2013 Canadian science fiction thriller television series
Orphan Black
Genre
Science fiction
Biopunk
Drama
Thriller
Created by
Graeme Manson
John Fawcett
Starring
Tatiana Maslany
Dylan Bruce
Jordan Gavaris
Kevin Hanchard
Michael Mando
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Evelyne Brochu
Ari Millen
Kristian Bruun
Josh Vokey
Theme music composer
Two Fingers
Composer
Trevor Yuile
Country of origin
Canada
Original language
English
No. of seasons
5
No. of episodes
50 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Ivan Schneeberg
David Fortier
Graeme Manson
John Fawcett
Kerry Appleyard
Producers
Russ Cochrane
Alex Levine
Claire Welland
Tatiana Maslany
Aubrey Nealon
Mackenzie Donaldson
Karen Walton
Jay Prychidny
Production location
Toronto, Ontario
Cinematography
Aaron Morton
Editors
Jay Prychidny
D. Gillian Truster
Brett Sullivan
Reginald Harkema
Stephen Lawrence
Running time
43 minutes
Production companies
Temple Street Productions
BBC America
Bell Media
Original release
Network
Space (Canada)
BBC America (United States)
Release
March 30, 2013 (2013-03-30) – August 12, 2017 (2017-08-12)
Related
Orphan Black: Echoes
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Orphan Black is a Canadian science-fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett and starring Tatiana Maslany. The series focuses on Sarah Manning, one of several genetically identical human clones, and later on some of the other clones. The series raises issues about the moral and ethical implications of human cloning and its effect on identity.[1]
The series was produced by Temple Street Productions in association with BBC America and Bell Media's Space.[2] The show premiered on March 30, 2013, on Space in Canada, and on BBC America in the United States.[3][4] On June 16, 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth and final ten-episode season,[5] which ran from June 10 to August 12, 2017.[6] An aftershow, After the Black, began airing in the third season on Space and was acquired by BBC America for the fourth season.[7][8] In April 2022, a spin-off titled Orphan Black: Echoes was announced,[9] which is set to premiere in 2024 on AMC.[10]
Orphan Black developed a loyal online fan base across social media platforms who identify as #CloneClub,[11] a reference to those who are in-the-know in the story. Throughout its run, the series received critical acclaim and various accolades, particularly for Maslany's performance, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards and two further nominations, one TCA Award and one further nomination, two Satellite Award nominations, and a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. The series won a Peabody Award in 2013[12] and has been nominated for, and won, several Canadian Screen Awards.[13]
^"About the Show". BBC America. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
^"BBC AMERICA's Orphan Black Joins Lineup of Hit Shows Available Exclusively on Prime Instant Video". The Wall-Street Journal. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
^"Orphan Black". Space. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
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^Prudom, Laura (June 16, 2016). "'Orphan Black' Renewed for Fifth and Final Season". Variety. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
^Roots, Kimberly (February 7, 2017). "Orphan Black Final Season Premiere Date Set at BBC America". TVLine. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
^"Space Celebrates the Return of its Original Canadian Series ORPHAN BLACK with Multi-Channel Roadblock Season Premiere April 18" (Press release). Bell Media. March 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
^Prudom, Laura; Zumberge, Marianne (March 27, 2016). "'Orphan Black' Gets After-Show, Cast Teases Season 4 Mysteries and Returning Favorites". Variety. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
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^Russell, Shania (October 12, 2023). "Krysten Ritter joins the clone club conspiracy in Orphan Black: Echoes trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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