Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 release schedule – When is episode 10 out?
The zany sci-fi series is back.
Star Trek: Lower Decks fans should prepare themselves for a blockbuster finale next week, according to the latest comments by showrunner Mike McMahan.
After episodes 8 and 9 took a step back from the overarching plot of season 4 – which concerns the mysterious attacks on space vessels belonging to a variety of alien species – we're finally shifting focus back to that storyline.
In an interview with TrekMovie.com and other press, McMahan said that the Lower Decks finale is "like a movie" – presumably teasing its scale and dramatic stakes – before revealing details of a scrapped clue from episode 8.
Titled 'Caves', the chapter was a self-contained story for the most part, but almost tied into the wider story with an ominous line from the shape-shifting Vendorians.
"There’s one line I cut at the end of this episode," began McMahan, "when the Vendorians show up and they’re like, 'Give them a little minute'. Originally, they said, 'after this, it gets a lot harder for them'.
"The Vendorians kind of know where it goes and I cut it in the edit because it was such a beautiful friendship moment at the end of the episode. I didn’t want to fly in the ointment at the end, it just felt wrong.
He added: "It felt right on the page, but people are only going to have to wait a week to find out for themselves to see it… It’s better to end on a happy note."
Consider us intrigued! If you're eager to tune into the Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 finale, read on for everything you need to know about the release schedule on Paramount Plus.
When is Star Trek: Lower Decks episode 10 on Paramount Plus?
Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 episode 10 – the as-yet-untitled finale – is available to stream on Paramount Plus from Thursday 2nd November 2023.
Episodes typically arrive on the platform at 8am BST, which equates to midnight PT or 3am ET for our friends across the pond.
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How many episodes are in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4?
Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 consists of 10 episodes in total, which is consistent with the preceding three runs.
Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 release schedule
Star Trek: Lower Decks will follow a weekly release schedule, which will see new episodes drop all the way through to early November. Here's your full overview:
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 episode 1 – Twovix – Thursday 7th September 2023 (out now)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 episode 2 – I Have No Bones, Yet I Must Flee – Thursday 7th September 2023 (out now)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 episode 3 – In the Cradle of Vexilon – Thursday 14th September 2023 (out now)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 episode 4 – Something Borrowed, Something Green – Thursday 21st September 2023 (out now)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 episode 5 – Empathalogical Fallacies – Thursday 28th September 2023 (out now)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 episode 6 – Parth Ferengi's Heart Place – Thursday 5th October 2023 (out now)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 episode 7 – A Few Badgeys More – Thursday 12th October 2023 (out now)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 episode 8 – Caves – Thursday 19th October 2023 (out now)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 episode 9 – The Inner Fight – Thursday 26th October 2023 (out now)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 episode 10 – TBA – Thursday 2nd November 2023
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