The Orville Season 4 Reportedly Set to Begin Production In Early 2025: https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-orville-season-4-reportedly-set-to-begin-production-in-early-2025/
Orville is a return to the ST:TNG formula that made Picard and Riker so famous and much loved.
I actually like Seth and Adriana as CiC and FO. They play off each other without seeming disingenuous.
A better star trek than anything released in the 2010s onward. I’m not even kidding, they handled many more current sociopolitical issues and with far more wit and a frankly shocking amount of tact considering its a Seth McFarlane comedy.
I completely agree. The Orville is a fantastic show that really captures that TNG feeling while still being its own thing through humor.
And most important (for me): self-contained episodes. No season long story arcs that go nowhere.
They did have arcs, but more in that way older star trek did where you get a blurb about it during the rest of the episodes self contained content then a dedicated episode at the beginnings and ends of the season with 1-2 dedicated episodes somewhere in the middle. Well balanced for multiple watch styles.