Seth MacFarlane and Raising ‘The Orville’ Bar for Season 2

We’re pretty excited that FOX’s The Orville is returning for a second season, and even more excited at what creator/star Seth MacFarlane teases in a new featurette.

We’ve talked a lot about the series, comparing it to the most honest Star Trek-like series since Galaxy Quest, as well as being optimistic as f**k compared to other science fiction series out there.

Check out “Raising The Bar”:

From Emmy Award-winning executive producer and creator Seth MacFarlane , THE ORVILLE is a live-action, one-hour space adventure series set 400 years in the future that follows The Orville, a mid-level exploratory spaceship. Its crew, both human and alien, face the wonders and dangers of outer space, while also dealing with the familiar, often humorous problems of everyday life. The ensemble series stars MacFarlane as the ship’s Commanding Officer, Ed Mercer, and Adrianne Palicki (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Friday Night Lights”) as his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson, who’s assigned as his First Officer. Additional cast members include Penny Johnson Jerald as Dr. Claire Finn (“24,” “The Larry Sanders Show”), Scott Grimes as Gordon Malloy (“ER,” “Justified”), Peter Macon as Bortus (“Shameless,” “Bosch”), Halston Sage as Alara Kitan (“Neighbors,” “Goosebumps”), J. Lee as John LaMarr (FAMILY GUY, “The Cleveland Show”), Mark Jackson as Isaac (“That Royal Today”) and Chad L. Coleman as Klyden (“The Walking Dead,” “The Wire”).

The Orville season 2 returns to FOX on Sunday December 30th 2018.