TV series

The Orville

2017–2022 · 3 seasons

A genial, sincere space adventure that mixes gentle workplace comedy with earnest moral dilemmas, feeling like comfort television with occasional serious bite.

Created by: Seth MacFarlane
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald

Tagline: New home. New missions.
Overview: Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Exploration, friendship, identity, morality
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Created by: Seth MacFarlane
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald

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Written by AI. It can be wrong.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: exploration
friendship
identity
morality
found family
Places: space
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild