Ensign Alara Kitan (Halston Sage), the young, super-strong alien security chief, faces her deepest fear: failure. The episode shifts into a psychological horror piece as the ship’s systems fail and a fire kills a crew member. It is Event Horizon meets Scooby-Doo , and it proves the show can do genuine scares.
Set 400 years in the future, the show follows the crew of the , a mid-level exploratory vessel. Unlike the elite crews of other sci-fi shows, the Orville is staffed by ordinary people dealing with relatable, everyday problems while navigating the cosmos. Key Characters The Orville - Season 1
The Orville is set in the 25th century, 400 years in the future, and follows the lives of the crew and passengers on board the titular spaceship, The Orville. The show's protagonist, Commander Ed Mercer (played by MacFarlane), is a mid-level officer who takes command of the ship after the captain is injured. As Mercer navigates the complexities of command, he must also contend with his personal life, including a strained relationship with his ex-wife, Kelly (played by Morena Baccarin), who is also his second-in-command. Ensign Alara Kitan (Halston Sage), the young, super-strong
A down-on-his-luck officer getting his last shot at command. Set 400 years in the future, the show
The Orville begins as what appears to be a parody of Star Trek: The Next Generation , but quickly reveals itself as a heartfelt homage. Set 400 years in the future, the series follows the crew of the U.S.S. Orville, an exploratory mid-level starship in the Planetary Union.
The episode "About a Girl" explores the ethics of gender-reassignment surgery on a Moclan infant.
The design is deliberately retro-futuristic. The Orville herself looks like a cross between a NASA shuttle and a flying mouse. The colors are warm beige and blue, rejecting the dark, lens-flared, "gritty reboot" aesthetic of modern sci-fi. This was a political statement: The Orville argues that the future should look hopeful, not militaristic.
Ensign Alara Kitan (Halston Sage), the young, super-strong alien security chief, faces her deepest fear: failure. The episode shifts into a psychological horror piece as the ship’s systems fail and a fire kills a crew member. It is Event Horizon meets Scooby-Doo , and it proves the show can do genuine scares.
Set 400 years in the future, the show follows the crew of the , a mid-level exploratory vessel. Unlike the elite crews of other sci-fi shows, the Orville is staffed by ordinary people dealing with relatable, everyday problems while navigating the cosmos. Key Characters
The Orville is set in the 25th century, 400 years in the future, and follows the lives of the crew and passengers on board the titular spaceship, The Orville. The show's protagonist, Commander Ed Mercer (played by MacFarlane), is a mid-level officer who takes command of the ship after the captain is injured. As Mercer navigates the complexities of command, he must also contend with his personal life, including a strained relationship with his ex-wife, Kelly (played by Morena Baccarin), who is also his second-in-command.
A down-on-his-luck officer getting his last shot at command.
The Orville begins as what appears to be a parody of Star Trek: The Next Generation , but quickly reveals itself as a heartfelt homage. Set 400 years in the future, the series follows the crew of the U.S.S. Orville, an exploratory mid-level starship in the Planetary Union.
The episode "About a Girl" explores the ethics of gender-reassignment surgery on a Moclan infant.
The design is deliberately retro-futuristic. The Orville herself looks like a cross between a NASA shuttle and a flying mouse. The colors are warm beige and blue, rejecting the dark, lens-flared, "gritty reboot" aesthetic of modern sci-fi. This was a political statement: The Orville argues that the future should look hopeful, not militaristic.