She’s now starring in the Hulu sci-fi series, “The Orville: New Horizons.”

On the show, Szohr plays Lt. Talla Keyali, the Chief of Security of the U.S.S.

Szohr said she had a similar experience when she first started acting in “The Orville.”

Jessica Szohr attending event

“There were certain things about Talla’s family that I didn’t know until later.

I find that interesting and fun and challenging and scary.

But that’s all part of the journey of being an actor,” she said.

Jessica Szohr playing Talla in The Orville

However, filming Season 3 of “The Orville” didn’t have that same element of surprise.

That made filming this season much different than other shows she’s done.

“The pandemic … really changed everything,” the actress said.

Jessica Szohr, Anne Winters, Adrianne Palicki, and Penny Johnson Jerald posing

You might have a scene or two that you change.

But in this, we were shooting some stuff from Episode 8 to Episode 2.

So we were shooting like a movie."

Her co-star, Anne Winters, added that mixing the episodes like that sometimes made their jobs more challenging.

This is this story, this happened before, or this happened after.'"

“The Orville: New Horizons"Season 3 is now available for streaming on Hulu.