The Orville Season 4 May Depend on Disney+ Viewers, Says Seth MacFarlane
Seth MacFarlane says that the renewal of The Orville season 4 will likely depend on the streaming numbers that come in from Disney+. The Orville is a science fiction dramedy heavily inspired by Star Trek that follows the crew of the titular ship USS Orville (ECV-197) as they visit various planets and encounter different alien life forms. The cast includes MacFarlane, who also created the series, as Captain Ed Mercer, Adrianne Palicki as Commander Kelly Grayson, Penny Johnson Jerald as Doctor Claire Finn, Scott Grimes as Lieutenant Gordon Malloy, and Peter Macon as Lieutenant Commander Bortus, with a host of guest stars like Charlize Theron, Bruce Willis, Rob Lowe, and even Dolly Parton.
The Orville's path to the screen has been historically challenging. It originally ran on Fox starting in 2017, and while the first season was poorly received by critics, it was the #1 Thursday show for the network. However, that wasn't enough for Fox to want to keep the show on their roster after season 2, and when production on season 3, The Orville: New Horizons, was delayed by the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it resurfaced in 2022 as a Hulu exclusive series. However, now that Disney owns 20th Century Productions and their streaming service has recently expanded to include more adult-oriented content, The Orville will stream on Disney+ in its entirety starting August 10, 2022.
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Screen Rant recently spoke with MacFarlane about the future of The Orville. He admitted that the show's chances of being renewed for season 4 are currently about 50-50. However, for New Horizons he felt very supported by both the Hulu and Disney teams, and he hopes that Disney+ will allow the
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