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 65 wins & 80 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:

The Final Trip (Season 5)

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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:

Crno siroče

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

Main character and protagonist Detective Arthur "Art" Bell (Kevin Hanchard) shares his name with the broadcaster and author Art Bell, whose radio shows and books have dealt with a wide variety of scientific and paranormal themes...including 'cloning.'

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Goofs

When introducing M.K., it is said that her accent sounds Scandinavian. It is later found out that she is Finnish, which is a language not even remotely related to that of the original Scandinavian countries. Finnish is more related to Eastern European languages than those of Norway, Sweden and Denmark (anyone able to recognise Finnish accent is most likely aware of this).

There is, however, a small (roughly 5%) minority of Finnish Swedes, who speak both Finnish and Swedish, many of them treat the former as the second language.

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #33.104 (2017)

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Soundtracks

Main Title Theme
Written by Two Fingers
Performed by Two Fingers

User Reviews

Great start, but slowly downhill from Season 3

I thoroughly enjoyed Seasons 1 & 2. The premise, acting, settings and character interactions were well done.

Seasons 3 & 4 were OK but were on a downward slide.

Season 5 I struggled to watch and had to force myself just so I could satisfy my curiosity on how the show ends.

From Season 3 onwards, the show became more of a soap opera, with lots of love interests, characters re-appearing, hurt feelings, etc. There were too many sudden plot twists that made little sense. The stories in subsequent seasons, were the same stories from the previous seasons, but used new characters and new corporations.

My favourite character- Helena.