Seasons & episodes

The featurette explores the backstories and behind-the-scenes creation of Ensigns Beckett Mariner, Brad Boimler, Samanthan Rutherford, D'Vana Tendi, and other crew members of the U.S.S. Cerritos. Interviews: It features insights from the show's creator Mike McMahan, along with producers, writers, and the cast.

The featurette includes commentary from producers, creatives, and the cast regarding the background details, blink-and-you-miss-it references, and canonical nods inserted into the animation.

S1 · E1Second Contact 2020-08-06 · 26 min＋

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.

S1 · E2Envoys 2020-08-13 · 26 min＋

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.

S1 · E3Temporal Edict 2020-08-20 · 25 min＋

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.

S1 · E4Moist Vessel 2020-08-27 · 27 min＋

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.

S1 · E5Cupid's Errant Arrow 2020-09-03 · 26 min＋

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.

S1 · E6Terminal Provocations 2020-09-10 · 26 min＋

The lovable but awkward Ensign Fletcher makes work difficult for Mariner and Boimler. Rutherford introduces Tendi to a holodeck training program he created.

S1 · E7Much Ado About Boimler 2020-09-17 · 27 min＋

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.”

S1 · E8Veritas 2020-09-24 · 26 min＋

Mariner, Boimler, Tendi and Rutherford are caught off guard when aliens force them to testify about a series of seemingly unrelated events.

S1 · E9Crisis Point 2020-10-01 · 28 min＋

Mariner repurposes Boimler's holodeck program to cast herself as the villain in a Lower Decks style movie.

S1 · E10No Small Parts 2020-10-08 · 30 min＋

The USS Cerritos encounters a familiar enemy. Tendi helps a struggling recruit find her footing.

S2 · E1Strange Energies 2021-08-12 · 26 min＋

Approximately three months after the events of the season one finale, the U.S.S. Cerritos is dispatched on a mission where it ends up in a sci-fi event resulting in "strange energy," which Commander Ransom inadvertently absorbs.

S2 · E2Kayshon, His Eyes Open 2021-08-19 · 26 min＋

Our Lower Deckers have trouble bonding with Ensign Jet Manhaver, who has been assigned Boimler’s bunk and shift duties. Meanwhile, we get a glimpse of Boimler’s life on the U.S.S. Titan, which is more intense than he thought it would be.

S2 · E3We'll Always Have Tom Paris 2021-08-26 · 27 min＋

Assigned a special task by Dr. T'Ana, Tendi enlists Mariner for help. On the U.S.S. Cerritos, Rutherford is consumed by a bridge crew mystery.

S2 · E4Mugato, Gumato 2021-09-02 · 27 min＋

The U.S.S. Cerritos is dispatched to a planet to investigate an unexplained sighting of a dangerous Mugato.

S2 · E5An Embarrassment of Dooplers 2021-09-09 · 25 min＋

Mariner and Boimler try to track down the location of a legendary Starfleet party while the bridge crew deals with an insecure alien diplomat.

S2 · E6The Spy Humongous 2021-09-16 · 26 min＋

Anomaly consolidation day on the U.S.S. Cerritos leaves the Lower Deckers with mixed emotions. Captain Freeman attempts to negotiate peace on the Pakled home world.

S2 · E7Where Pleasant Fountains Lie 2021-09-23 · 26 min＋

Mariner and Boimler are stranded on an uninhabited planet with a sentient computer. On the Cerritos, Lt. Commander Billups must prove his engineering abilities to an old adversary.

S2 · E8I, Excretus 2021-09-30 · 26 min＋

A consultant arrives on the U.S.S. Cerritos to run drills that require the lower deckers and bridge crew to swap duties.

S2 · E9wej Duj 2021-10-07 · 28 min＋

Boimler tries to find a friend from the bridge, while the crew of the USS Cerritos has free time during a long warp trip.

S2 · E10First First Contact 2021-10-14 · 31 min＋

In the season two finale, the U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked to aid another class starship on a first contact mission.

S3 · E1Grounded 2022-08-25 · 27 min＋

Mariner enlists her friends on a rogue mission to exonerate her mother, as Captain Freeman faces a military tribunal for the destruction of Pakled Planet.

S3 · E2The Least Dangerous Game 2022-09-01 · 26 min＋

On a tropical paradise planet, Mariner questions Commander Ransom on how he structures his away team. Boimler makes a bold career decision.