Orphan Black 

A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.

Creators:

Kim Coghill, Andrew De Angelis, Jeff Detsky

Stars:

Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 67 wins & 88 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tatiana Maslany	...	Sarah Manning / ... 50 episodes, 2013-2017
Jordan Gavaris	...	Felix Dawkins 50 episodes, 2013-2017
Maria Doyle Kennedy	...	Siobhan Sadler 50 episodes, 2013-2017
Kristian Bruun	...	Donnie Hendrix 45 episodes, 2013-2017
Kevin Hanchard	...	Detective Art Bell / ... 44 episodes, 2013-2017
Skyler Wexler	...	Kira Manning / ... 39 episodes, 2013-2017
Josh Vokey	...	Scott 38 episodes, 2013-2017
Ari Millen	...	Mark Rollins / ... 36 episodes, 2014-2017
Evelyne Brochu	...	Delphine Cormier / ... 29 episodes, 2013-2017
Dylan Bruce	...	Paul Dierden 29 episodes, 2013-2016

Storyline

SPOILER: Orphan Black follows outsider, orphan and street-wise chameleon Sarah. After witnessing a woman's suicide, Sarah assumes the stranger's identity - who happens to look just like her. Expecting to solve all her problems by cleaning out the dead woman's savings, Sarah is instead thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery as she realizes the dizzying truth - she and the dead woman are clones. As Sarah searches for answers, she discovers the chilling fact that there are more people like her out there - genetically identical individuals who were planted in unsuspecting birth parents and nurtured in completely different circumstances. With no idea who created the clones, she'll need to discover the reason in a hurry as an assassin is killing them one by one.

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | brainwashed assassin | mad scientist | genetic enhancement | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

A clone is never alone. (season 1)

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

BBC America [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Orphan Black

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Temple Street Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jordan Gavaris (Felix) and Maria Doyle Kennedy (Mrs. S) share the same birthday, September 25.

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Goofs

Cosima mentions in season 1 that Katja's fingerprints would be close enough to Sarah's that running Katja's prints through standard police search would pull up Sarah's rap-sheet. No one seems worried that Beth's fingerprints should have been just as similar, and as a police officer her prints would definitely be in the system. Why didn't Sarah's rap-sheet emerge when Beth applied to become a police officer? Why did the system match Katja to Sarah but not to Beth? The system may have matched Sarah to Beth, but other data would not have matched, such as date of birth, place of birth, parents etc. The match would have been seen as a false positive which often occurs in fingerprint matching systems. Even in ten-print matches, depending on what level of search was employed. In many systems, technician intervention is required to eliminate candidate matches.

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Connections

Featured in The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2015)

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Soundtracks

Main Title Theme
Written by Two Fingers
Performed by Two Fingers

User Reviews

Tatiana Maslany should have been Emmy Best Actress in a Drama

As this series aired on BBC America, it seems to me it should have been part of the Emmy candidates. However I wonder about that since it received no mention and as a minimum, Tatiana Maslany's performance in the lead character role is one of the best ever in any media. Tatiana plays the multiple clones effortlessly. Whether American, British, Eastern European, anti-social, nonconformist, conformist, straight, LGBTQ I am never questioning the character. I was a fan and regular viewer of United States of Tara, but Tatiana's performance eclipses Toni Collette's. As I watched each week of the first season, I went from mildly entertained by her transformation to completely believing there were multiple actresses in the show. I would watch the opening credits thinking there were missing actresses! Jordan Gavaris is also great as Tatiana's brother. He brings just the right level of doubt yet support to the character. The story lines, settings, direction are also very good. As video science fiction, I think this is one of the best shows I have seen. It explores many different ethic and moral views - personal, scientific and social - with just enough creepiness to both entertain and make me think.