According to ScreenRant, many fans of Seth MacFarlane’s (Family Guy) sci-fi series The Orville have been wondering if fourth installment would happen soon but series star Adrianne Palicki (John Wick) recently revealed a disappointing update for the show. While speaking with Michael Rosenbaum (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) during the Inside of You podcast Palicki shared the news about the series and how many aspects of the series production made it very difficult to be part of as an actor. After being asked if on the possibility of another season, Palicki said, “No, no longer doing that.”
Palicki said, “I don’t know, truly, the answer to that. I think there’s talk that it could possibly be something that certain people want to do, but it’s a really difficult show to shoot, man. We shot 33 episodes in six years.”
Palicki continued, “It became an actual issue because there would be so much time in between seasons because Seth MacFarlane wanted to write everything himself. So it would just take so much time. At one point, we were like we have to fight the studio to give us a holding fee or something. J. Lee (The Lion King) was eating saltines and Gatorade at one point because we just couldn’t afford anything. It was horrible.”
The Orville was created by MacFarlane, who also stars in the series. It follows the story of the crew on the U.S.S. Orville as they continue their mission of exploring the universe. The cast includes MacFarlane and Palicki as well as Penny Johnson Jerald (Absolute Power), Scott Grimes (American Dad!), Peter Macon (Shameless), Marc Jackson (Peppermint), Norm MacDonald (Billy Madison), Jessica Szohr (The Internship), Victor Garber (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), and many others.
All current seasons of The Orville are available to stream on Hulu and Disney+.