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The Orville

The Orville

New home. New missions.

20177.63 Seasons36 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.

Created by Liz Heldens
Produced by Jon Favreau
NetworksFOXHulu

Top Cast

Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane

Capt. Ed Mercer

Adrianne Palicki

Adrianne Palicki

Cmdr. Kelly Grayson

Penny Johnson Jerald

Penny Johnson Jerald

Dr. Claire Finn

Scott Grimes

Scott Grimes

Lt. Gordon Malloy

Peter Macon

Peter Macon

Lt. Cmdr. Bortus

Jessica Szohr

Jessica Szohr

Talla Keyali

J. Lee

J. Lee

John LaMarr

Mark Jackson

Mark Jackson

Isaac

Anne Winters

Anne Winters

Charly Burke

Themes & Keywords

space battlefutureutopianostalgicspace explorationcuriousspace adventureamused

About The Orville

The Orville is a drama, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of space battle, future, utopia, nostalgic, space exploration, curious. Created by Liz Heldens, it stars Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald. Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.

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