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Season 1 – The Orville

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Set 400 years in the future, Seth MacFarlane's hit space adventure series follows the U.S.S. Orville, a mid-level exploratory spaceship. Its crew, both human and alien, face the wonders and dangers of outer space, while also dealing with the problems of everyday life. The ensemble series stars MacFarlane as the ship's Captain, Ed Mercer, and Adrianne Palicki as his ex-wife, who's assigned as his first officer. Additional cast members include Penny Johnson Jerald, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon and J Lee.
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The Orville — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

An odd jumble of campiness and sincerity, homage and satire, The Orville never quite achieves liftoff.

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Mey Rude Autostraddle 10/05/2021
The tone of the show makes it even more confusing, as it has an air of self importance and intellectualism about it, but mixes that with a complete lack of understanding about the current cultural and political climate, and dick jokes. Go to Full Review Graeme Blundell The Australian 09/28/2018
There are few buzzes, though, and little hilarity in this depressing effort. Go to Full Review Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 12/29/2017
2/5
I don't love it at all. Indeed I could summarise that first episode in three words. Not. Very. Funny. Go to Full Review CJ Sheu Review Film Review 08/04/2022
I was first drawn by the fact that Kelly Grayson is played by Adrianne Palicki and her great hair, and that Kelly and Ed Mercer (MacFarlane) are divorced Commander and Captain[.] [...] The greatest merit [...] is [...] the casualization of starship life. Go to Full Review Alberto Carlos Espinof 08/12/2019
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] Go to Full Review Rachel Leishman The Mary Sue 02/04/2019
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick B @NBennett Jan 20 This is Star Trek if mixed with a blue collar workers view.. The dialogue are sometime scientific but mostly they would be responses a normal someone would give. They catch you off guard and are often laugh out loud moments. The casting is perfect and the stories are a lot deeper than they have been given credit for. The effects are really well done and I feel like great lessons have but learnt about what not to do in a space sci fi. The music score is phenomenal but coming from Seth it should be. Highly recommended!! See more David B @David898 Jan 8 As someone who watched and loved the original Star Trek when first broadcast back in the 1960s, and have been a Star Trek fan ever since, I ignored The Orville when it first came out because I thought it was a bad parody. I just gave it a chance and although it is definitely less serious than Star Trek, I am pleasantly surprised how much I am enjoying it. See more Alex C @alexchandel Nov 28 An amazing beginning to the best Star Trek show in decades. The first season is goofy but necessary to stake out a wide creative field. See more baldylokz @Baldylokz Nov 25 I love everything about this show. It’s like Star Trek and Family Guy had a baby. See more Che R Nov 17 It’s funny and loose while finding a grounding in a social construct of ‘intergalactic’ boundaries. The down to earth nature of drinks after work, tempered with a desire to see a social community where people define and solve problems together is a heartwarming Sci-Fi, recognising Seth McFarlane’s creative exploration. Just the evolution of Star Trek we were hoping for, quite some time ago….. please Seth, more seasons! See more Calvin O @Caltus Oct 9 They have 3 years to write and rewrite the script for season 3. In my opinion, they fail to reproduce what makes The Orville a different show compared to all others. Hope it gets better. See more Read all reviews
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Seth MacFarlane

Captain Ed Mercer

Adrianne Palicki

Commander Kelly Grayson

Penny Johnson

Dr. Claire Finn

Scott Grimes

Lieutenant Gordon Malloy

Peter Macon

Lieutenant Commander Bortus

Halston Sage

Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 10, 2017 Old Wounds Ed Mercer's enthusiasm about his promotion to captain dampens when his ex-wife, Kelly, gets assigned to be his first officer; an alien race ambushes the crew in an attempt to steal a time-accelerating device. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 17, 2017 Command Performance Ed and Kelly find themselves prisoners in a replica of their former home; Alara must take first command of the Orville to attempt a heroic rescue; Bortus and Klyden receive unexpected news. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 21, 2017 About a Girl The Orville travels to Bortus' planet; the crew debates controversial surgeries for newborns. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 28, 2017 If the Stars Should Appear Ed and the crew encounter a massive vessel adrift in space and in danger of colliding with a star; Bortus, Gordon, and John fend off a Krill attack on another Union ship. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 5, 2017 Pria The crew saves a stranded ship and its attractive Capt. Pria; Ed becomes smitten with Pria, but Kelly is suspicious; Gordon attempts to teach Isaac the art of pulling off a practical joke. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 12, 2017 Krill Ed and Gordon are sent on a dangerous undercover mission to infiltrate a Krill ship and obtain a copy of the Krill bible. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 26, 2017 Majority Rule Ed sends a team to find missing anthropologists on a planet similar to 21st-century Earth; the mission goes awry when they realize the planet uses a public voting system to determine punishment. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 2, 2017 Into the Fold Dr. Finn, her two sons, and Isaac get lost in space; Ed and the crew set out to save them. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 9, 2017 Cupid's Dagger The Orville is called to mediate a peace treaty between two warring cultures; tensions run high between Ed and Kelly when a familiar face boards the ship; Yaphit declares his love for Dr. Finn. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 16, 2017 Firestorm A fire breaks out on the ship, and a crew member dies; Alara questions her fitness for the job; unusual things start happening on the ship. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 30, 2017 New Dimensions Kelly discovers that Lt. John Lamarr is smarter than he lets on; the Orville gets damaged by a mysterious spatial anomaly that affects all living things. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 7, 2017 Mad Idolatry Ed and Kelly consider getting back together; Ed and the crew discover a planet from another universe; Kelly makes a decision with unforeseen long-term consequences for the planet, putting Ed in a difficult position. Details

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The Orville — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Jon Favreau
Executive Producer
Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga, David A. Goodman, Jason Clark, Liz Heldens
Network
Hulu
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 10, 2017