]

Main article: List of Star Trek: Lower Decks characters

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Production[]

Development[]

When announcing the premiere date for the second season of Star Trek: Lower Decks in April 2021, Paramount+ also officially ordered a 10-episode third season of the series.[2]

Writing[]

Writing for the season began by May 2021, with showrunner Mike McMahan knowing the direction for half of the season's episodes at that point.[3] He said the season would take the first steps towards moving the "lower decks" characters up in rank,[4] with each taking a different path to become the people that he planned for them to be at the end of the series.[5]

Casting[]

The series stars a group of ensigns serving in the "lower decks" of the USS Cerritos, including Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner, Jack Quaid as Brad Boimler, Noël Wells as D'Vana Tendi, and Eugene Cordero as Sam Rutherford. Also starring are the bridge crew of the ship that believe "the show is about them, but it's not", including Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Jerry O'Connell as Commander Jack Ransom, and Gillian Vigman as Dr. T'Ana.[1][2] McMahan stated in May 2021 that there would be "legacy guest roles" in the season, but they would be "people you're not going to expect when you get them" which he felt was more surprising and satisfying for fans.[3]

Recording[]

Newsome began recording voice overs for the season in early June, in a recording studio which was not possible in the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was unable to record with Quaid, as she did on the first season, due to his commitments filming The Boys.[6]

Release[]

The season will premiere on Paramount+ in the United States, and run for 10 episodes.[2] Like other Paramount+ Star Trek series, each episode of the season will be broadcast in Canada by Bell Media on the same day as the Paramount+ release, on the specialty channels CTV Sci-Fi Channel (English) and Z (French) before streaming on Crave.[7] Amazon Prime Video has the streaming rights for the series in several territories, including Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and India.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Comic-Con 2019: 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Characters and Voice Cast Revealed". TrekMovie.com. July 20, 2019. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Del Rosario, Alexandra (April 5, 2021). "'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Renewed For Season 3 As Second Season Gets Teaser & Premiere Date On Paramount+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Orquiola, John (May 17, 2021). "Mike McMahan Interview: Star Trek: Lower Decks". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Pascale, Anthony (August 8, 2021). "Interview: Mike McMahan On How 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Has Grown The Beard For Season 2... And 3". TrekMovie.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Zalben, Alex (May 14, 2021). "'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Creator Mike McMahan Is Making a Star Trek Show, First". Decider. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Recording Has Already Started For 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 3". TrekMovie.com. June 7, 2021. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Coming To CTV Sci-Fi Channel And Crave In Canada". TrekMovie.com. June 23, 2020. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  8. ^ Ritman, Alex (December 17, 2020). "Amazon Beams Up 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Animated Series for Multiple Territories". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

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