Lower Decks: Season 1 (2020)
S01E01

Second Contact

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2380

Ensign Tendi has her first day of work on Starfleet's U.S.S. Cerritos, where she meets fellow support crew members, Ensigns Mariner, Boimler and Rutherford. Meanwhile, Boimler is tasked with a secret special assignment and Rutherford attempts to keep his dating life intact while a sci-fi disaster strikes the ship.

Broadcast: 6 August 2020
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Mike McMahan
Director(s): Barry J. Kelly
Story Order: 808

Lower Decks: Season 1 (2020)
S01E02

Envoys

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2380

After a high profile mission goes awry, Boimler is further plagued with self-doubt when Mariner proves herself to be a more naturally talented sci-fi badass than he. Rutherford quits his job in engineering and explores other departments on the U.S.S. Cerritos.

Broadcast: 13 August 2020
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Chris Kula
Director(s): Kim Arndt
Story Order: 809

Lower Decks: Season 1 (2020)
S01E03

Temporal Edict

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2380

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.

Broadcast: 20 August 2020
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Dave Ihlenfeld & David Wright
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 810

Lower Decks: Season 1 (2020)
S01E04

Moist Vessel

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2380

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.

Broadcast: 27 August 2020
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Ann Kim
Director(s): Barry J. Kelly
Story Order: 811

Lower Decks: Season 1 (2020)
S01E05

Cupid's Errant Arrow

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2380

Mariner is suspicious of Boimler's new girlfriend. Tendi and Rutherford grow jealous of a bigger starship's gear.

Broadcast: 3 September 2020
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Ben Joseph
Director(s): Kim Arndt
Story Order: 812

Lower Decks: Season 1 (2020)
S01E06

Terminal Provocations

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2380

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

Broadcast: 10 September 2020
Format: Episode
Writer(s): John Cochran
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 813

Lower Decks: Season 1 (2020)
S01E07

Much Ado About Boimler

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2380

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."

Broadcast: 17 September 2020
Format: Episode
Writer(s): M. Willis
Director(s): Barry J. Kelly
Story Order: 814

Lower Decks: Season 1 (2020)
S01E08

Veritas

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2380

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

Broadcast: 24 September 2020
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Garrick Bernard
Director(s): Kim Arndt
Story Order: 815

Lower Decks: Season 1 (2020)
S01E09

Crisis Point

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2380

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

Broadcast: 1 October 2020
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Ben Rodgers
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 816

Lower Decks: Season 1 (2020)
S01E10

No Small Parts

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2380

Season finale. The U.S.S. Cerritos encounters a familiar enemy. Tendi helps a struggling recruit find her footing.

Broadcast: 8 October 2020
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Mike McMahan
Director(s): Barry J. Kelly
Story Order: 817

Lower Decks: Season 2 (2021)
S02E01

Strange Energies

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

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.

Broadcast: 12 August 2021
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Mike McMahan
Director(s): Jason Zurek
Story Order: 818

Lower Decks: Season 2 (2021)
S02E02

Kayshon, His Eyes Open

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

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.

Broadcast: 19 August 2021
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Chris Kula
Director(s): Kim Arndt
Story Order: 819

Lower Decks: Season 2 (2021)
S02E03

We'll Always Have Tom Paris

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

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.

Broadcast: 26 August 2021
Format: Episode
Writer(s): M. Willis
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 820

Lower Decks: Season 2 (2021)
S02E04

Mugato, Gumato

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

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

Broadcast: 2 September 2021
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Ben Rodgers
Director(s): Jason Zurek
Story Order: 821

Lower Decks: Season 2 (2021)
S02E05

An Embarrassment Of Dooplers

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

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

Broadcast: 9 September 2021
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Dave Ihlenfeld & David Wright
Director(s): Kim Arndt
Story Order: 822

Lower Decks: Season 2 (2021)
S02E06

The Spy Humongous

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

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.

Broadcast: 16 September 2021
Format: Episode
Writer(s): John Cochran
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 823

Lower Decks: Season 2 (2021)
S02E07

Where Pleasant Fountains Lie

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

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.

