The Orville
Summary
While the future ofThe Orvilleis still incertain , there ’s a long list of dream cameo should Seth MacFarlane ’s sci - fi comedy drama be renew for time of year 4 . Across three seasons , The Orvillehas had an impressive raiment of fame cameo from Hollywood movie star to belovedStar Trekactors . As the creator ofFamily Guyand theTedmovies , Seth MacFarlane has a gravid address ledger of histrion that he can call upon to asterisk inThe Orville , and there ’s no cause to consider his lean of dream celebrity cameos has been exhaust yet .
Should it finally get the green light , The Orvilleseason 4will likely feature some more big names from beloved sci - fi franchises and Hollywood moving-picture show . The Orvilleseason 3 featured situation comedy fable Ted Danson in the role of a nefarious Union full admiral , whileBabylon 5star Bruce Boxleitner work the persona of the Union President beneath deep stratum of prosthetics . However , despite tick off many dream Edgar Albert Guest star from his list , there are some vacant place inThe Orville ’s most obvious cameos , which could be filled in should temper 4 get commission .
Seth MacFarlane ’s The Orville is a loving parody of the Star Trek franchise , but the funniness borrows more than just tropes and uniforms from Starfleet .
10Gates McFadden
Could TNG’s Dr. Crusher be an old friend of The Orville’s Dr. Finn?
impudent from her acclaimed performance as an senior Dr. Beverly Crusher inStar Trek : Picardseason 3 , Gates McFadden would be a great bit of mold forThe Orville . The obvious choice would be for McFadden to toy a former ally of Dr. Claire Finn ( Penny Johnson Jerald ) . Perhaps McFadden could play a mentor figure to Claire , who bespeak the assistance of the Orville crew . It ’s worth pointing out thatThe Orvilledoesn’t always go for the obvious cast choices , butPicardproved McFadden ’s range as an actor , so she could just as easily play a nefarious alien as a blank - make out medical officer .
9Jeffrey Combs
Star Trek’s most prolific villain would be great in The Orville
Every Jeffrey Combs character inStar Trekis dissimilar , and so he feel like a natural alternative for an appearance inTheOrville . give Combs ' chameleon - similar skills as a character actor , he could play everything from a villainous Krill to a Union military officer . Seth MacFarlane ’s a hugeStar Trekfan , so he ’s also probably a large fan of Combs ' employment in the franchise . Hopefully , the deficiency of Jeffrey Combs inThe Orvilleso far is because MacFarlane has n’t quite bump a meaty enough role for the doer .
8Michelle Forbes
The TNG and Battlestar Galactica star would make a great Orville admiral.
Battlestar Galactica ’s Michelle Forbes would be a fantastic addition to the hurl ofThe Orville , perhaps as a replacement for Ted Danson ’s Admiral Perry . Forbes excels at playing stern , slightly brittle government agency figures , so she could be an excellent transparency for Seth MacFarlane ’s somewhat schlubby Captain Ed Mercer . Generally , Ed gets an easy drive from his superiors , so give him an sureness figure who has no time for his unique command style could stimulate matter up inThe Orvilleseason 4 .
7Scott Bakula
Enterprise’s Captain Archer could be another great Ted Danson replacement.
Another brilliant replacement for Ted Danson ’s Admiral Perry would beQuantum Leap ’s Scott Bakula . Since becoming a household name as Sam Beckett inQuantum Leap , Bakula has played the leading inStar Trek : Enterpriseand , more recently , NCIS : New Orleans . Bakula would bring an easygoing spell to the part of a Union full admiral , that could make him a very different case of senior police officer inThe Orvilleseason 4 .
Seth MacFarlane played Ensign Rivers in Scott Bakula’sStar Trek : Enterprise .
6Katee Sackhoff
Battlestar Galactica’s Starbuck could be Ed’s new second-in-command.
