Though the show’s fate is still up in the air, The Orville associate producer Tom Constantino commented on a reddit thread that a fan created inquiring about the possibility of a Season 3. 

“Patience gang, hang in there. Would say more if I could,” Tom wrote. Further down the chain, he commented, “I think I learned my first lesson about reddit today. Managed to be called a b—h, a liar, and a PR shill in the span of 10 minutes. That’s a record, even for me!” On another thread that was created around the topic of why The Orville will not be renewed, Tom wrote, “Patience.” 

This is not the first time Fox took their time when announcing show renewals until early summer. For example, Gotham was not renewed by the network until the middle of May 2018. However, fans have not taken the lack of news lightly, and have been posting their concerns on social media.