Broadcast: 23 September 2021
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Garrick Bernard
Director(s): Jason Zurek
Story Order: 824

Lower Decks: Season 2 (2021)
S02E08

I, Excretus

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

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

Broadcast: 30 September 2021
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Ann Kim
Director(s): Kim Arndt
Story Order: 825

Lower Decks: Season 2 (2021)
S02E09

Wej Duj

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

Boimler tries to find a bridge buddy while the U.S.S. Cerritos crew has down time during a long warp trip.

Broadcast: 7 October 2021
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Kathryn Lyn
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 826

Lower Decks: Season 2 (2021)
S02E10

First First Contact

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

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

Broadcast: 14 October 2021
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Mike McMahan
Director(s): Jason Zurek
Story Order: 827

Lower Decks: Season 3 (2022)
S03E01

Grounded

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

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.

Broadcast: 25 August 2022
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Chris Kula
Director(s): Jason Zurek
Story Order: 828

Lower Decks: Season 3 (2022)
S03E02

The Least Dangerous Game

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

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

Broadcast: 1 September 2022
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Garrick Bernard
Director(s): Michael Mullen
Story Order: 829

Lower Decks: Season 3 (2022)
S03E03

Mining The Mind's Mine

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

On a remote science outpost, stone orbs are bringing fantasies to life. Tendi starts her first day as a Senior Science Officer Trainee.

Broadcast: 8 September 2022
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Brian D. Bradley
Director(s): Fill Marc Sagadraca
Story Order: 830

Lower Decks: Season 3 (2022)
S03E04

Room For Growth

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

Mariner, Boimler and Tendi clash with their arch-rivals: Delta Shift. The Cerritos engineers go on mandatory relaxation leave.

Broadcast: 15 September 2022
Format: Episode
Writer(s): John Cochran
Director(s): Jason Zurek
Story Order: 831

Lower Decks: Season 3 (2022)
S03E05

Reflections

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

Mariner and Boimler work the Starfleet recruitment booth at an alien job fair, Rutherford challenges himself.

Broadcast: 22 September 2022
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Mike McMahan
Director(s): Michael Mullen
Story Order: 832

Lower Decks: Season 3 (2022)
S03E06

Hear All, Trust Nothing

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

The Cerritos crew unexpectedly spends a day on Deep Space Nine.

Broadcast: 29 September 2022
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Grace Parra Janney
Director(s): Fill Marc Sagadraca
Story Order: 833

Lower Decks: Season 3 (2022)
S03E07

A Mathematically Perfect Redemption

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

A wayward Starfleet ensign struggles to find a path to redemption.

Broadcast: 6 October 2022
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Ann Kim
Director(s): Jason Zurek
Story Order: 834

Lower Decks: Season 3 (2022)
S03E08

Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

Boimler's holodeck movie sequel tries to live up to the original.

Broadcast: 13 October 2022
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Ben Rodgers
Director(s): Michael Mullen
Story Order: 835

Lower Decks: Season 3 (2022)
S03E09

Trusted Sources

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

A visiting reporter on the Cerritos puts Captain Freeman on edge.

Broadcast: 20 October 2022
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Ben M. Waller
Director(s): Fill Marc Sagadraca
Story Order: 836

Lower Decks: Season 3 (2022)
S03E10

The Stars At Night

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

In the season three finale, the U.S.S. Cerritos crew must prove their worth in a mission race.

Broadcast: 27 October 2022
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Mike McMahan
Director(s): Jason Zurek
Story Order: 837

Lower Decks: Season 4 (2023)
S04E01

Twovix

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

The Cerritos ensigns must assist a caretaker on the voyage of a historically significant starship.

Broadcast: 7 September 2023
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Mike McMahan
Director(s): Barry J. Kelly & Jason Zurek
Story Order: 838

Lower Decks: Season 4 (2023)
S04E02

I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

Mariner tries to get demoted, Rutherford tries to get promoted, and Boimler makes a big move.

Broadcast: 7 September 2023
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Aaron Burdette
Director(s): Megan Lloyd
Story Order: 839

Lower Decks: Season 4 (2023)
S04E03

In The Cradle Of Vexilon

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

Boimler leads his first away mission on an alien megastructure.

Broadcast: 14 September 2023
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Ben Waller
Director(s): Brandon Williams
Story Order: 840

Lower Decks: Season 4 (2023)
S04E04

Something Borrowed, Something Green

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

Tendi is summoned back to Orion for a wedding.

