NewsDavid PowellOctober 17, 2023Star Trek: Lower Decks

PREVIEW: Star Trek: Lower Decks, Episode 408

NewsDavid PowellOctober 17, 2023Star Trek: Lower Decks

OCTOBER 17, 2023 – Welcome to week eight of season four of Star Trek: Lower Decks!

In this week’s episode, “Caves,” the Lower Deckers go on a classic cave mission. “Caves” was written by Ben Rodgers and directed by Megan Lloyd. Rodgers was Story Editor on the first season and Executive Story Editor on the second season of Lower Decks. He wrote the first season episode "Crisis Point," the second season episode "Mugato, Gumato," and the third season episode "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus." He also voices Lieutenant Commander Steve Stevens.

Loyd directed this season’s second and fifth episodes, "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee" and "Empathological Fallacies."

“Caves” drops this Thursday, October 19 on Paramount+. In the meantime, check out images from the episode, below.

Noël Wells as Tendi and Tawny Newsome as Mariner. Photo Credit: Paramount+

Eugene Cordero as Rutherford and Gillian Vigman as Dr. T'Ana. Photo Credit: Paramount+

Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner. Photo Credit: Paramount+

Eugene Cordero as Rutherford, Noël Wells as D’Vana Tendi, Jack Quaid as Brad Boimler and Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner. Photo Credit: Paramount+

Jack Quaid as Brad Boimler, Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner, Eugene Cordero as Rutherford and Noël Wells as D’Vana Tendi. Photo Credit: Paramount+

Eugene Cordero as Rutherford, Noël Wells as D’Vana Tendi, Jack Quaid as Brad Boimler and Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner. Photo Credit: Paramount+

Eugene Cordero as Rutherford, Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner, Noël Wells as D’Vana Tendi and Jack Quaid as Brad Boimler. Photo Credit: Paramount+

Eugene Cordero as Rutherford and Noël Wells as D’Vana Tendi. Photo Credit: Paramount+

Noël Wells as D’Vana Tendi. Photo Credit: Paramount+

David Powell

David is a contributing writer for Daily Star Trek News on the Roddenberry Podcast Network. He is a librarian, baseball fan, and book and movie buff. He has also written for American Libraries and Skeptical Inquirer. David also enjoys diverse music, but leans toward classical and jazz. He plays a mean radio.