Want to stream more Star Trek? Try a free trial of CBS All Access, on us! What’s up with the Borg? So, the question remains, did Starfleet stop using sentient holograms after 2378, or what? The La Sirena is a commercial vessel, and it stands to reason its pre-programmed hologram package is commercial, too. But, it should be noted that the various holograms used by Captain Rios on the La Sirena, are all non-Starfleet. But did it happen? We know that in 2399 - during the time of Picard - that all sorts of emergency holograms exist on starships. In Voyager, the Doctor was able to start a movement for holograms to be recognized as sentient lifeforms, much in the same way Data was protected in TNGas an android. So far, in the first two episodes of Lower Decks, we have not the USS Cerritos version of an Emergency Medical Hologram, or any other kind of sentient holograms. Because Lower Decks is set only five years prior to the big Mars revolt, it feels reasonable that we could see some of these Synths onboard the USS Cerritos. That said, the existence of Synth Labor wasn’t something we’d seen in Trek canon up until these flashbacks, meaning, it had to start somewhere. Synth Laborīy 2285, synthetical android labor was common enough in the Federation, that several Synth units were used at the Utopia Plantia Shipyards on Mars to help construct new ships for Picard’s “Rescue Armada” of the Romulans. That said, because everything is about to change in five years, Lower Decks could subtly gesture at what’s coming. There are no major wars, and the majority of the superpowers in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants are behaving the way you remember in TNG or DS9, only, if anything, even calmer. In other words, Lower Decks is sandwiched in a “stable” period in the Trek timeline. Lower Decksalso takes place five years after the end of the Dominion War, which could indicate that Starfleet and the Federation are experiencing a period of rebirth and renewal. It’s also five years prior to the earliest flashbacks in Star Trek: Picard, meaning the Synth Revolt on Mars and the Romulan Supernova of 2387 is all in the relatively near future. So, here’s the easy answer to the Lower Decks chronology question: The series takes place in 2380, which is one year after Nemesis and two years after Voyager returned to Earth. As creator and showrunner Mike McMahan has said many times, Lower Decks is canon, meaning things that happen on this series, could, in theory, affect other shows.īut, in terms of the Lower Decks timeline, what does that really mean? How does it fit into the large story of Star Trek, and does it really matter? Here’s how it works, and why the placement of Lower Decks in the Trek timeline might be a bigger deal than we thought. Although there are some meta-fictional elements (just how the hell did Mariner have dreams about Khan?) the series isn’t a comedy-spoof of Star Trek, but rather, a comedy series that is set within the Trek canon. Just in case you’re confused, the new animated comedy series, Star Trek: Lower Decks, is not a spoof. This article contains minor spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks.

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