The Orville is an American science fiction comedy-drama series created by and starring Seth MacFarlane that premiered on Sunday, September 10, 2017. New episodes aired Thursdays on Fox during the 2017–18 season. MacFarlane stars as Ed Mercer, an officer in the Planetary Union's line of exploratory space vessels whose career took a downturn following his divorce, and who is given the titular ship as his first command, only to discover that his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson (Adrianne Palicki), has been assigned to be his First Officer. Inspired by the television series Star Trek, the series tells the story of Mercer, Grayson, and the crew of the Orville as they embark on various diplomatic and exploratory missions.
On November 2, 2017, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which will begin with a two-hour premiere on December 30, 2018. On May 11, 2019, Fox renewed the series for a third season and was announced in July 2019 that the third season will air on Hulu, as the series would have not been ready for a mid-season premiere on Fox.
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- Seth MacFarlane
- Adrianne Palicki
- Penny Johnson Jerald
- Scott Grimes
- Peter Macon
- Halston Sage
- J. Lee
- Mark Jackson
- Chad Coleman
- Jessica Szohr
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