CBS All Access is set to take the Star Trek franchise where no series has gone before – the world of half-hour animated comedy – with the upcoming series Star Trek: Lower Decks, and with its August premiere fast approaching we’ve now got a first look at the show with the release of the first trailer; check it out below, along with a new poster…
Star Trek: Lower Decks focuses on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford and Tendi have to keep up with their duties and their social lives, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks has been created by Emmy-winner Mike McMahan (Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites) and features a voice cast that includes Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, Eugene Cordero, Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O’Connell, Fred Tatasciore, and Gillian Vigman.
Star Trek: Lower Decks is set to premiere on CBS All Access on August 6th.