Of course, there are plenty of folks behind the scenes who have connections to Trek on The Orville as well.
The influences from Trek are all over the show, from the music and costumes to Penny Johnson Jerald who plays the ship’s doctor and also had a recurring role on Deep Space Nine.
Along with Brannon Braga and, now, Joe Menosky, actors Jonathan Frakes and Robert Duncan McNeill have both stepped behind the camera to direct episodes of the series.
Show creator Seth MacFarlane, who also serves as star, executive producer and writer on the series, has been free to admit that the show comes directly from his love of Star Trek and that he’s wanted to do something like it for a long time.