Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 1

2020 · 10 episodes · ★ 7.4

What Season 1 of Star Trek: Lower Decks

The series follows the support crew of the USS Cerritos, a low-profile ship within Starfleet, in the year 2380. While captains and senior officers man the bridge, the ensigns on the lower decks try to get their jobs done and keep their social lives intact. Tendi, Mariner, Boimler and Rutherford are the leads, and each has their own mishaps. Boimler receives a secret mission, Mariner clashes with Commander Ransom, and Rutherford tries to keep his love life alive amid the chaos. All of this happens while the ship suffers anomalies that disrupt its routine.

10episodes

Aug 6, 2020premiered

Oct 8, 2020final episode

4.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Second Contact
Aug 6, 2020 · 26 min · ★ 7.1
Ensign Tendi has her first day of work on Starfleet's USS Cerritos, where she meets fellow support crew members. Boimler is tasked with a secret special assignment. Rutherford attempts to keep his dating life intact while a disaster strikes the ship.
Directing: Barry J. Kelly · Writing: Mike McMahan · Starring: Jessica McKenna, Paul Scheer, Ben Rodgers, Phil LaMarr
1x02 Envoys
Aug 13, 2020 · 26 min · ★ 7.0
Ensigns Boimler and Mariner embark on a shuttle mission to a Klingon compound while Ensigns Tendi and Rutherford spend time together back on the USS Cerritos.
Directing: Kim Arndt · Writing: Chris Kula · Starring: Jess Harnell, Ryan Ridley, Tom Kenny, Jessica McKenna
1x03 Temporal Edict
Aug 20, 2020 · 25 min · ★ 7.2
A new work protocol eliminating "buffer time" has the Lower Decks crew running ragged as they try to keep up with their tightened schedules. Ensign Mariner and Commander Ransom's mutual lack of respect comes to a head during an away mission.
Directing: Bob Suarez · Writing: David Ihlenfeld, David Wright · Starring: Kevin Michael Richardson, Michelle Wong, Jessica McKenna, Neil Casey
1x04 Moist Vessel
Aug 27, 2020 · 27 min · ★ 7.3
Captain Freeman seeks the ultimate payback after Mariner blatantly disrespects her in front of the crew. A well-meaning Tendi accidentally messes up a Lieutenant's attempt at spiritual ascension and tries to make it right.
Directing: Barry J. Kelly · Writing: Ann Acacia Kim · Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Eric Bauza, Jessica McKenna, Paul Scheer
1x05 Cupid's Errant Arrow
Sep 3, 2020 · 26 min · ★ 7.3
Ensign Boimler welcomes his girlfriend Barb onto the USS Cerritos, much to Ensign Mariner’s dismay — while Ensigns Ruthford and Tendi have starship envy when the Cerritos rendezvous with the more-advanced USS Vancouver.
Directing: Kim Arndt · Writing: Ben Joseph · Starring: Matt Walsh, Lauren Tom, Eric Bauza, Kari Wahlgren
1x06 Terminal Provocations
Sep 10, 2020 · 26 min · ★ 7.0
The lovable but awkward Ensign Fletcher makes work difficult for Mariner and Boimler. Rutherford introduces Tendi to a holodeck training program he created.
Directing: Bob Suarez · Writing: John Cochran · Starring: Tim Robinson, J.G. Hertzler, Jack McBrayer, Jessica McKenna
1x07 Much Ado About Boimler
Sep 17, 2020 · 27 min · ★ 7.3
Mariner tries to impress her best friend from Starfleet Academy who is now a visiting Captain. Boimler is sent to a Starfleet medical ship after a transporter accident puts him “out of phase.”
Directing: Barry J. Kelly · Writing: M. Willis · Starring: Jennifer Hale, Vanessa Marshall, Maurice LaMarche, Toks Olagundoye
1x08 Veritas
Sep 24, 2020 · 26 min · ★ 7.7
Mariner, Boimler, Tendi and Rutherford are caught off guard when aliens force them to testify about a series of seemingly unrelated events.
Directing: Kim Arndt · Writing: Garrick Bernard · Starring: John de Lancie, Kurtwood Smith, Kenneth Mitchell, Brandon Johnson
1x09 Crisis Point
Oct 1, 2020 · 28 min · ★ 7.9
Mariner repurposes Boimler's holodeck program to cast herself as the villain in a Lower Decks style movie.
Directing: Bob Suarez · Writing: Ben Rodgers · Starring: Gabrielle Ruiz, Gary Cole, Marcus Henderson, Paul Scheer
1x10 No Small Parts Season Finale
Oct 8, 2020 · 30 min · ★ 8.2
The USS Cerritos encounters a familiar enemy. Tendi helps a struggling recruit find her footing.
Directing: Barry J. Kelly · Writing: Mike McMahan · Starring: Ryan Ridley, Marina Sirtis, Jack McBrayer, Merrin Dungey