Season One

If the Stars Should Appear

Episode #: 104
U.S. Air Date: 09.28.17
The Orville (104) - If the Stars Should Appear
Written By:
Seth MacFarlane
Directed By:
James L. Conway
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The Orville encounters a massive, millennia-old vessel adrift on the frontier, where a colony of humanoids live in ignorance of the true nature of their world. While Ed makes contact with a local family, Kelly and Alara have a run-in with a hostile force.
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THE CREW ENCOUNTERS AN OLD SHIP ADRIFT IN SPACE ON AN ALL-NEW "THE ORVILLE" THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, ON FOX

Robert Knepper ("Prison Break") Guest-Stars

Ed and the Orville crew encounter a massive vessel adrift in space, which is in danger of colliding with a star. While some of the crew set out to help the ship's inhabitants, Bortus, Gordon, and John stay behind and fend off a Krill attack on another Union ship in the all-new "If the Stars Should Appear" episode of THE ORVILLE airing Thursday, Sept. 28 (9:01-10:00 PM ET) on FOX. (ORV-102) (TV-14 D, L, V)

Cast: Seth MacFarlane as Captain Ed Mercer; Adrianne Palicki as Commander Kelly Grayson; Penny Johnson Jerald as Dr. Claire Finn; Scott Grimes as Lieutenant Gordon Malloy; Peter Macon as Lieutenant Commander Bortus; Halston Sage as Chief Security Officer Alara Kitan; J Lee as Lieutenant John Lamarr; Mark Jackson as Isaac; and Chad L. Coleman as Klyden

Guest Cast: Norm Macdonald as Yaphit, Robert Knepper as Hamelac, James Morrison as Kemka, and Max Burholder as Tomilin