Broadcast: 21 September 2023
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Grace Parra Janney
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 841

Lower Decks: Season 4 (2023)
S04E05

Empathological Fallacies

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

A trio of Betazoids cause chaos on the Cerritos.

Broadcast: 28 September 2023
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Jamie Loftus
Director(s): Megan Lloyd
Story Order: 842

Lower Decks: Season 4 (2023)
S04E06

Parth Ferengi's Heart Place

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

The Cerritos visits the Ferengi homeworld.

Broadcast: 5 October 2023
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Cullen Crawford
Director(s): Brandon Williams
Story Order: 843

Lower Decks: Season 4 (2023)
S04E07

A Few Badgeys More

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

Three computerized villains return to cause problems for the Cerritos crew.

Broadcast: 12 October 2023
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Edgar Momplaisir
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 844

Lower Decks: Season 4 (2023)
S04E08

Caves

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

The Lower Deckers go on a classic cave mission.

Broadcast: 19 October 2023
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Ben Rodgers
Director(s): Megan Lloyd
Story Order: 845

Lower Decks: Season 4 (2023)
S04E09

The Inner Fight

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

Captain Freeman assigns the Lower Deckers an overly safe mission to try and keep a self-destructive Mariner out of danger.

Broadcast: 26 October 2023
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Mike McMahan
Director(s): Brandon Williams
Story Order: 846

Lower Decks: Season 4 (2023)
S04E10

Old Friends, New Planets

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2381

Mariner faces her past in the season four finale.

Broadcast: 2 November 2023
Format: Episode
Writer(s): May Darmon
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 847

Lower Decks: Season 5 (2024)
S05E01

Dos Cerritos

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2382

A spatial anomaly forces the Cerritos crew to face their own faces.

Broadcast: 24 October 2024
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Aaron Burdette
Director(s): Megan Lloyd
Story Order: 848

Lower Decks: Season 5 (2024)
S05E02

Shades Of Green

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2382

Tendi races to stop a conflict while Boimler and Mariner race to stop capitalists. Rutherford fixes a door.

Broadcast: 24 October 2024
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Keith Foglesong
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 849

Lower Decks: Season 5 (2024)
S05E03

The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2382

The Lower Deckers hunt nanites on a resort in space.

Broadcast: 31 October 2024
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Stephanie Amante-Ritter
Director(s): Brandon Williams
Story Order: 850

Lower Decks: Season 5 (2024)
S05E04

A Farewell To Farms

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2382

Dr. Migleemo cooks up some hot dishes while Mariner prefers hers served cold.

Broadcast: 7 November 2024
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Diana Tay
Director(s): Megan Lloyd
Story Order: 851

Lower Decks: Season 5 (2024)
S05E05

Starbase 80?!

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2382

Ransom uses too much disinfectant gel while Mariner gets paranoid about curses.

Broadcast: 14 November 2024
Format: Episode
Writer(s): May Darmon
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 852

Lower Decks: Season 5 (2024)
S05E06

Of Gods And Angles

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2382

Mariner teams up with a troubled ensign while the Cerritos hosts peace talks between warring civilizations.

Broadcast: 21 November 2024
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Aaron Burdette
Director(s): Brandon Williams
Story Order: 853

Lower Decks: Season 5 (2024)
S05E07

Fully Dilated

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2382

It's a pre-warp society undercover Girls Trip!

Broadcast: 28 November 2024
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Andrew Mueth
Director(s): Megan Lloyd
Story Order: 854

Lower Decks: Season 5 (2024)
S05E08

Upper Decks

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2382

The Lower Deckers have a pumpkin carving party.

Broadcast: 5 December 2024
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Cullen Crawford
Director(s): Bob Suarez
Story Order: 855

Lower Decks: Season 5 (2024)
S05E09

Fissure Quest

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2382

Fissures must be closed before they get inflamed.

Broadcast: 12 December 2024
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Lauren McGuire
Director(s): Brandon Williams
Story Order: 856

Lower Decks: Season 5 (2024)
S05E10

The New Next Generation

Stardate: [unknown] Year: 2382

Season finale where lots of wild stuff happens!

Broadcast: 19 December 2024
Format: Episode
Writer(s): Mike McMahan
Director(s): Megan Lloyd
Story Order: 857