Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Writer-actor Seth MacFarlane announced his sci-fi series The Orville has been renewed for a second season.
"#TheOrville has been picked up for season 2! Thanks to all our awesomely enthusiastic fans who've made this happen!" MacFarlane tweeted Thursday.
FOX's space-travel show co-stars Adrianne Palicki, Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Peter Macon, Halston Sage, J. Lee, Mark Jackson and Chad L. Coleman.
#TheOrville has been picked up for season 2! Thanks to all our awesomely enthusiastic fans who’ve made this happen! pic.twitter.com/Y19MNAg2fa
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) November 2, 2017