The Orville Season 3 Includes Star Trek: TOS Homage
The Orville has always taken inspiration from Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, but season 3 will reportedly feature an unmistakable homage to Star Trek: TOS. The Orville was created by and stars Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guyand longtime Star Trek fan. The sci-fi comedy series follows Ed Mercer (MacFarlane) and his crew on the USS Orville as they explore space in the 25th century. Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, Jessica Szohr, J Lee, Mark Jackson, and Anne Winters also star with MacFarlane.
While The Orville seasons 1 and 2 aired on Fox, the series will be moving to Hulu for its third and final season, which will premiere on June 2. Although the series was renewed in 2019, the wait for The Orville season 3, also known as The Orville: New Horizons, was unusually long because production was delayed twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new season will introduce a new member to The Orville's crew (Winters) and see the Orville clash again with the Kaylons, a race of artificial lifeforms.
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On top of the turbulent war with the Kaylons, The Orville season 3 is expected to pay homage to its source of inspiration. TV Line reports that episode 3 of the new season will feature a landing party excursion that could be cut straight from Star Trek: TOS. Still, season 3 won't be all nostalgic tributes. The same report also mentions that The Orville: New Horizons may take an unexpected emotional turn.
As The Orville progressed from season 1 to season 2, its tone changed drastically. Season 1 was not well-received by critics, but when season 2 adopted a more serious approach more in line with Roddenberry's
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