With its future still in doubt, The Orville needs a season 4 to resolve the plot threads left dangling by the season 3 finale. The Orville season 3 ended with a finale entitled "Future Unknown," which referred to the real-world status of Seth MacFarlane's sci-fi comedy-drama as much as it did the show's fictional universe. Since the finale aired in August 2022, there has been no confirmation of a new season entering production, but there's a glimmer of hope in the fact that The Orville's cancelation hasn't been officially confirmed either.