"It's hard to make peace with the end of a new Star Trek show, especially after years without any Star Trek on the small screen at all - and especially when it comes to a great show like Lower Decks. The Trek franchise is always searching for a new corner of the final frontier to explore, but the animated comedy felt like the freshest addition to the world in decades."
"Its cancellation in 2024 felt preemptive, not to mention disappointing: the show had so much potential, and even after five seasons, it didn't seem to be slowing down. Though creator Mike McMahan assured Inverse that he ended the show on his terms, more or less, it still felt bittersweet that it had to end at all. Fortunately, McMahan has landed on his feet with another animated project."
Lower Decks ended after five seasons and was cancelled in 2024 despite widespread praise for its fresh underdog focus on background Starfleet characters. The series expanded the franchise's tone by foregrounding junior officers and comedy, maintaining momentum through inventive storytelling. Creator Mike McMahan says he concluded the show on his terms, but the ending still felt bittersweet to many fans. McMahan and Dominic Dierkes are partnering with CBS Studios, Paramount+ and Prime Video to create Odd Jobs, an adult animated sitcom set in 2127. Odd Jobs portrays an extreme late-stage capitalist world and follows gig-workers completing dangerous tasks via the ODD JOBS app across a neo-Midwest.
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