<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.fox.com/the-orville/ </Td> </Tr> <P> The Orville is an American science fiction comedy - drama series created by and starring Seth MacFarlane that premiered on Sunday, September 10, 2017, with new episodes airing Thursdays on Fox during the 2017--18 season . MacFarlane stars as Ed Mercer, an officer in the Planetary Union's line of exploratory space vessels whose career took a downturn following his divorce, and who is given the titular ship as his first command, only to discover that his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson (Adrianne Palicki), has been assigned to be his First Officer . Inspired by the television series Star Trek, the series tells the story of Mercer, Grayson, and the crew of the Orville as they embark on various diplomatic and exploratory missions . On November 2, 2017, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which is expected to premiere late in the 2018--19 season . </P> <P> The Orville is set on the titular U.S.S. Orville (ECV - 197), a mid-level exploratory space vessel in the Planetary Union, a 25th - century interstellar alliance of Earth and many other planets . </P>

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