It's 2417, and the Planetary Union promotes Ed Mercer to Captain of the exploratory vessel The U.S.S. Orville. Ed's enthusiasm for his new position is dampened when his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson, is assigned to be his First Officer. While on their first routine mission, the Orville crew is ambushed by the Krill, a vicious alien race, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate.
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Patrick Cox, Brian George, Christine Corpuz, Sean Cook, Joel Swetow
When Ed and Kelly are tricked by a hologram of a ship in distress and find themselves prisoners in a replica of their former home, Alara must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden receive some happy, yet unexpected news.
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The Orville crew is divided between cultures when Bortus and Klyden debate if their newly born offspring should receive a controversial surgery.
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Chad L. Coleman, Deobia Oparei, D. Elliot Woods, David Barrera, Rico E. Anderson
Ed and the Orville crew encounter a massive vessel adrift in space, which is in danger of colliding with a star. While some of the crew set out to help the ship's inhabitants, Bortus, Gordon, and John stay behind and fend off a Krill attack on another Union ship
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After the crew saves a stranded ship and its attractive captain, Ed becomes smitten with the Orville’s new guest, while Kelly suspects all is not what it seems. Meanwhile, Gordon attempts to teach Isaac the art of pulling off a practical joke.
Guest Stars:
Charlize Theron, Rachael MacFarlane, Larry Joe Campbell, Norm Macdonald
After the Orville crew defeats a Krill attack on a brand-new colony, the Union sends Ed and Gordon on a dangerous undercover mission to infiltrate a Krill ship and obtain a copy of the Krill bible, the "Anhkana," to better understand the enemy.
Guest Stars:
Michaela McManus, Dylan Kenin, James Horan, Gabriella Graves, Caleb Brown
When two Union anthropologists go missing on a planet similar to 21st century Earth, Ed sends a team led by Kelly to find them, but the mission quickly goes awry when they realize the society’s government is completely based on a public voting system to determine punishment.
Guest Stars:
Steven Culp, Barry Livingston, Loren Lester, Ron Canada, Catherine Shu
Ed and the crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac after their shuttle gets thrown into uncharted space and they crash-land on a moon that is light years from the Orville.
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Rachael MacFarlane, Brian Thompson, Brett Easton, Heidi Pascoe, Brandon Melendy
The Orville is called to mediate a peace treaty between two warring cultures, but tensions run even higher between Ed and Kelly when a familiar face boards the ship. Meanwhile Yaphit declares his love for Dr. Finn with surprising results.
Guest Stars:
Mike Henry, Chad L. Coleman, J. Paul Boehmer, Ralph Garman, Rob Lowe
When a fire breaks out on The Orville and a crew member dies, Alara begins to question if she is fit for her job, just as unusual and terrifying things start happening on the ship.
Guest Stars:
Rachael MacFarlane, Larry Joe Campbell, Robert Picardo, Molly Hagan, Tim Mikulecky
Kelly discovers that Lt. John Lamarr is smarter than he lets on. So, she pushes Ed to consider him for a key leadership position on the ship after The Orville gets damaged by a mysterious spatial anomaly causing harrowing effects to all things living.
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Mike Henry, Paul Vogt, Larry Joe Campbell, Dan J. Evans, Erica Mathlin
Chad L. Coleman, Jeffrey Tambor, Holland Taylor, JD Cullum, Ron Canada
Chad L. Coleman, Robert Knepper, Max Burkholder, Rachael MacFarlane, Liam Neeson