Lower Decks' stars Tawny Newsome, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero discuss the beloved show's fifth season and what they'll miss from the animated space adventure.

"Star Trek: Lower Decks" has become one of the brightest lights in the franchise's constellation over the past five years and its final 10-episode season launches today, Oct. 24, on Paramount+ with a double-episode debut.

Previous seasons of Lower Decks featured the likes of Jonathan Frakes as William Riker, Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi, John de Lancie as Q, Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys, and Armin Shimerman as Quark, among others. "There might be other cameos. Who knows?" Newsome says, playfully, of season 5. In other words, there will be others.

Our time aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos is about to come to an end — but not before Paramount+’s Star Trek: Lower Decks beams up a bevy of last laughs (and maybe some tears). As announced in the spring, Star Trek: Lower Decks is ending with Season 5,

Tawny Newsome, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero discuss the beloved show's fifth season and what they'll miss from the animated space adventure

Lower Decks Season 5 recently premiered, and while the future is bright with upcoming Trek projects on the way, it's the final ride for the animated comedy. It's a bittersweet time for the fandom, which is caught between lamenting the end while still celebrating the good times.