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Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.
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Season 1

  • Old Wounds
    7.4/105,627 votes
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    Old Wounds

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2017

    It's 2417, and the Planetary Union promotes Ed Mercer to Captain of the exploratory vessel The U.S.S. Orville. Ed's enthusiasm for his new position is dampened when his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson, is assigned to be his First Officer. While on their first routine mission, the Orville crew is ambushed by the Krill, a vicious alien race, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate.

    Director: Jon Favreau

    Writer: Seth MacFarlane

  • Command Performance
    7.6/104,890 votes
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    Command Performance

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2017

    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 must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden receive some happy, yet unexpected news.

    Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

    Writer: Seth MacFarlane

  • About a Girl
    7.6/105,292 votes
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    About a Girl

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/2017

    The Orville crew is divided between cultures when Bortus and Klyden debate if their newly born offspring should receive a controversial surgery.

    Director: Brannon Braga

    Writer: Seth MacFarlane

  • If the Stars Should Appear
    8.2/104,876 votes
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    If the Stars Should Appear

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/2017

    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

    Director: James L. Conway

    Writer: Seth MacFarlane

  • Pria
    7.8/104,370 votes
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    Pria

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/2017

    After the crew saves a stranded ship and its attractive captain, 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.

    Director: Jonathan Frakes

    Writer: Seth MacFarlane

  • Krill
    7.9/104,196 votes
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    Krill

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/2017

    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.

    Director: Jon Cassar

    Writer: David A. Goodman

  • Majority Rule
    8.2/104,800 votes
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    Majority Rule

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/2017

    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.

    Director: Tucker Gates

    Writer: Seth MacFarlane

  • Into the Fold
    7.3/103,710 votes
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    Into the Fold

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/2017

    Ed and the crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac after their shuttle gets thrown into uncharted space and they crash-land on a moon that is light years from the Orville.

    Director: Brannon Braga

    Writer: Brannon Braga, André Bormanis

  • Cupid's Dagger
    7.8/103,737 votes
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    Cupid's Dagger

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/2017

    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.

    Director: Jamie Babbit

    Writer: Liz Heldens

  • Firestorm
    8.0/103,543 votes
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    Firestorm

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/2017

    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.

    Director: Brannon Braga

    Writer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong

  • New Dimensions
    7.9/103,121 votes
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    New Dimensions

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/2017

    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.

    Director: Kelly Cronin

    Writer: Seth MacFarlane

  • Mad Idolatry
    8.4/103,638 votes
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    Mad Idolatry

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/2017

    Ed and Kelly consider the possibility of reforging their relationship, but Kelly soon crash-lands on a planet in another universe with Isaac and Gordon.

    Director: Brannon Braga

    Writer: Seth MacFarlane