New Trek Animated Series Announced by author of “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Warped: An Engaging Guide to the Never-Aired 8th Season”

StarTrek.com has announced that they’ve ordered a two season commitment for a new animated series by Mike McMahan, author of Star Trek: The Next Generation: Warped: An Engaging Guide to the Never-Aired 8th Season:

CBS All Access has set phasers to funny with the announcement today that they’ve given a two-season commitment to Star Trek: Lower Decks, an animated comedy from Emmy Award-winner Mike McMahan. The show, which will be produced by CBS Eye Animation Productions, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment, will follow the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least-important ships. CBS Eye Animation Productions is CBS Television Studios’ new animation arm.