Star Trek: Lower Decks EP Says The Show Will Be Seriously Funny – We Got This Covered

Star Trekis expanding on TV in new and exciting ways. For one, the franchise is getting some new animated shows, for the first time since the original Trekanimated series aired back in the 1960s. As well as a kid-friendly Nickelodeon venture, theresStar Trek: Lower Decks,an adult-oriented show coming to CBS All Access from Rick & Mortywriter Mike McMahan. ATrekanimated workplace comedy is a unique twist for the brand, and were being promised big laughs from it.

While speaking to Collider, producer Akiva Goldsman stated that its a seriously funny show, describing McMahan himself as a genius.

[Lower Decks] literally couldnt seem funnier to me, Goldsman said. There was a test reel going around the office and I didnt see it and that sucks. But Ive seen the still frames, and the pitches for it are funny. Like literally the pitch for it is the funniest thing youve ever heard. Second Contact? I mean, its the greatest thing ever I think Mike McMahan is actually a genius.

McMahan recently opened up about the approach hes taking toTrekcontinuity inLower Decks.Hes confirmed that it will take place around the same time asThe Next Generation, featuring connections and references that fans can pick up on that will firmly root it in established canon. At the same time, though, McMahan wanted to be careful to make the series accessible to newbies and those just looking for a fun animated sitcom.

Lower Decks is set on the lower levels of the U.S.S. Cerritos, a not-so-important ship in Starfleets armada. The quirky cast of Ensign protagonists includes the irreverent Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome), stickler for the rules Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) and Starfleet fangirl Tendi (Noel Wells).

Production has managed to avoid being delayed by the pandemic, with work continuing during lockdown, so we should be able to see Star Trek: Lower Decks on CBS All Access sometime later this year. The same goes forDiscoveryseason 3.Picardseason 2, meanwhile, which has been held up, is likely due sometime in 2021.

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