It seems thatAdrienne Palicki wo n’t generate toThe Orville , telling theInside of Youpodcast that she " was n’t doing that . “If Palicki does n’t return as Kelly inThe Orvilleseason 4 , then Ed will need a new first officer . A sci - fi icon likeBattlestar Galactica ’s Katee Sackhoff would be a bully refilling , peculiarly as she would likely butt on against Ed ’s less serious bid style . commitment toThe Mandalorianmay make a serial publication - recollective engagement impossible , but a cameo by Sackhoff as a short - lived Kelly successor could advance interest inThe Orvilleseason 4 .
Seth MacFarlane confirm that he ’s " work on " The Orville season 4 , but is it already too belated for the sci - fi comedy - drama to return to Hulu ?
5Michael Dorn
The Orville is Worf approved.
WhenThe Orvillepremiered back in 2017,Star Trek ’s preferred Klingon , Michael Dorn a.k.a . Worf , tweeted Seth MacFarlane his favorable reception of the show :
Michael Dorn has n’t had a guest part inThe Orvilleyet , but he feel like a natural choice for a theatrical role in the show . Given the obvious influence ofStar Trek ’s Klingons onThe Orville ’s Moclans , it would be rum to see Dorn meet a member of the alien coinage in time of year 4.The Orvilleseason 3 depicted Bortus ( Peter Macon ) bend his back on his race for the brutal treatment of his girl . Michael Dorn guesting as Bortus ' male parent inThe Orvilleseason 4 could lend this on-going storyline some real excited weight .
4David Tennant
The Doctor Who actor loves sending up his most famous role
Doctor Who ’s David Tennantmade a brief cameo as the Tenth Doctor inFamily Guy , so he ’s had some experience working with Seth MacFarlane . Tennant also sent up the role of the Doctor in Ricky Gervais’Extras , so the actor has a sense of humour about himself . Casting Tennant either as a glossa - in - boldness time traveler character or , better yet , a villain like one ofThe Orville ’s Krill would be a real putsch for Seth MacFarlane ’s sci - fi clowning - play .
3Mark Wahlberg
Wahlberg is the only Hollywood co-star that Seth MacFarlane hasn’t put in The Orville
Ted ’s Mark Wahlberg has good chemistry with Seth MacFarlane when he ’s not even on screen , so it would be great to see them together inThe Orville . Casting Mark Wahlberg as an old admirer of Ed ’s who has conk out on to become a heroic Union officer would make for some robust conflict between Wahlberg and MacFarlane . Having starred in theTransformersfranchise , Wahlberg has some experience of working in high-pitched - construct scientific discipline fiction . Liam Neeson and Charlize Theron have already starred inThe Orville , so it ’s metre for Seth MacFarlane ’s other Hollywood co - star to make an visual aspect .
2Jonathan Frakes
The Star Trek: TNG star has made no secret of his desire to star in The Orville
Star Trek : The Next coevals ’s Jonathan Frakes reveal a desire for a cameo inThe Orvillewhile talk toOrville Nationin 2019 . Frakes has head several episodes of MacFarlane ’s show , but has never crossed over to the other side as an role player . Adrienne Palicki ’s rumored release creates a complete chance to subvert Jonathan Frakes ' classicTNGrole as Commander Riker . He could make a abbreviated cameo as Ed ’s new number one , in reference to Riker ’s role inTNG.To fulfill Frakes ' desire to wear thin the full alien prosthetics , Kelly ’s impermanent replacement should therefore be an exotic coinage to better cloak the joke .
1Patrick Stewart
Star Trek’s Picard starred in Family Guy and American Dad!
APatrick Stewart cameo inThe Orvilleis at the top of many devotee ' wishlists , and season 4 would be a thoroughgoing place for it to occur . WithStar Trek : Picardnow at an end , Patrick Stewart is freed up to make a small show in Seth MacFarlane’sOrville . The two have worked together before in bothFamily GuyandAmerican Dad!and it ’s clear from Stewart ’s invariant kudos of Jonathan Frakes that he remains fast to those that he enjoy work with . IfThe Orvilleseason 4 does finally get the green light , it may be one last hurrah , mean that a cameo by Patrick Stewart could be the sodding kiss to the yesteryear that brings Seth MacFarlane’sStar Trekhomage full circle .
All three seasons ofThe Orvilleare streaming now on Hulu and Disney+ .
