Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks' Series Finale - “The New Next Generation"Star Trek: Lower Deckshas come to an end on Paramount+, and here is what we know about a potential season 6. LikeStar Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decksfinished up on Paramount+ after five seasons. Creator Mike McMahan’s animated comedy proved thatStar Trekcould be funny while still delivering bold stories and all the feels ofStar Trek: The Next Generation’s 24th-century era.But what future, if any, does the brave crew of the USS Cerritos have?
InStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5, the USS Cerritos was tasked with closing “space potholes"that lead to alternateStar Trektimelines.Star Trek: Lower Decks' final two episodes, “Fissure Quest” and “The New Next Generation,” told a thrilling and massive story that showcased thebiggest crossover inStar Trekhistorybefore the USS Cerritos heroically saved the entire multiverse.Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 ends with a paradigm shift, promotions, and new missions, closing this chapter of the Lower Deckers' Starfleet careers. So, what’s next?
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 6 Isn’t Happening On Paramount Plus
It’s Over For The USS Cerritos On Paramount Plus
Star Trek: Lower Decks’run on Paramount+ is over, andthere is noStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 6 in development. After wrapping production on season 5’s finale,Star Trek: Lower Decks' offices have shut down. The 50 episodes and five seasons ofStar Trek: Lower Deckscomprise the completed run of the series. Hence,Star Trek: Lower Decks' series finale closed this chapter of the USS Cerritos while hinting that more voyages could happen one day.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Cast Guide: Who Voices Each Character In The Final Season
Meet the Lower Deckers and bridge crew of the USS Cerritos as Star Trek: Lower Decks warps into its fifth and final season on Paramount+.
Although Star Trek: Lower Decksis finished making new episodes, there are thankfully no signs the 50 episodes of the animated comedy will be pulled from Paramount+ the wayStar Trek: Prodigy’s were when the streamer canceled it in 2023. Hopefully,Star Trek: Lower Deckswill always live alongside the otherStar Trekseriesand movies on Paramount+. However,viewers repeatedly binging those 50 episodes could be the key toStar Trek: Lower Decksgetting a new future.
Can Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 6 Happen On Netflix Or Another Streaming Service?
#SaveLowerDecks! #SaveLowerDecks! #SaveLowerDecks!
It’s logical to hope thatStar Trek: Lower Deckscould be picked up by another streaming service the way Netflix savedStar Trek: Prodigy. It would make sense for Netflix, in particular, to pick upStar Trek: Lower Decksto allow them to produce more episodes. This would let Netflix corner the market on modernStar Trekanimated series. However, just asNetflix hasn’t renewedStar Trek: Prodigyfor season 3,there is no known movement towardStar Trek: Lower Decksjumping to Netflix.
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A #SaveLowerDecks campaign started when it became knownStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 was the final season on Paramount+, but the fan movement never caught fire the wayProdigy’s did. The end ofStar Trek: Lower Decks(and possiblyStar Trek: Prodigytoo) is doubly disappointing, sinceboth animated series have delivered some of the bestStar Trekepisodes of the modern era, and made it possible for numerous legacy characters fromStar Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, andStar Trek: Deep Space Nineto return.
Will Star Trek: Lower Decks' Characters Appear Again?
How The Crew Of The USS Cerritos Can Return
Even ifStar Trek: Lower Decksdoesn’t return as a series,there is potential for some of the USS Cerritos' beloved crew to reappear in futureStar Trekprojects - and possibly in live-action.Star Trek: Lower Decks’Tawny Newsome is developing thefirst live-actionStar Trekcomedyset in the early 25th century. If Tawny’s show gets a green light, it seems like a tailor-made vehicle for her to bring in herLower Deckscast mates and their characters.
Tawny Newsome is also a writer and"continuity cop"onStar Trek: Starfleet Academy.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academyis also filming two back-to-back seasons in Toronto, and that series can also bring back live-actionStar Treklegacy characters like The Doctor (Robert Picardo).Starfleet Academyis set in the 32nd century after theend ofStar Trek: Discovery, but holograms, flashbacks, or other sci-fi means could potentially bring back anyStar Trekcharacter. Mike McMahan has also mused about his dream of live-actionStar Trek: Lower Decks, and perhaps that could be the next phase for the USS Cerritos someday.
