Genre: Science fiction, Action–adventure, Comedy-drama, a Workplace Comedy
Created by Seth MacFarlane
Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, Jessica Szohr, J Lee, Mark Jackson&Anne Winters.
Music by Bruce Broughton
Composers: Bruce Broughton (“Old Wounds”), Joel McNeely, John Debney, Andrew Cottee
Production Companies: Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Television
Distributor: Disney Media Distribution
Network: Hulu (Season 3)
Plot: Ed takes Kelly, Talla, Bortus, and Gordon to the surface to investigate and they find themselves caught in a series of increasingly strange and dangerous situations where they each have a brush with death, culminating in a scenario where the Orville is nearly destroyed by a Kaylon vessel.
Season 3 of The Orville was A lot better than I was expecting.
Pros: Having a 2-year break did help improve its quality this season. More focus on each character gets their own time to shine. The special effects and the production designs for each planet look so good and the full season is fully committed to being more like Star Trek for Disney+.
Cons: Certain bits of season 3 I found boring to sit through. Some little problems with the Green Screen Effects.
Casts:
Main:
- Seth MacFarlane as Captain Ed Mercer
- Adrianne Palicki as Commander Kelly Grayson
- Penny Johnson Jerald as Dr. Claire Finn
- Scott Grimes as Lieutenant Gordon Malloy
- Peter Macon as Lieutenant Commander Bortus
- Jessica Szohr as Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander TallaKeyali
- J Lee as Lieutenant Commander John LaMarr
- Mark Jackson as Isaac
- Anne Winters as Ensign Charly Burke
Recurring:
- Norm Macdonald as Lt. Yaphit (voice)
- Kai Wener as Ty Finn
- BJ Tanner as Marcus Finn
- Victor Garber as Admiral Tom Halsey
- Kelly Hu as Admiral Ozawa
Guest:
- Mike Henry as Dann
- Alexis Knapp as Irillia
- James Read as Vice Admiral Paul Christie
- Elizabeth Gillies as Dinal
- Ted Danson as Admiral Perry
- Michaela McManus as Teleya
- Bruce Boxleitner as Union President Alcazar
- Lisa Banes as SperiaBalask
- Chad L. Coleman as Klyden
- Imani Pullum as Topa
- Rena Owen as Heveena
- Leighton Meester as Laura Huggins
- Johnny Knoxville and Jack McBrayer as themselves
- Eliza Taylor as Doctor Villka
- Sophina Brown as Captain Losha
- Christopher Larkin as Timmis
- William R. Moses as Yan
- Scott Speiser as Verell
- Elyse Levesque as Wenda
- Dolly Parton as a simulation of herself
- Giorgia Whigham as Lysella
- Halston Sage as Alara Kitan
I highly recommend watching all of the other seasons of this show before seeing this one all on Disney+.
Rating: 8 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
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