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THE ORVILLE Season 1
BY The Screen Spy Team
Published 7 years ago
Episode 1×12 “Mad Idolatry”
ED AND THE CREW DISCOVER A PLANET FROM ANOTHER UNIVERSE
Ed and Kelly seriously reconsider getting back together. However, while Kelley is on a mission with Isaac and Gordon to investigate the origins of an uncharted star, they suddenly crash-land on a planet from another universe.
Kelly then makes a decision with unforeseen long-term consequences for the planet, putting Ed in a difficult position.
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac
Guest Cast: Chad L. Coleman as Klyden; Admiral Ozawa as Kelly Hu; Kyra Santoro as Ensign Turco; Lenny Von Dohlen as Valondis; Erica Tazel as Baleth; Philip Anthony-Rodriguez as Fadolin
Air Date: Thursday, December 7 (9:01-10:00 PM ET) on FOX.
THE ORVILLE: L-R: Seth MacFarlane and Halston Sage. Cr: Michael Becker/FOX
Episode 1×11 “New Dimensions”
THE CREW ENCOUNTERS A MYSTERIOUS SPATIAL ANOMALY
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.
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac
Guest Cast: Larry Joe Campbell as Steve Newton; Mike Henry as Dann; Norm Macdonald as Yaphit; Kai Wener as Ty Finn; BJ Tanner as Marcus Finn; Victor Garber as Admiral Halsey; Paul Vogt as Horbalak Captain; Michael Sielaff as Palovis
Air Date: Thursday, November 30 (9:01-10:00 PM ET) on FOX.
Photos: “New Dimensions”
THE ORVILLE: Halston Sage in “Firestorm”
Co. Cr: Michael Becker/FOX
Episode 1×10 “Firestorm”
ALARA FACES HER FEARS
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.
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac.
Guest Cast: Larry Joe Campbell as Steve Newton; Rachael MacFarlane as Computer Voice (V.O); Gavin Lee as Henry Park; Tim Mikulecky as Lieutenant Payne; Molly Hagan as Drenala Kitan, and Robert Picado as Ildis Kitan.
Air Date: Thursday, Nov. 16 (9:01-10:00 PM ET) on FOX.
Photos: “Firestorm”
THE ORVILLE: L-R: Adrianne Palicki and Seth MacFarlane in the “Cupid’s Dagger” episode. Cr: Ray Mickshaw/FOX
Episode 1×09 “Cupid’s Dagger”
LOVE AND TENSION IS IN THE AIR WHEN A FAMILIAR FACE BOARDS THE SHIP
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.
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac; Chad L. Coleman as Klyden.
Guest Cast: Norm Macdonald as Yaphit, Victor Garber as Admiral Halsey, Mike Henry as Dann, Larry Joe Campbell as Steve Newton, Gavin Lee as Henry Park, Derek Mears as Bruidian Ambassador; J Paul Boehmer as Navarian Ambassador; Ralph Garman as Kanoot; BJ Tanner as Marcus Finn, Kai Wener as Ty Finn.
Air Date: Thursday, Nov. 9 (9:01-10:00 PM ET) on FOX.
Photos: “Cupid’s Dagger”
THE ORVILLE: Penny Johnson Jerald in the “Into The Fold” episode of THE ORVILLE. Co. Cr: Ray Mickshaw/FOX
Episode 1×08 “Into the Fold”
DR. CLAIRE FINN AND ISAAC GET LOST IN SPACE
Ed and the crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac after their shuttle gets thrown into unchartered space and they crash-land on a moon that is light years from the Orville.
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac.
Guest Cast: Kai Wener as Ty Finn, BJ Tanner as Marcus Finn, Larry Joe Campbell as Steve Newton, Norm Macdonald as Yaphit, Brian Thompson as Drogen.
Air Date: Thursday, Nov. 2 (9:01-10:00 PM ET) on FOX.
Photos: “Into the Fold”
THE ORVILLE: L-R: Halston Sage, Adrianne Palicki, J Lee and Penny Johnson Jerald in the “Majority Rule” episode of THE ORVILLE. Co. Cr: Michael Becker/FOX
Episode 1×07 “Majority Rule”
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.
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac.
Guest Cast: Ron Canada as Admiral Tucker, Giorgia Whigham as Lysella, Loren Lester as Lewis, Barry Livingston as Tom, Steven Culp as Willks.
Air Date: Thursday, Oct. 26 (9:01-10:00 PM ET) on FOX.
Photos: “Majority Rule”
THE ORVILLE: L-R: Seth MacFarlane and Adrianne Palicki in the “Krill” episode of THE ORVILLE. Co. Cr: Michael Becker/FOX
Episode 1×06 “Krill”
ED AND GORDON ARE SENT INTO ENEMY SPACE
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.
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac
Guest Cast: Kelly Hu as Admiral Ozawa, Dylan Kenin as Captain Haros, James Horan as Sazeron, Michaela McManus as Teleya, Michael Dempsey as Chief Leidecker.
Air Date: Thursday, Oct. 12 (9:01-10:00 PM ET) on FOX.
Photos: “Krill”
THE ORVILLE: L-R: Seth MacFarlane and Adrianne Palicki in the “Pria” episode of THE ORVILLE. Co. Cr: Michael Becker/FOX
Episode 1×05 “Pria”
ED AND THE CREW SAVE A BEAUTIFUL CAPTAIN
Academy Award Winner Charlize Theron (“Atomic Blonde”) Guest-Stars
After the crew saves a stranded ship and its attractive captain (guest star Charlize Theron), 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.
