The actress Adrianne Palicki breaks the silence around the fourth season and leaves the fans with more doubts that the certainty that leaves a silent ending for the orville
The hope of traveling back through the space aboard the USS ORVILLE is fadingAnd this time not because of aliens or temporary anomalies. In a recent interview, Adrianne Palicki—A of the protagonists of The orvilleConfessed it The fourth season has become more than ever reality. And he said it without surroundings: “It’s simply faded”.
During his passage through the Dallas International Film Festival, where he promoted his new film The king of SalamandraPalicki chatted with Movieweb and released a bomb that left the ice cream to the fans. As he said, after an initial conversation with Seth MacFarlane to return to the shooting, The screenwriter strike and actors paralyzed everythingAnd since then he hasn’t known anything anymore.
The future of Orville
“It would be a conversation if this happened,” said the actress. “Seth called me and asked me if I would do it, it was a possibility … and then the strikes arrived. It simply vanished. I know many people are disappointed, but today I don’t know if there will be a fourth season.”
These words do not mean an official cancellation, but Transmit a feeling of abandonment It is difficult to ignore. And more if we remember it only a year ago, Scott Grimes He excited the entire Fandom ensuring that the filming of the season 4 would start in 2024. We are in May 2025 … and there is no trace of news.
As if it weren’t enough, Palicki has been sincere in the past on how complicated it was to work in the series. Despite the affection towards history and its characters, the production rhythms were emotionally and economically exhausting. In his own words: “J. Lee was eating savory biscuits and Gatorade because we couldn’t afford anything else. He was horrible”.
The care of Seth MacFarlane’s silences
One of the reasons why the series advanced so slowly was why Seth Macfarlane insisted on writing all the episodeswho passed the years between the season and the season. This caused not only the uncertainty among the actors, but also a lack of stability of the work that, according to Pallicki, has taken its toll.
Now, Hulu has not announced the official cancellation, but has not even shown signs of life. The most optimistic theory is that MacFarlane could write the new episodes in secret. But be realistic, The Creator is involved in so many projects at the same time that it is difficult to imagine it has space to raise again The orville In the short term.
In addition, the history of the series does not play in its favor. With only 33 episodes in six years and infinite stops between the seasons, The production narrative was marked by irregularity. Fans have shown a admirable loyalty, but even the most loyal ones begin to lose patience.
A science fiction jewel without a dignified end?
The orville Was born as a parody/tribute to Star TrekBut over time he won respect as a solid science fiction series. By mixing humor, ethical dilemmas and spatial frames with the heart, he knew how to build his own identity which, for many, even exceeds some official deliveries of the Trekkie universe.
That’s why it hurts so I could end without a closure, without a farewell at the height of his crew. What will happen to Ed Mercer, Kelly Grayson or Isaac? And with the millions of fans who accompanied this space odyssey from the beginning?
There is hope that, as in so many science fiction stories, Something unexpected save the day. But as long as there are no official declarations or clear production signs, the truth is that The orville I could have lost in hyperspace … without even saying goodbye.