Star Trek Animated Comedy Series Is In the Works

Zorro shares a report from Entertainment Weekly: The first-ever official Star Trek comedy series has been ordered. CBS All Access has greenlit an animated series from Emmy-winner Mike McMahan, a writer on Adult Swim's sensation Rick and Morty The half-hour series is titled Star Trek: Lower Decks and will tackle the Federation from a comedic perspective, focusing 'on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships.' Fans will recognize the Lower Decks title as referencing the name of one of the best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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