The Orville was allegedly imagined to kick off pre-production for Season 4 in 2025, however with over half the 12 months having handed, we’re again to questioning if the present will stay in limbo. My perspective on that hasn’t precisely modified after govt producer and director Jon Cassar celebrated the anniversary of the superior Season 3 finale, however it’s the fan responses that gave me hope new episodes will ultimately get made.
Along with his duties as a producer, Cassar is essentially the most prolific director on The Orville, and he just lately famous that it has been three years because the final episode of the sequence was first made accessible with a Hulu subscription. Take a look at the publish under, which had me in my feels after studying the ultimate sentence:
2022, Three years in the past in the present day was the final time a brand new episode of #TheOrville aired. The ultimate episode of season three. Do you miss it as a lot as I do? pic.twitter.com/9MrU1mxT3vAugust 5, 2025
Primarily based on the feedback from followers on the publish, it feels like the reply to Jon Cassar’s query is a powerful “Sure.” An impromptu X ballot is not sufficient to safe a fourth season, however hopefully the positivity will get seen by the powers that be.
Loads of feedback addressed the potential of a fourth season, with a lot optimism that “Future Unknown” will not be the sequence finale:
- Heard fixed buzz about s4. Is it taking place? – @thegeeksreviews
- Nonetheless holding out hope for season 4. Considered one of my favourite exhibits ever. Thanks for the improbable work you guys did. – @TheImpossebulls
- Three years already? That’s insane. We’d like season 4. – @SonOfAWookiee
- I miss it immensely and sit up for its triumphant return. 🥳 – @xeow
The hope remains to be sturdy amongst followers that after Seth McFarlane is finished with The Bare Gun (which CinemaBlend praised in our evaluate) and no matter different initiatives he has cooking within the background, work will ultimately proceed on The Orville. In case there was any doubt, some wished to specific they nonetheless miss the sequence, if not as a lot as those who labored on it:
Sure 😭Properly, presumably not as a lot as you particularly, however gosh dang it I might love some new episodes! We’re all nonetheless right here… ready. pic.twitter.com/nAthxIdEkBAugust 5, 2025
I am not shocked that The Orville fandom remains to be as hungry for Season 4 as ever, although I am not all that positive if we’ll ever see it occur. Whereas there’s been loads of optimism that new episodes are undoubtedly in play, stars like Adrianne Palicki have hinted they might not be as much as return after how the wait went for Season 3.
A part of the rationale The Orville has taken so lengthy to make simply 33 episodes is that Seth MacFarlane desires to put in writing and direct the sequence. On the similar time, he is doing voice work for his animated exhibits and dealing on different massive initiatives each in movie and tv. Meaning work on The Orville is halted till he has the time for it, and it is exhausting guilty the solid for not wanting to stay round till he has time to work on it.
Hilariously sufficient, there was even one fan who was keen to be the brand new “Kelly” within the feedback if the necessity arose:
Sure. I miss it as a lot! I’m Admiral LauriJon reporting for responsibility. Wait, you guys do want a Kelly substitute…perhaps I’ll get a blue uniform subsequent.
Personally, I’d identical to a solution a method or one other. If Disney and Hulu will not be involved in extra episodes of The Orville, then simply cancel it and let the sequence relaxation so we will mourn. Whether it is taking place, perhaps Seth MacFarlane and others can drawback resolve on how precisely we will get a sensible timetable on its arrival and the best way to deliver it again. I am positive that is simpler mentioned than performed, or we nonetheless would not be ready on information three years later.
The Orville is obtainable to stream each on Hulu and Disney+. I believe we’re all due for a rewatch at this level, if solely to get somebody increased up on the community to recollect the sequence exists!