The Worst Episodes of The Orville

Ed and the crew race to save a small group of survivors on a planet about to be destroyed by its sun. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden start marriage counseling when Bortus' obsession with the ship's simulation room gets out of hand.

Director: Kevin Hooks

Writer: Wellesley Wild

As The Orville heads towards Moclus for Bortus' special once-a-year ceremony, Ed discovers Kelly has moved on and has started dating. Meanwhile, Gordon asks for John's help in getting game, and Claire turns to Isaac for parenting advice.

Director: Seth MacFarlane

Writer: Seth MacFarlane

The Orville explores a mysterious region of space.

Director: Jon Cassar

Writer: Brannon Braga, André Bormanis

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

The Orville makes First Contact and a new crew member joins the ship.

Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

Writer: Seth MacFarlane

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

The Orville crew deals with the interpersonal aftermath of the battle against the Kaylon.

Director: Jon Cassar

Writer: Seth MacFarlane

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

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

One of Bortus's old lovers is assigned to help upgrade the ships defences and makes a surprising admission to Talla.

Director: Seth MacFarlane

Writer: David A. Goodman

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

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

Ed must initiate peace talks with the Krill.

Director: Rebecca Rodriguez

Writer: Seth MacFarlane

The Orville crew makes a new discovery.

Director: Jon Cassar

Writer: Seth MacFarlane

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

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

Tensions between Kelly and the Moclans result when she helps Topa prepare for the Union Point entrance exam.

Director: Seth MacFarlane

Writer: Seth MacFarlane

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

Ed, Gordon and Alara visit Alara's home planet of Xelayah.

Director: Jon Cassar

Writer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong

The Orville crew is surprised when Claire's personal life takes an unexpected turn, and Gordon makes an unusual grooming suggestion to Bortus.

Director: Seth MacFarlane

Writer: Seth MacFarlane

The crew visit Haveena's sanctuary world and embark on a journey that may leave the Union more vulnerable.

Director: Jon Cassar

Writer: Brannon Braga, André Bormanis

A celebration is underway aboard the ship.

Director: Seth MacFarlane

Writer: Seth MacFarlane

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

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

Ed finds himself behind enemy lines when he crash-lands on a mysterious planet. Meanwhile, Kelly questions why Gordon wants to take the Command Test.

Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

Writer: Brannon Braga, André Bormanis