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac
Guest Cast: Charlize Theron as Pria Lavesque, Norm Macdonald as Yaphit, Larry Joe Campbell as Steve Newton, Rachael MacFarlane as Computer Voice (V.O.)
Air Date: Thursday, Oct. 5 (9:01-10:00 PM ET) on FOX.
Photos: “Pria”
THE ORVILLE: L-R: Guest star Robert Knepper and Adrianne Palicki in the “If the Stars Should Appear” episode of THE ORVILLE. Cr: Michael Becker/FOX
Episode 1×04 “If the Stars Should Happen to Appear”
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.
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac; and Chad L. Coleman as Klyden
Guest Cast: Norm Macdonald as Yaphit, Robert Knepper as Hamelac, James Morrison as Kemka, and Max Burholder as Tomilin.
Air Date: Thursday, Sept. 28 (9:01-10:00 PM ET) on FOX.
Photos: “If the Stars Should Happen to Appear”
THE ORVILLE: L-R: Peter Macon in the “About a Girl” time period premiere episode of THE ORVILLE. Co. Cr: Michael Becker/FOX.
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Episode 1×03 “About a Girl”
ED AND THE CREW FACE A MORAL DILEMMA AS THEY TRAVEL TO BORTUS’ PLANET
The Orville crew is divided between cultures when Bortus and Klyden debate if their newly born offspring should receive a controversial surgery in the all-new “About A Girl” time period premiere episode of THE ORVILLE airing Thursday, Sept. 21 (9:00-10:00 PM ET) on FOX. (ORV-104) (TV-14 L, V)
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac; and Chad L. Coleman as Klyden
Guest Cast: Norm Macdonald as Yaphit, Lamont Thomspon as Kaybrak, Deobia Oparei as Captain Vorak, Antonio Charity as Advocate Kagus, Rena Owen as Heveena, Jonathan Adams as the Moclan Arbitrator, D. Elliot Woods as the Moclan Council Foreman.
Air Date: Regular Time Period Premiere Thursday, Sept. 21 9:00-10:00 PM
Photos “About a Girl”
THE ORVILLE: Halston Sage in the “Command Performance” episode of THE ORVILLE. Co. Cr: Jordin Althaus/FOX
Episode 1×02 “Command Performance”
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 (Halston Sage) must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue.
Meanwhile, Bortus (Peter Macon) and Klyden (Chad L. Coleman) receive some happy, yet unexpected news.
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac; and Chad L. Coleman as Klyden.
Guest Cast: Jeffrey Tambor as Bert Mercer, Holland Taylor as Jeannie Mercer, Norm Macdonald as Yaphit, Larry Joe Campbell as Steve Newton, Mike Gray as Ensign Parker, Glenn Morshower as Admiral Tucker, JD Cullum as the Calivon Zoo Administrator.
Air Date: Special Series Premiere, Part 2 Sunday, Sept. 17 ( 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT immediately following NFL on FOX Doubleheader
Photos: “Command Performance”
THE ORVILLE: L-R: Seth MacFarlane and Adrianne Palicki in the Series Premiere of THE ORVILLE. Co. Cr: Michael Becker/FOX
Episode 1×01 “Old Wounds”
It’s 2417, and the Planetary Union promotes Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) to Captain of the exploratory vessel, The U.S.S. Orville. Ed’s enthusiasm for his new position is diminished when his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson (Adrianne Palicki), is assigned to be his First Officer.
While on their first routine mission, the Orville crew is ambushed by the vicious alien race the Krill, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate.
Cast: 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; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac; and Chad L. Coleman as Klyden.
Jon Favreau directed the episode. Victor Garber guest-stars
Air Date: Special Series Premiere, Part 1 Sunday, Sept. 10 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) immediately following NFL on FOX Doubleheader.
Photos: “Old Wounds”
About The Orville
From Emmy Award-winning executive producer and creator Seth MacFarlane (FAMILY GUY, “Ted”) and director Jon Favreau (“The Jungle Book,” “Iron Man”), THE ORVILLE is a live-action, one-hour series set 400 years in the future that follows the adventures of The Orville, a mid-level exploratory spaceship.
Its crew, both human and alien, face the wonders and dangers of outer space, while also dealing with the familiar, often humorous problems of everyday life.
The series stars MacFarlane as ED MERCER, the ship’s Commanding Officer, and Adrianne Palicki (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Friday Night Lights”) as his ex-wife, KELLY GRAYSON, who’s assigned as his First Officer.
The series also stars Penny Johnson Jerald (“24,” “The Larry Sanders Show”) as CLAIRE FINN, Scott Grimes (“ER,” “Justified”) as GORDON MALLOY, Peter Macon (“Shameless,” “Bosch”) as BORTUS, Halston Sage (“Neighbors,” “Goosebumps”) as ALARA KITAN, J. Lee (FAMILY GUY, “The Cleveland Show”) as JOHN LAMARR, Mark Jackson (“That Royal Today” ) as ISAAC, Chad Coleman (“The Wire”) as KLYDEN and Norm Macdonald (“The Middle,” “Saturday Night Live”) as YAPHIT.
Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga, David A. Goodman, Jason Clark and Liz Heldens are executive producers.
Jon Favreau serves as an executive producer and directed the pilot.
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