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"I made sure to ask some of my favorites to be in the show," creator Mike McMahan says.Usually when the crew of Star Trek: Lower Decks say "go big or go home," it means some kind of accidental mass implosion that causes all kinds of ripples across the galaxy and really ticks off their superiors.

The next episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks will be released on Thursday on Paramount Plus. Lower Decks season 5 premiered on the streaming platform on Thursday 24th October 2024 with a double-bill launch, and shifted to a one-per-week release schedule after that.