This article is about the U.S. science fiction TV show. For other uses, see Orville (disambiguation).
The Orville
Also known as
The Orville: New Horizons (S3)
Genre
Action-adventure
Science fiction
Comedy-drama[1][2][3]
Created by
Seth MacFarlane
Starring
Seth MacFarlane
Adrianne Palicki
Penny Johnson Jerald
Halston Sage
Scott Grimes
Peter Macon
J. Lee
Mark Jackson
Jessica Szohr
Anne Winters
Theme music composer
Bruce Broughton[4]
Composers
Bruce Broughton
Joel McNeely
John Debney
Andrew Cottee
Kevin Kaska
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
36
Production
Executive producers
Seth MacFarlane
Brannon Braga
David A. Goodman
Jason Clark
Jon Favreau (S1E1)
Liz Heldens (S1)
Jon Cassar (S2)
Running time
43–45 minutes (S1)
48 minutes (S2)
60–86 minutes (S3)
Production companies
Fuzzy Door Productions
20th Television[a]
Original release
Network
Fox (S1–2) Hulu (S3)
Release
September 10, 2017 (2017-09-10) – August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)
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The Orville is an American science fiction comedy-drama[1][2][3] television series created by Seth MacFarlane, who also stars as the protagonist Ed Mercer, an officer in the Planetary Union's line of exploratory space vessels in the 25th century. It was inspired primarily by the original Star Trek and its Next Generation successor, both of which it heavily parodies and pays homage to. The series also uses inspiration from the Star Wars franchise[5] and games like the Mass Effect series.[6] It follows the crew of the starship USS Orville on their episodic adventures, as well as a serialized story which develops over the length of the series.[7][8]
Produced by Fuzzy Door Productions and 20th Television, The Orville premiered on September 10, 2017 and ran for two seasons on Fox and became available on streaming service Hulu the following day, followed by a third season exclusively on Hulu. Season one received generally negative reviews while seasons two and three received critical acclaim. The show had relatively successful ratings on Fox, becoming the broadcaster's highest-rated Thursday show as well as Fox's "most-viewed debut drama" since 2015.
^ ab"Shows A-Z – orville, the on fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
^ abRubin, Rebecca (September 15, 2017). "TV News Roundup: 'The Orville' Becomes Fox's Biggest Drama Debut in Two Years in Delayed Viewing". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
^ ab"The Orville: Seth MacFarlane Explains Why His New Show Isn't Just a Comedy". TVLine. August 8, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
^Burlingame, Jon (September 7, 2017). "Seth MacFarlane's 'The Orville' Gets Movie-Style Scoring From Emmy-Winning Composers". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^Donaldson, Mark (May 2, 2023). "7 The Orville Sci-Fi References (That Aren't Star Trek)". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^Roman, Daniel (July 21, 2022). "The Orville: New Horizons: 'Midnight Blue' is a moving, feature-length epic". FanSided: Winter Is Coming. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^de Moraes, Lisa (August 8, 2017). "Seth MacFarlane: 'The Orville' Occupies Sci-Fi Space 'Star Trek' Left Behind En Route To Dystopia". Deadline Hollywood.
^Martinelli, Marissa (September 8, 2017). "Seth MacFarlane's The Orville Is More Earnest Star Trek Homage Than 'Family Guy in Space'". Slate.
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