Home > The Orville > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Orville: Season 1 (2017) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Want to see Episode List Season 1 The Orville Critics Consensus An odd jumble of campiness and sincerity, homage and satire, The Orville never quite achieves liftoff. 30% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 53 94% Audience Score User Ratings: 8863 See score details Other TV Shows The Act 11.22.63 Catch-22 The Handmaid's Tale The Looming Tower Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1. Old Wounds Air date: Sep 10, 2017 Series premiere of a comedy-drama that follows the futuristic adventures of the Orville, a spaceship, and its crew of humans and aliens. First up: Ed Mercer is promoted to captain, but his enthusiasm wanes when his ex-wife is assigned first officer; and the crew is ambushed by the Krill, a vicious alien race, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate. View Details 2. Command Performance Air date: Sep 17, 2017 When Ed and Kelly are tricked by a hologram of a ship in distress and find themselves prisoners in a replica of their former home, Alara must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden receive some happy, yet unexpected news. View Details 3. About a Girl Air date: Sep 21, 2017 The Orville crew is divided between cultures when Bortus and Klyden debate if their newly born offspring should receive a controversial surgery. View Details 4. If the Stars Should Appear Air date: Sep 28, 2017 Ed and the Orville crew encounter a massive vessel adrift in space, which is in danger of colliding with a star. While some of the crew set out to help the ship's inhabitants, Bortus, Gordon, and John stay behind and fend off a Krill attack on another Union ship. View Details 5. Pria Air date: Oct 5, 2017 After the crew saves a stranded ship and its attractive captain, Ed becomes smitten with the Orville's new guest, while Kelly suspects all is not what it seems. Meanwhile, Gordon attempts to teach Isaac the art of pulling off a practical joke. View Details 6. Krill Air date: Oct 12, 2017 After the Orville crew defeats a Krill attack on a brand-new colony, the Union sends Ed and Gordon on a dangerous undercover mission to infiltrate a Krill ship and obtain a copy of the Krill bible, the "Anhkana," to better understand the enemy. View Details 7. Majority Rule Air date: Oct 26, 2017 When two Union anthropologists go missing on a planet similar to 21st-century Earth, Ed sends a team led by Kelly to find them, but the mission quickly goes awry when they realize the society's government is completely based on a public voting system to determine punishment. View Details 8. Into the Fold Air date: Nov 2, 2017 Ed and the crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac after their shuttle gets thrown into unchartered space and they crash-land on a moon that is light years from the Orville. View Details 9. Cupid's Dagger Air date: Nov 9, 2017 The Orville is called to mediate a peace treaty between two warring cultures, but tensions run even higher between Ed and Kelly when a familiar face boards the ship. Meanwhile Yaphit declares his love for Dr. Finn with surprising results. View Details 10. Firestorm Air date: Nov 16, 2017 When a fire breaks out on the spaceship and a crew member dies, Alara begins to question if she is fit for her job, just as unusual and terrifying things start happening on the ship. View Details Show More Episodes The Orville: Season 1 Videos 2:48 The Orville: Season 1 Trailer The Orville: Season 1 Comic-Con Trailer 0:30 The Orville: Season 1 Trailer - A New Space Adventure with Seth MacFarlane 1:05 The Orville: Season 1 Preview - The Orville Is Top Notch 0:30 The Orville: Season 1 Episode 8 Preview 0:30 The Orville: Season 1 Episode 10 Preview 2:33 The Orville: Season 2 Comic-Con Trailer 0:30 The Orville: Season 2 Trailer - The Crew Is Back 0:30 The Orville: Season 2 Trailer - New Missions, Epic Adventures View All Videos (9) The Orville: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (83) Tv Season Info When officer Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) finds his wife in bed with an alien, his life is turned upside down. After his divorce, he finally gets his own ship to command, the Orville: However, just as he's starting to think his life is finally taking a turn for the better, he finds out his ex-wife Kelly Grayson (Adrianne Palicki) has been assigned to the Orville as First Officer. In Season 1, Mercer assembles an eccentric crew and together they embark on several adventures that take them to far away planets with weird societies, often putting the entire crew in danger. Genre: Comedy Network: Hulu Premiere Date: Sep 10, 2017 Creators: Seth MacFarlane, Jon Favreau Exec. Producers: Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga, David A. Goodman, Jason Clark, Liz Heldens, Jon Favreau Cast Seth MacFarlane as Ed Mercer Adrianne Palicki as Kelly