Fans of Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville have been anxiously awaiting details on the possibility of a fourth season of the sci-fi show being green-lit by Hulu, but recently updates have been very much hopeful but not massively positive about he chances of the series returning again. However, a new update from star Chad L. Coleman appears to have delivered a much brighter ray of hope to the renewal chances of the series. Although still cautious, Coleman, who plays Klyden in the series, has suggested that a good relationship between creator MacFarlane and Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Dana Walden could give The Orville: New Horizons it’s best chance to returning to screens again. He told CinemaBlend:

“We’re all in the loop and out of the loop. We think it’s gonna happen, but it’s still up in the air. There’s so much going on with all of these studios that it’s just like, ‘Well, we gotta settle this thing first, then we can really decide on that thing.’ A bunch of that is going on. We hope so. Seth has an amazing relationship with Dana [Walden] and with Disney, who’s running it now. And they said they’ve had promising meetings, so we’ll see.”

The Orville has found itself becoming one of the many properties to be caught up in the merger between Fox and Disney, which resulted in the third series being delayed for some time and then finding a home on Hulu or Disney+depending where in the world you live. While The Orville: New Horizons ended on a note that was both final and open to continuation, there are many who hope that it was not the last adventure for the crew of The Orville.

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Although he was incredibly hopeful of being able to continue the journey of The Orville, Seth MacFarlane previously rated the chances of getting a fourth season a 50/50 split. While the show has continued to gain positive reviews, it was the switch to Disney+ that he really saw as a “game-changer” for the show. He said:

“[The renewal odds are] 50-50. My hope is that when the show drops on Disney+, the people who haven’t yet discovered [The Orville] will suddenly give it a chance. That’s a potential game changer for us. I think that creatively and audience-wise, when people sit down and give the show a chance, it upends their expectations. The biggest burden with the show is preconceptions. People think it’s one thing — there are people out there who think it’s a sitcom — and when they sit down to watch it they realize its something completely different. Once you get people’s eyeballs on it, the show does the work, its speaks for itself, and people tend to be hooked.”

The most recent update from Hulu boss Craig Erwich did not add much to what is currently known about the renewal, other than to praise MacFarlane’s vision and work on the series. For now, the wait for more concrete news on the show goes on, and much of it could depend on Disney’s recent frugal move in relation to big future costs.