Thankfully, we have co-producer, editor, Season 3 actor, and our best source for production updates Tom Costantino on hand to clarify via Twitter that 'despite some misinformation to the contrary,' the series' Season 4 future 'is still TBD.' Image: ScreencapĪt Hulu's Television Critics Association session in August, Jordan Helman, head of scripted originals, revealed that he's seen cuts of the third season.
While it's not uncommon for studios to do that with productions, there's one very important difference with The Orville.
Maybe folks were reading a little too much into the title of the upcoming season and Seth MacFarlane's comments about hoping for more adventures? Maybe it has to do with Hulu reps going on record as saying they're open to more seasons and expanding the show's franchise universe? Maybe it's just a matter of wishful thinking on the fans' part? Whatever the reason, ever since the third season was officially announced as being titled The Orville: New Horizons and a March 2022 premiere date set there's been this growing vibe that the series has already been renewed for a fourth season, apparently as a 'soft renewal' to allow production to continue instead of stopping and then restarting.
