The Orville may be done: "There are no current plans for a fourth season"

Deadline

Seth MacFarlane's busy schedule with other projects has put The Orville in limbo, reports Deadline's Nellie Andreeva. "The Orville has been a passion project — and a big undertaking — for Seth MacFarlane who created, writes, directs, executive produces and stars in the space comedy-drama. As the series is preparing for the June 2 launch of Season 3 on Hulu, there are no current plans for a fourth season. I hear the cast of the series was released in August when their most recent options expired." As Andreeva notes, MacFarlane just cast The Orville's Scott Grimes on his Ted series. "While there are no plans for Season 4 of The Orville, I hear Season 3 is not designed as a definitive ending to the series," Andreeva adds. "The door has been left open for MacFarlane to revisit it with a new installment if/when he wants to do it in the future. In case he decides to do it, the cast will have to be reassembled, and new deals need to be made."