Writers

This page is for all writers of the The Orville.

Members of the writing staff typically hold one or several alternative titles on the show such as executive producer, co-executive producer, or more exotic roles such as science adviser

• Most episodes are written by Seth MacFarlane, the creator and showrunner of The Orville. MacFarlane also closely monitors the development of scripts by other writers.
• Executive producer David A. Goodman wrote the episodes Krill, Deflectors, and The Road Not Taken.
• Three episodes were jointly written by executive producer Brannon Braga and science adviser André Bormanis: Into the Fold, Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes, and Identity, Pt. 1.
• Co-executive producer Cherry Chevapravatdumrong wrote the episodes Firestorm and Home.

Two members of the writing staff penned scripts for Season 1 before leaving for other roles or leaving the show altogether:

• Cupid's Dagger was written by Liz Heldens, who was an executive producer at the time in Season 1. Heldens was retained as a consultant to the show after Season 1.
• Primal Urges was written during the production of Season 1 by Wellesley Wild, who was a co-executive producer at that time. Wild left the show before Season 2 to lead production of the show Animaniacs!

Several writers joined for Season 2, effectively replacing Heldens and Wild:

• Joe Menosky joined as co-executive producer and wrote the episode Sanctuary.
• Janet Lin joined as co-executive producer and wrote the episode Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.