As early as 2022, io9 published an article strongly encouraging and even begging Hulu to renew The Orville. This request was made in The Orville: New Horizonsthe show is getting its long-awaited first season on Hulu (and later Disney+) after two seasons on Fox.
In the years since, there have been some glimmers of hope, including from Orville Creator and star Seth MacFarlane, as well as star Scott Grimes, have made some recent (if unconfirmed) remarks about the upcoming fourth season.
There is also an official Guide to the Orville Written by series writer and co-executive producer Andre Bormanis, it will be released next month with the option of a swanky deluxe edition featuring a poster detailing the exploration of the eponymous ship and a series of Alliance of Planets Patch. It’s not something you offer unless you know die-hard fans eager to add it to their Orville collect.
But as for any kind of official announcement — well, nothing. Hulu is now fully part of Disney+, thanks to all the Star Wars content; The Orville actually earlier than The MandalorianDisney+’s first live-action show Star Wars series, two years later, it may not be looking to invest in another sci-fi universe.
But the property The Orville Most often compared to is StarCraft;Lest we forget, The Orville and Star Wars: Discoverythen the first new trek The series has been running for over ten years, all premiering in September 2017. Discover Signed earlier this year after five seasons, but has multiple others trek Upcoming projects for Paramount+, including new seasons of your favorite shows The Orville: animated lower deckand original series prequel strange new world. As recently reported, there’s also a live-action movie StarCraft In comedy works.
But at the same time The Orville There may be some common DNA StarCraft— the uniforms, the guiding principles of exploration and science, the wacky crew, the holodeck, those Klingon-esque krill — it felt like it at first trek The homage has quickly carved out its own place in science fiction storytelling. As io9 noted in 2022, The Orville offers a blend of high-stakes action, unique characters (including its core cast and an interesting, highly detailed alien civilization), technical prowess (the special effects, art direction, and music are always top-notch), and – that’s what it is after all. It’s Seth MacFarlane’s performance – a honed sense of humor. Plus: It features some killer guest stars. You don’t see Dolly Parton in the movie StarCraft or Star Warsyou?
Although the third season The Orville It ends with a pretty classic happy ending scene – the two characters’ wedding finally cementing their unlikely but undeniable human-robot relationship – but it still feels like there’s more story to be told. The demand from fans is there, and judging by what McFarlane said in interviews, there’s still hope.
In early 2024, he told the Wrap, “There is no official death certificate.” The Orville. It is still with us” – Can Meant to be more comic book but hopefully points out more stuff. And it doesn’t have to be on Hulu; it can be on Hulu, too. Transition from Fox new horizons It might take a while, but when new episodes finally arrive, there’s no drop in quality.
if there is any kind Orville Announcement from Avis, we will be sure to bring you more information as it becomes available. In the meantime, you can catch up on all the intergalactic fuss by streaming the first three seasons on Disney+.
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