The Orville First Look: Charlize Theron Boards the Ship

By Eric King
September 28, 2017 at 04:09 PM EDT

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Charlize Theron and her A Million Ways to Die in the West co-star Seth MacFarlane will reunite for next week's episode of The Orville. Theron will board The Orville in episode 5 of MacFarlane's Trek-ian parody as Pria Lavesque, the captain of a mining ship who Ed (MacFarlane) and crew save from colliding with a comet. Ed crushes on Pria, while Kelly (Adrianne Palicki) becomes more suspicious of the mystery refugee.

Click through to see exclusive first photos of Theron on set, and catch her guest spot Thursday, Oct. 5 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.

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Pria Lavesque (Theron) fist-bumps Lieutenant John Lamarr (J Lee) as Lieutenant Gordon Malloy (Scott Grimes) looks on.

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Pria Lavesque (Theron) chats with Captain Ed Mercer (MacFarlane) and the suspicious Commander Kelly Grayson (Palicki).

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The Orville's medical specialist Dr. Claire Finn (Penny Johnson Jerald) treats Pria (Theron).

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Pria Lavesque (Theron) and Commander Kelly Grayson (Palicki) have a moment

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Pria Lavesque (Theron) looks serious in her change of costume.

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Pria Lavesque (Theron) is bedraggled and bruised: Isvillainous Krills at it again?

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