According to Comicbook, Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) has recently given a positive update on his sci-fi series The Orville. This is a shock to many fans of the series who assumed that the series was done after Adrianne Palicki (John Wick) stated that the contracts for the cast had expired. MacFarlane and Scott Grimes (American Dad!) spoke recently with TVLine about the series and the two revealed that before the strikes, the series was heading in an encouraging direction. 

Grimes said, “Right before the strike, it feels like we were going to announce a Season four. I think it’s a better than good possibility that we get to do this again. This is Seth’s little child, he loves to do The Orville, and it’d be a shame if we didn’t get to do one more season. So, I would say that I’m optimistic. That’s what I would say.”

MacFarlane added, “I’m trying to remember what the exact, well-worded politic statement was that Hulu put out… All I can say is the same thing that Hulu said, which is the show is not dead. Nobody has told me that it’s dead from the network, so we’re proceeding under those auspices.”

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 series started in 2017 and hasn’t had a new season since 2022 when The Orville: New Horizons premiered on Hulu.

The cast of the series includes MacFarlane, Grimes, Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald (Absolute Power),  Peter Macon (Shameless), Marc Jackson (Peppermint), Norm MacDonald (Billy Madison), Jessica Szohr (The Internship), Victor Garber (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), and many others.

The Orville is available to stream on Hulu as well as Disney+.