The Orville (2017)

Directed by

Tucker Gates, James L. Conway, Jon Favreau, Jon Cassar

Genre

comedy drama, adventure television series, science fiction television series

Country

United States

Length

3 seasons, 36 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 1,426 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the 25th century, the series follows the crew of the starship Orville, a mid-level exploratory vessel of the Planetary Union led by Captain Ed Mercer. They go on episodic missions that combine adventure with personal drama and comedy, while a longer story arc develops over time. The show pays homage to classic sci-fi series like Star Trek.

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What happens

The Orville is an American science fiction comedy drama television series created by Seth MacFarlane, who also stars as the protagonist Ed Mercer, an officer in the Planetary Union's line of exploratory space vessels in the 25th century. It was inspired primarily by the original Star Trek and Next Generation programs, and the series pays homage to both. The series also draws inspiration from the Star Wars franchise. Produced by Fuzzy Door Productions and 20th Television, it follows the crew of the starship USS Orville on their episodic adventures, as well as a serialized story which develops over the length of the series. According to MacFarlane, the series and the starship are named after the aviation pioneer Orville Wright. The Orville premiered on September 10, 2017, and ran for two seasons on Fox and became available on streaming service Hulu the following day, followed by a third season exclusively on Hulu. After generally unfavorable reviews for season 1, season 2 onwards received critical acclaim. The show had relatively successful ratings on Fox, becoming the broadcaster's highest-rated Thursday show as well as Fox's "most-viewed debut drama" since 2015. A fourth season is in development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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