The U.S.S. Cerritos will soon be flying off your screens. Star Trek: Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan and Alex Kurtzman, Star Trek mastermind/executive producer, announced that the upcoming fifth season will be the last go-round for the animated series, saying in a note to fans:
While five seasons of any series these days seems like a miracle, it’s no exaggeration to say that every second we’ve spent making this show has been a dream come true. Our incredible cast, crew and artists have given you everything they have because they love the characters they play, they love the world we’ve built, and more than anything we all love love love Star Trek. We’re excited for the world to see our hilarious fifth season which we’re working on right now, and the good news is that all previous episodes will remain on Paramount+ so there is still so much to look forward to as we celebrate the Cerritos crew with a big send-off.
It is unfortunate that we now live in a world where creators have to reassure audiences that their shows will remain on streaming, not get pulled and stuffed in a vault, but good on Paramount for keeping all its Star Trek series available. (Aside from Prodigy, which has now been shuffled over to Netflix.)
Also on the plus side: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for a fourth season. Captain Haircut (Anson Mount) and his extremely likable crew have yet to even take off on their third season adventures; that season is currently filming, and expected to premiere in 2025.
No premiere date more specific than “fall” has been announced for Lower Decks’ final season, which will have season four’s cliffhanger to resolve (for more on that, see Keith R.A. DeCandido’s overview of last season).
