It’s been nine months since we last saw the crew of the USS Cerritos, and Paramount+ today announced that Star Trek: Lower Decks will be back in California-class style this September!
 
One of several announcements made during today’s Star Trek Universe panel at San Diego Comic Con, the fourth season of Lower Decks is set to kick off on Paramount+ — in both the United States and on the streamer in other global regions where Paramount+ is available — with a two-episode premiere landing Thursday, September 7.
 

 
The logline for Lower Decks Season 4 confirms that we’ll be seeing more of Vulcan exchange officer Ensign T’Lyn (Gabrielle Ruiz) this year, after she transferred to the Cerritos in the closing moments of the Season 3 finale.
 

In season four of STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, an unknown force is destroying starships and threatening galactic peace. Luckily, the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos isn’t important enough for stuff like that! Instead, Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, Rutherford and Provisional Ensign T’Lyn are keeping up with their Starfleet duties, avoiding malevolent computers and getting stuck in a couple caves – all while encountering new and classic aliens along the way.

Like the last three seasons, the Star Trek: Lower Decks promotional team has turned to the classic Trek films for inspiration; the key art for Season 4 mirrors the Bob Peak-designed poster artwork for 1986’s Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

Here are just some of the things we spotted in the fast-paced trailer:

In addition to the Season 4 news, fans in the UK will be able to watch the first three seasons of Star Trek: Lower Decks starting August 29 on Paramount+ UK, with Season 4 to continue on that service on the September 7 global rollout date.

Star Trek: Lower Decks returns September 7 on Paramount+.