‘The Orville’: Seth MacFarlane Gives Fans an Update on Season 3 Production
Seth MacFarlane is giving The Orville fans something to cheer about as the creator, writer, and star offered an update on Season 3’s production.
The Family Guy founder took to Twitter to reveal that The Orville has officially wrapped its third season, which will be the first to debut on Hulu. “And that is a wrap on season 3 of The Orville!” MacFarlane tweeted. “Thank you to our incredible cast and crew for all their tireless and brilliant work, and I sincerely hope this is not the last time we all go to space. #TheOrville”
The live-action series set 400 years into the future follows the U.S.S. Orville, a mid-level exploratory spaceship, and its crew on various adventures. Featuring humans and aliens, the team takes on the wonders and dangers of outer space while also dealing with their own day-to-day problems.
And that is a wrap on season 3 of The Orville! Thank you to our incredible cast and crew for all their tireless and brilliant work, and I sincerely hope this is not the last time we all go to space. #TheOrville
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) August 11, 2021
Originally debuting in 2017 on Fox, the series aired for two seasons on the network until 2019. Since then, The Orville has moved homes and will continue to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Now, over two years since the Season 2 finale, MacFarlane’s update is a promising sign that the show is likely to return sooner than later at this point. The delayed return can be blamed on COVID-19 as production for the season was previously halted due to the virus.
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Hours before announcing Season 3’s wrap, he hyped up the show’s visual effects on Twitter. “The visual effects masters at @fusefx have raised things to the next level for #TheOrville season 3 — can’t wait for you all to see what they’ve created!” MacFarlane exclaimed.
Produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Fuzzy Door Productions, The Orville is executive produced by MacFarlane, Brannon Braga, David A. Goodman, Jason Clark, and Jon Cassar. Stay tuned for more updates as The Orville‘s Season 3 arrival remains on the horizon.
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Hail Avis !
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Go 4th season! I hope there wasn't a 1/3rd budget cut for the 3rd season!
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Any word on potential seasons after this one? Last I heard, the third season was set to be the last, thus ending the series with the same number of seasons, but rather fewer episodes, than the original Star Trek...oh, the irony!
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they moved to Hulu so the seasons could take longer in between so the quality wouldn’t dip. Would make no sense if it was just for 1 season
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well, profit comes first, so it wouldn't be surprising if just 1.. the ratings will decide.
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Don't be silly. They moved to Hulu because they were cancelled.
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I've read they are talking about more. I think the question about anything post season 3 has more to do with MacFarlane leaving Fox properties... So it's more right now "will it continue with MacFarlane" than "will it continue".
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It will all depend on the ratings!!!
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Not official but Seth said they have got the green light for season 4 and 5. With a hoped 6 season arch.
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Too bad they left network TV, as I really enjoyed the show. I can't afford to buy premium channels.
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Torrent it.
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Hulu is like $5.99 a month. Tons of good content. Binge watch it and cancel the next month.
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piratebay and utorrent
steal it like most of america does
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AHHHHHHH! Season 3! Waited so long!
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How do you afford network tv? Hulu has most of what that has to offer for a fraction of the cost.