“First First Contact” preview
Star Trek: Lower Decks returns this week with the second season finale “First First Contact.” Written by series creator Mike McMahan and directed by Jason Zurek, the episode will stream on Paramount+ beginning on Thursday, October 14th.
Check out the new photos and preview video below.
![Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-01-1024x576.jpg)
![Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-01-1024x576.jpg)
![In the season two finale, the U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked to aid an Excelsior-class starship on a first contact mission.](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-02-1024x576.jpg)
![In the season two finale, the U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked to aid an Excelsior-class starship on a first contact mission.](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-02-1024x576.jpg)
![Phil Lamarr as Admiral Freeman, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman and Lycia Naff as Captain Gomez](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-03-1024x576.jpg)
![Phil Lamarr as Admiral Freeman, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman and Lycia Naff as Captain Gomez](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-03-1024x576.jpg)
![Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman and Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-04-1024x576.jpg)
![Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman and Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-04-1024x576.jpg)
![Paul Scheer as Lt. Commander Andy Billups, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Jerry O'Connell as Commander, and Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-06-1024x576.jpg)
![Paul Scheer as Lt. Commander Andy Billups, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Jerry O'Connell as Commander, and Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-06-1024x576.jpg)
![Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner and Lauren Lapkus as Jennifer the Andorian](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-07-1024x576.jpg)
![Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner and Lauren Lapkus as Jennifer the Andorian](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-07-1024x576.jpg)
![Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford and Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-05-1024x576.jpg)
![Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford and Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi](https://treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/star-trek-lower-decks-preview-210-05-1024x576.jpg)
Episode synopsis:
In the season two finale, the U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked to aid another starship on a first contact mission.
Star Trek: Lower Decks is available on the Paramount+ streaming service in the U.S. and Latin America, internationally through Amazon Prime, and on CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streaming on Crave in Canada.
The first season of Lower Decks is now available on Blu-ray.
Stay tuned to TrekNews.net for all the latest news on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Prodigy, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Picard, and more.
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