The Orville premiered on Sept. 10 at 8 p.m., pushed back by the NFL game initially, eventually moving to Thursdays at 9 p.m. Eastern. Season 1 then ran for 12 episodes through December 7, 2017. Here’s a clip from the finale to hold you over until season 2.
The Orville Season 1 Episode Guide and Reviews
The Orville got a rocky start with some critics, but the show definitely found its fan base. Links to our reviews are included below along with episode titles, air dates, and descriptions.
The Orville Season 1 Episode 1: “Old Wounds”
The Orville Season 1 Episode 2: “Command Performance”
The Orville Season 1 Episode 3: “About a Girl”
The Orville Season 1 Episode 4: “If Stars Should Appear”
The Orville Season 1 Episode 5: “Pria”
The Orville Season 1 Episode 6: “Krill”
The Orville Season 1 Episode 7: “Majority Rule”
The Orville Season 1 Episode 8: “Into the Fold”
The Orville Season 1 Episode 9: “Cupid’s Dagger”
The Orville Season 1 Episode 10: “Firestorm”
The Orville Season 1 Episode 11: “New Dimensions”
The Orville Season 1 Episode 12: “Mad Idolatry”
The Orville on the September 2017 Sci Fi Fidelity (at 18:05): Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Soundcloud Seth MacFarlane plays Ed Mercer, a bitter skipper in the Planetary Union, whose new command the U.S.S. Orville has him stuck with his ex-wife as his first officer. MacFarlane is the creator of Family Guy and American Dad and The Cleveland Show as well as writer/director and voice star of the Ted movies and the 2014 Western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West. Adrianne Palicki plays Kelly Grayson, the Orville’s first officer, whose status as the skipper’s ex-wife will put the crew in the middle of comedic squabbles. The former Friday Night Lights and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actress and star of David E. Kelley’s nixed Wonder Woman television pilot, has been part of an immense array of sci-fi films and televisions shows. She notably took a memorable villainess turn opposite Keanu Reeves in the celebrated 2014 action film John Wick and was the cinematic realization of the classic character Lady Jaye in 2013’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Scott Grimes (E.R., Justified) plays Gordon Mallory, the Orville’s helmsman, whose repertory problems with authority should create an interesting dynamic since he’s also the best friend of its commanding officer Ed Mercer. Peter Macon (Shameless, Bosch) plays Bortus an alien crewman and member of a single-sex species. Penny Johnson Jerald (24, The Larry Sanders Show) plays Dr. Claire Finn, the Orville’s doctor and one of the most accomplished physicians in the Planetary Union. J. Lee (American Dad, Family Guy) plays John Lamarr, the Orville’s navigator who brings ace piloting skills and humor. Halston Sage (Crisis, Goosebumps) plays Alara Kitan, a young security officer serving on the Orville who wields exceptional physical strength; a trait attributed to her home planet’s high gravity. Chad L. Coleman (The Walking Dead, The Wire) plays a character named Klyden. Norm MacDonald (Saturday Night Live, The Norm Show) voices Yaphit, a gelatinous creature. Larry Joe Campbell (Best Friends Whenever, According to Jim) will play a yet-to-be-named recurring character.
The Orville Story
Per Fox’s official show synopsis:
The Orville Crew
Seth MacFarlane, besides serving as star, is also the creator and executive producer of The Orville, mixing elements of sci-fi drama with his signature brand of sophisticated sophomoric humor. Jon Favreau, director of Marvel’s first two Iron Man films and The Jungle Book, occupies the director’s chair for The Orville pilot. The Season 1 directors pool also contains names such as Brannon Braga, James L. Conway, Jonathan Frakes, Robert Duncan McNeil and Seth MacFarlane himself.
The Orville Photos
MacFarlane provided the first cast photo of The Orville via tweet, showing the bridge of the titular ship with front-positioned primary stars in MacFarlane’s space skipper Ed Mercer and Adrianne Palicki’s first officer Kelly Grayson, both using unsubtle body language to represent the characters’ tensions, since they also happen to be a divorced couple. Pictured in the background left-to-right are Penny Johnson Jerald’s Dr. Claire Finn, Mark Jackson’s Isaac, Peter Macon’s Bortus, Scott Grimes’s Gordon Mallory, J. Lee’s John Lamarr and Halston Sage’s Alara Kitan.
