When it came to the creation of Star Trek: Lower Decks, series creator Mike McMahan originally considered it a dream project that would never see the light of day. The director sat with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about the series and brought up the show’s creation. McMahan, a longtime Trekkie, had always wanted to do a show set in the world of the cultural phenomenon. But he considered it “the dream he didn’t think was possible.”
Star Trek: Lower Decks is an adult animated series that sets itself apart from other previous shows in the franchise. While most shows follow a brave captain and their crew on the bridge of the starship, Lower Decks follows a group of crew members that occupy the ship’s lower decks and do the dirty and menial jobs. Meanwhile, the captain and senior staff are delegated to the supporting cast.
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When Lower Decks made its grand premiere in 2020, fans were initially split on the idea. While it wasn’t the first Star Trek animated series, the more comedic tone caused a stir among certain fans. McMahan touched on those concerns with The Hollywood Reporter.
Star Trek: Lower Decks is currently on its third season, with a fourth one ordered by Paramount. The characters from Lower Decks are set to cross over into Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in an upcoming episode, with Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid playing live-action versions of their characters, Beckett Marinier and Brad Boimler McMahan expressed excitement for the upcoming episode and said that while schedules couldn’t let him visit the set, he was able to “punch up the script” and help make sure that the episode “felt like Lower Decks.” The show is currently streaming on Paramount+ with new episodes premiering every Thursday.