Grayson Scott Grimes as Gordon Mark Jackson as Isaac Mark Jackson as Isaac Penny Johnson Jerald as Dr. Claire Finn Peter Macon as Lt. Commander Bortus J. Lee as John LaMarr Halston Sage as Alara Kitan Norm Macdonald as Yaphit Norm Macdonald as Yaphit Larry Joe Campbell as Steve Newton Kai Wener as Ty Finn Kelly Hu as Admiral Ozawa Mike Henry as Dann Victor Garber as Admiral Halsey BJ Tanner as Marcus Finn Gavin Lee as Henry Park Charlize Theron as Pria Lavesque Ron Canada as Admiral Tucker Chad L. Coleman as Klyden Robert Knepper as Hamelac Loren Lester as Lewis Rachael MacFarlane as Computer Voice (V.O) Lamont Thompson as Kaybrak Dylan Kenin as Captain Haros Deobia Oparei as Captain Vorak James Horan as Sazeron Giorgia Whigham as Lysella James Morrison as Kemka Kyra Santoro as Ensign Turco Antonio Charity as Advocate Kagus Michaela McManus as Teleya Rachael MacFarlane as Computer Voice Tim Mikulecky as Lieutenant Payne Lenny Von Dohlen as Valondis Max Burholder as Tomilin Barry Livingston as Tom Molly Hagan as Drenala Kitan Erica Tazel as Baleth Brian Thompson as Drogen Derek Mears as Bruidian Ambassador; J Paul Boehmer - Navarian Ambassador; R Michael Dempsey as Chief Leidecker Steven Culp as Willks Rena Owen as Heveena Jonathan Adams as Moclan Arbitrator Robert Picado as Ildis Kitan Philip Anthony-Rodriguez as Fadolin Paul Vogt as Horbalak Captain D. Elliot Woods as Moclan Council Foreman Michael Sielaff as Palovis Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Orville: Season 1 Seth MacFarlane Addresses Critics’ Harsh Take on The Orville Story Line Marvel’s Iron Fist Breaks Tomatometer Record with Biggest Sophomore Bump 2017 Fall TV Premiere Dates View All The Orville: Season 1 News Episodes 1. Old Wounds Air date: Sep 10, 2017 Series premiere of a comedy-drama that follows the futuristic adventures of the Orville, a spaceship, and its crew of humans and aliens. First up: Ed Mercer is promoted to captain, but his enthusiasm wanes when his ex-wife is assigned first officer; and the crew is ambushed by the Krill, a vicious alien race, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate. View Details 2. Command Performance Air date: Sep 17, 2017 When Ed and Kelly are tricked by a hologram of a ship in distress and find themselves prisoners in a replica of their former home, Alara must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden receive some happy, yet unexpected news. View Details 3. About a Girl Air date: Sep 21, 2017 The Orville crew is divided between cultures when Bortus and Klyden debate if their newly born offspring should receive a controversial surgery. View Details 4. If the Stars Should Appear Air date: Sep 28, 2017 Ed and the Orville crew encounter a massive vessel adrift in space, which is in danger of colliding with a star. While some of the crew set out to help the ship's inhabitants, Bortus, Gordon, and John stay behind and fend off a Krill attack on another Union ship. View Details 5. Pria Air date: Oct 5, 2017 After the crew saves a stranded ship and its attractive captain, Ed becomes smitten with the Orville's new guest, while Kelly suspects all is not what it seems. Meanwhile, Gordon attempts to teach Isaac the art of pulling off a practical joke. View Details 6. Krill Air date: Oct 12, 2017 After the Orville crew defeats a Krill attack on a brand-new colony, the Union sends Ed and Gordon on a dangerous undercover mission to infiltrate a Krill ship and obtain a copy of the Krill bible, the "Anhkana," to better understand the enemy. View Details 7. Majority Rule Air date: Oct 26, 2017 When two Union anthropologists go missing on a planet similar to 21st-century Earth, Ed sends a team led by Kelly to find them, but the mission quickly goes awry when they realize the society's government is completely based on a public voting system to determine punishment. View Details 8. Into the Fold Air date: Nov 2, 2017 Ed and the crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac after their shuttle gets thrown into unchartered space and they crash-land on a moon that is light years from the Orville. View Details 9. Cupid's Dagger Air date: Nov 9, 2017 The Orville is called to mediate a peace treaty between two warring cultures, but tensions run even higher between Ed and Kelly when a familiar face boards the ship. Meanwhile Yaphit declares his love for Dr. Finn with surprising results. View Details 10. Firestorm Air date: Nov 16, 2017 When a fire breaks out on the spaceship and a crew member dies, Alara begins to question if she is fit for her job, just as unusual and terrifying things start happening on the ship. View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for The Orville Season 1 All Critics (53) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (37) There are few buzzes, though, and little hilarity in this depressing effort. Sep 28, 2018 | Full Review… Graeme Blundell The Australian Top Critic The Orville is trying so hard not to be so many things, it