The Orville Season 4: Will It Release or Get Cancelled?

The Orville Season 3 wrapped up in August of last year and many have wondered if Seth MacFarlane’s fan-favorite science fiction show will be renewed or cancelled before Season 4.
Hulu’s The Orville (which began its life on Fox) might not have been the most-watched series ever, but the Seth MacFarlane-produced Star Trek homage had a lot of things going for it.
With a strong ensemble cast, emotionally compelling storylines, not to mention dazzling special effects, one would think a show like that would set the world on fire. But as is often the case with genre television, the audience wasn’t always there.
Is Orville Returning for Season 4?

The short version: There hasn’t been any official word of whether The Orville will return for a fourth season.
The longer version is slightly more complex. In April, star Adrianne Palicki (who played Commander Kelly Grayson) spoke to Den of Geek on The Orville’s renewal chances. According to the actress, there have been “rumblings” about a comeback, but nothing concrete has yet come about:
Seth MacFarlane, who created the series and served as its lead actor, gave a response in March to a query on the show’s status, making mention of the entertainment’s current state of “upheaval,” likely referring to the now-ongoing writers strike.
Furthermore, The Orville’s art director Kit Stølen offered an update as well last month, also remarking on the uneasy state of film and television productions:
Stølen additionally stated that the cast and crew would love to continue, but the decision is not in their hands:
What are the Chances of a Season 4 of The Orville?
The Orville always faced an uphill battle with regard to establishing popularity.
Seth MacFarlane is known far and wide for his animated sitcoms such as Family Guy and American Dad, and it’s easy to imagine that when people heard that MacFarlane was developing a sci-fi series, they probably pictured “Family Guy in space.”
And indeed, Orville’s initial marketing painted it as an irreverent, over-the-top comedy, but the show was simply so much more than that. A lovingly produced and thoughtfully portrayed homage to the best of 1990s-era Star Trek is what was brought to audiences, especially in the second and third seasons, as the series gradually pivoted to a more serious tone.
With the Writers Guild of America currently in the trenches amid a work stoppage that shows no present signs of ending, perhaps it’s a safe bet that The Orville will not be renewed for another run. This is very much the consensus among its fanbase.
Also a factor – The Walt Disney Company (which owns Hulu) is in a major cost-cutting phase and is expected to be much pickier in the shows and films it greenlights.
With The Orville’s low viewership, even since all three seasons were added to Disney+ in addition to streaming on Hulu, maybe this cast and crew have taken their final voyage with the show. Fans can at least take solace in that the storyline concluded on a satisfying and fairly definitive note.