Breaking News: Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Renewed with Thrilling Enterprise Adventures!

Breaking News: Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Renewed with Thrilling Enterprise Adventures!

Exciting possibilities arise as Star Trek: Lower Decks continues to pay homage to Enterprise, leaving fans eagerly anticipating the potential appearance of beloved characters Will this long-awaited crossover become a reality?

Warning: This Article Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4, Episodes 1 & 2

Summary

The supervising director and producer have confirmed that Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 will incorporate additional references and crossovers from Star Trek: Enterprise. The premiere of season 4 showcased the reappearance of the USS Voyager, indicating the potential for similar acknowledgments of Enterprise.

The creators of Lower Decks have shown their admiration for Enterprise by incorporating various references, including characters, engineering elements, and even Riker singing a song. Their affectionate approach extends to every Star Trek series. #StarTrekLowerDecks

Supervising director Brian J. Kelly and producer Brad Winters have confirmed that more references to Star Trek: Enterprise will be featured in future episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks. In the season 4 premiere, titled "Twovix," the USS Cerritos experiences Voyager-related craziness and brings back the Intrepid Class USS Voyager starship. As Lower Decks continues to incorporate crossovers from other Star Trek shows from the 1990s, it remains to be seen if Star Trek: Enterprise will receive similar treatment.

Screen Rant recently conducted an interview with supervising director Barry J. Kelly regarding the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. During the interview, we inquired about the potential for a crossover with Star Trek: Enterprise, as Lower Decks has already featured guest stars from both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. Below, you can find the response from Kelly and producer Brian Winters:

Brian J. Kelly: We do make references to Enterprise. As an example, we had Shax appear in an Enterprise-era uniform upon his return in episode 203. Additionally, we make mention of a specific engineering element, which holds a classic status.

Brad Winters: We have even more in store. Currently, we are working on the Easter egg document, which is jam-packed with Enterprise references.

Brian J. Kelly: Absolutely! One of my favorite moments was when Riker hilariously sang the lyrics of the song. It had me laughing out loud when I first came across it.

Brad Winters: Shax talks about T'Pol's hair. We've always loved Enterprise. There's no Star Trek we don't like.

Will Star Trek: Lower Decks' References Lead To Enterprise's Characters Finally Appearing?

Breaking News: Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Renewed with Thrilling Enterprise Adventures!

Throughout the past four seasons of Star Trek: Lower Decks, a significant homage has been paid to Star Trek: Enterprise, with humorous references and nods. In the second episode of Lower Decks season 4, titled "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee," Lieutenant Brad Boimler (played by Jack Quaid) possesses an action figure portraying Mirror Universe Archer. In addition, the tubes containing blinking lights, commonly observed in the Engineering section of various starships, have now been officially named Tucker Tubes after Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III (portrayed by Connor Trinneer), the esteemed Chief Engineer of the Enterprise NX-01.

Trip Tucker, played by Connor Trinneer, will reprise his beloved character from Enterprise after 18 years in a new episode of Very Short Treks. While this installment is not considered part of the official Star Trek canon, it could be a promising first step towards the potential return of Enterprise characters in one of Paramount+'s current Star Trek series. Both the animated shows, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Prodigy, provide the ideal platform to bring back the iconic characters from the 22nd century Star Trek: Enterprise, and it seems that progress is being made in that direction. Don't forget to catch Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4, which is available for streaming on Paramount+ every Thursday.