isn't fully any one thing. Which makes it, officially, the strangest misfire of the fall TV season. Sep 10, 2017 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic The only unique sounds made by "The Orville" are things we wish we'd never heard. Sep 8, 2017 | Rating: D | Full Review… Liz Shannon Miller indieWire Top Critic As both series lead and showrunner, MacFarlane has nobody to rein in his worst impulses or augment his considerable talents. The Orville has potential but the show -- and he -- first need to get out of their own ways. Sep 7, 2017 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic Let's just say that this is not a frontier we're interested in exploring any further. Sep 11, 2017 | Full Review… Brandon Katz Observer Top Critic The Orville needs considerable work to accomplish whatever it wants to be -- assuming that MacFarlane and company even have that answer. Sep 11, 2017 | Rating: C | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic The third episode, despite its good intentions and even being clearly better than the pilot, fails to completely redeem the series. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 12, 2019 | Full Review… Alberto Carlos Espinof Overall, the show is entertaining, and it's a great look at how we view our favorite sci-fi shows-and how we can make them feel fresh in the modern age. Feb 4, 2019 | Full Review… Rachel Leishman The Mary Sue There's something both weighty and rewarding about seeing a generally lighthearted show on network TV wrestle with topics that other shows pointedly ignore. Plus, sometimes there are Billy Joel songs. Jan 31, 2019 | Full Review… Erik Henriksen The Stranger (Seattle, WA) MacFarlane isn't trying to go where no man has gone before, he is instead attempting to recapture what we loved about previous Star Trek shows. The Orville is throwback television done exceptionally. Jan 19, 2019 | Full Review… Ciaran Kerr Film Bunker A purposeless piece of Star Trek fan fiction that almost entirely has to exist to keep the talent in question happy regardless of what actually shows up on screen. Jan 8, 2019 | Full Review… Dominic Patten Deadline Hollywood Daily At the very least, The Orville is worth a little more time and inspection to see if MacFarlane has anything interesting to say. Jan 2, 2019 | Full Review… Neil Miller Film School Rejects View All Critic Reviews (53) Audience Reviews for The Orville: Season 1 1d ago The Trek we needed after Discovery Sylvain R 1d ago Damn good show that takes its subject matter seriously enough to keep the stakes up while remaining lighthearted enough to make fun of itself and the tropes of science fiction television. This is literally the closest thing to "real" Star Trek we have now, discovery is disgusting, lower decks makes me want to puke. I'm glad we have the Orville to be intellectually stimulating by comparison. Jason S 1d ago While The Orville has flaws, it's optimistic nature and episodic format are a welcome relief from the dystopian serials which dominate today. Beneath a comic lacquer, which is somewhat overplayed in the marketing materials, viewers will find a smart and relevant sci-fi in Star Trek's allegorical style. John E 2d ago I was absolutely shocked to like this. I saw the trailer and didn't have any interest in it. To be fair I don't the the family guy or that type of humor, but was surprised to enjoy the first few episodes and then they just started getting better and better. Jennifer C 4d ago This show has literally taken over my interest in star trek. It's like star trek with more comedy. It has its flaws but is 100% entertaining. Rexxer F Aug 07, 2020 Great series, and a great season. As usual, the critics are completely out of touch with reality. I can't wait for season 2!. I'd have given it a full 5 stars, but, well, there were a couple of episodes that should have been scrapped. Still a great series overall. Brian H Aug 07, 2020 It's a welcome break from all the popular shows where the protagonist has no flaws, are lightyears smarter than everybody else. This shows characters feel more real. They have strength and weaknesses. It's like I watch a show featuring real people exploring their "human" condition. Mikael E Aug 04, 2020 A spiritual successor to TNG, with (mostly) self contained episodes but several ongoing threads and well paced character development. Really enjoyed it. Graham M Aug 02, 2020 Awesome show. I like the ST:TNG look and feel of the show but it is more light hearted and comedic than TNG. Highly recommend Justin P Aug 02, 2020 I am watching episode one, thinking, ok, let's see what cheese he has crafted. Well, well, well Mr. Seth, this is awesome sauce. I wonder who got mad in the chain of reviewers, because the audience is right, it's tops. The effects are pretty damn good too. The scifi is lots of fun, the jokes are funny, I mean a dog licking his balls and hugging the donkey? 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