The Orville has had a terribly extended journey toward Season 3.
The sci-fi dramedy (which stars MacFarlane, Penny Johnson Jerald, Adrianne Palicki, Scott Grimes, Chad L. Coleman, Jessica Szohr, and more) ended Season 2 on Fox way back in April 2019, and while we knew by fall of that year that the next season would lead to some major changes (fewer episodes, but each with longer runtimes, for instance) fans were told about a major shakeup when it was revealed that Hulu had picked up the show.