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The Orville

American science fiction comedy drama television series (2017–2022)
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Summary

The Orville is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,635 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Seth MacFarlane[3]
  • Director: Brannon Braga[4], Jamie Babbit[5], Jon Cassar[6], James L. Conway[7], Jon Favreau[8], Jonathan Frakes[9], Tucker Gates[10], Robert Duncan McNeill[11], Seth MacFarlane[12]
  • Composer: Bruce Broughton[13], John Debney[14]
  • Genre: science fiction television series[15], adventure television series[16], comedy drama[17]
  • Named after: Orville Wright[18]
  • Cast member: Seth MacFarlane[19], Adrianne Palicki[20], Penny Johnson Jerald[21], Scott Grimes[22], Peter Macon[23], Halston Sage[24], J. Lee[25], Chad Coleman[26], Jessica Szohr[27], Anne Winters[28], Mark Jackson[29]
  • Production company: Fuzzy Door Productions[30], 20th Century Fox Television[31], 20th Television[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Commons category: The Orville[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Original broadcaster: Hulu[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Has part(s): The Orville, season 1[38], The Orville, season 2[39], The Orville, season 3[40]
  • Start time: September 10, 2017[41]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[42], Hulu[43]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Orville[44]
  • Number of episodes: 36[45]
  • Executive producer: Seth MacFarlane[46], Brannon Braga[47], Jason Clark[48], David A. Goodman[49], Liz Heldens[50], Jon Favreau[51], Jason Clarke[52]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: The Orville universe[53]
  • Title: The Orville[54]
  • List of episodes: list of The Orville episodes[55]
  • Different from: Orville[56]
  • Duration: 44[57]
  • Set in period: 25th century[58]
  • Number of seasons: 3[59]

Why It Matters

The Orville has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

Related Entities

Adrianne Palicki Chad Coleman Jason Clarke Jessica Szohr Jonathan Frakes Jon Favreau Penny Johnson Jerald Seth MacFarlane United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 13w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → science fiction television series, adventure television series, comedy drama
    Language of work or name → —
    Wikidata description → American science fiction comedy drama television series (2017–2022)
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  4. 14w ago · Zestier · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Thetvdb series id → 328487
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  5. 16w ago · Joao4669 · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Does the dog die? media id → 20047
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  6. 18w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com drama id → The_Orville
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  7. 22w ago · Gabbe · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → The Orville, season 1, The Orville, season 2, The Orville, season 3
    Original broadcaster → Fox Broadcasting Company, Hulu
    List of episodes → list of The Orville episodes
    Set in period → 25th century
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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