Scripted series · FOX
The Orville
New home. New missions.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Seth MacFarlane
Capt. Ed Mercer
36 eps
Adrianne Palicki
Cmdr. Kelly Grayson
36 eps
Penny Johnson Jerald
Dr. Claire Finn
36 eps
Scott Grimes
Lt. Gordon Malloy
36 eps
Peter Macon
Lt. Cmdr. Bortus
36 eps
Jessica Szohr
Talla Keyali
24 eps
J. Lee
John LaMarr
36 eps
Mark Jackson
Isaac
36 eps
Mike Henry
Dann
11 eps
Halston Sage
Alara Kitan
17 eps
Chad L. Coleman
Klyden
20 eps
Anne Winters
Charly Burke
10 eps
Michaela McManus
Teleya
5 eps
Rachael MacFarlane
Computer (voice)
7 eps
Jason Alexander
Olix
2 eps
Greta Jung
Comm Officer
2 eps
Patrick Warburton
Lt. Tharl
2 eps
Chris Johnson
Cassius
5 eps
Nick Chinlund
Capt. Dalak
2 eps
Ron Canada
Admiral Tucker
3 eps
Will Sasso
Mooska
2 eps
Rob Lowe
Darulio
2 eps
Fred Tatasciore
Krill Voice (voice)
2 eps
Brandon Melendy
Feral Alien #5
2 eps
Larry Joe Campbell
Steve Newton
7 eps
Robert Picardo
Ildis Kitan
2 eps
Molly Hagan
Drenala Kitan
2 eps
Jude B. Lanston
Moclan Helmsman
2 eps
Kevin Daniels
Locar
2 eps
Gavin K. Lee
Henry Park
4 eps
Erica Shaffer
Obstetric Surgeon #1
2 eps
Dylan Kenin
Captain Haros
2 eps
Graham Hamilton
Kaylon Primary
6 eps
Jay Whittaker
Kaylon Tertiary
3 eps
Stephen Blackehart
Krill Second Officer
2 eps
Jamin Thompson
Alien Officer
2 eps
Francis Lloyd Corby
Crewman
2 eps
J. Paul Boehmer
Navarian Ambassador
3 eps
Blesson Yates
Topa
7 eps
John Fleck
Krill Ambassador
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Orville actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Orville reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 36 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201815 episodes
Special installments of the series.
Best episode · S00E05 The Science of The Orville - Quantum Drive
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201712 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S01E12 Mad Idolatry
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201814 episodes
7.6IMDbBest episode · S02E08 Identity (1)
Season 3 · Complete
New Horizons
202210 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S03E09 Domino
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E08
Identity (1)
Ed and the crew travel to Isaac's home planet, Kaylon.
- Directed by Jon Cassar
- Written by Brannon Braga, André Bormanis
S02E09
Identity (2)
The Kaylons take control of the Orville with the intention of destroying all biological lifeforms.
- Directed by Jon Cassar
- Written by Seth MacFarlane
S02E11
Lasting Impressions
The Orville crew members open a time capsule from 2015.
- Directed by Kelly Cronin
- Written by Seth MacFarlane
S03E09
Domino
The creation of a powerful new weapon puts the Orville crew — and the entire Union — in a political and ethical quandary.
- Directed by Jon Cassar
- Written by Brannon Braga, André Bormanis
S01E12
Mad Idolatry
Ed and Kelly consider the possibility of reforging their relationship, but Kelly soon crash-lands on a planet in another universe with Isaac and Gordon.
- Directed by Brannon Braga
- Written by Seth MacFarlane
S02E14
The Road Not Taken
The crew must contend with the disastrous fallout from Kelly's decision.
- Directed by Gary S. Rake
- Written by David A. Goodman
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E10
Future Unknown
- Directed by Seth MacFarlane
- Written by Seth MacFarlane
S03E09
Domino
- Directed by Jon Cassar
- Written by Brannon Braga, André Bormanis
S03E08
Midnight Blue
- Directed by Jon Cassar
- Written by Brannon Braga, André Bormanis
S03E07
From Unknown Graves
- Directed by Seth MacFarlane
- Written by David A. Goodman
S03E06
Twice in a Lifetime
- Directed by Jon Cassar
- Written by Seth MacFarlane
S03E05
A Tale of Two Topas
- Directed by Seth MacFarlane
- Written by Seth MacFarlane
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Brannon BragaExecutive Producer
- David A. GoodmanExecutive Producer
- Jon FavreauProducer
- Liz HeldensExecutive Producer
- Seth MacFarlaneExecutive Producer
Writing
- Janet LinWriter
- Joe MenoskyWriter
- Brannon BragaWriter
- David A. GoodmanWriter
- Liz HeldensWriter
- André BormanisWriter
Direction
- Brannon BragaDirector
- Kevin HooksDirector
- Kelly CroninDirector
- Robert Duncan McNeillDirector
- James L. ConwayDirector
- Jon FavreauDirector
Music
- Joel McNeelyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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