Orphan Black: Echoes (TV series)
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| Orphan Black | ||
| Genre | Science fiction Drama Thriller | |
| Created by | Anna Fishko | |
| Based on | Orphan Black by John Fawcett | |
| Starring | Krysten Ritter Keeley Hawes Amanda Fix Avan Jogia James Hiroyuki Liao Rya Kihlstedt | |
| Composer | Trevor Yuile | |
| Country of origin | Canada | |
| Original language(s) | English | |
| No. of seasons | 5 | |
| No. of episodes | 10 | |
| Production | ||
| Executive producer(s) | David Fortier Ivan Schneeberg Nick Nantell Kerry Appleyard Krysten Ritter Katie O'Connell Marsh Leslie Belzberg John Fawcett Anna Fishko | |
| Producer | Suzanne Colvin-Goulding | |
| Production location | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Running time | 41–48 minutes | |
| Production company(s) | You Say Potato Boat Rocker Studios AMC Studios | |
| Release | ||
| Original network | AMC | |
Orphan Black: Echoes is a Canadian science fiction thriller television series created by Anna Fishko based on the original series created by John Fawcett and Graeme Manson. The series stars Krysten Ritter and is set in 2052 in the same universe as Orphan Black. All 10 episodes of season one premiered on November 3, 2023, in Australia on Stan. It is set to premiere in 2024 on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America.
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[edit] Cast and characters
[edit] Main
- Krysten Ritter as Lucy, a woman who has undergone a procedure and has no memory of who she is. She discovers she is a print-out of Eleanor.
- Keeley Hawes as Dr. Kira Manning, a scientist, wife of Eleanor and mother of Lucas. She is the daughter of Sarah Manning, the protagonist from the original Orphan Black series. She was previously portrayed by Skyler Wexler in the original series.
- Amanda Fix as Jules, an adoptive teenager of wealthy parents. She discovers that she is a print-out of Eleanor.
- Avan Jogia as Jack, Lucy's boyfriend and a former army medic and single father
- James Hiroyuki Liao as Paul Darros, a powerful self-made billionaire who runs the Darros Foundation
- Rya Kihlstedt as Dr. Eleanor Miller, a neuroscientist, Kira's wife and Lucas' mother
[edit] Recurring
- Reed Diamond as Tom, the Head of Corporate Security for the Darros Foundation
- Tattiawna Jones as Emily
- Zariella Langford-Haughton as Charlie, Jack's deaf daughter
- Jonathan Whittaker as Craig, an acquaintance of Lucy
- Jaeden Noel as Lucas Manning, Kira and Eleanor's son
- Eva Everett Irving co-stars as Tina, an acquaintance of Jack and former Special Forces officer
- Adam Kenneth Wilson as James, Jules' adoptive father
- Liam Diaz as Wes, Neva and James' adoptive son and Jules' adoptive brother
- Alex Castillo as Neva, Jules' adoptive mother
- Vinson Tran as Xander Darros, a print-out of Paul Darros
- Izad Etemadi as Dr. Josh Tartakovich, a scientist and friend of Kira
- Alice Hamid as Rhona, Lucas' girlfriend
[edit] Guest
- Jordan Gavaris as Felix Dawkins, Kira's uncle. Gavaris reprises his role from the original Orphan Black series.
- Evelyne Brochu as Dr. Delphine Cormier, she comes to aid Kira on behalf of Cosima. Brochu reprises her role from the original Orphan Black series.
[edit] Production
In March 2019, it was reported that a new series set in the Orphan Black universe was in early development stages at AMC, to be produced by Temple Street Productions. In February 2022, it was announced that Anna Fishko would be the writer of the show and that the series would follow a new story set in the same world as Orphan Black. In April 2022, the series was greenlit and titled Orphan Black: Echoes.
In July 2022, Krysten Ritter was cast in the lead role of Lucy and it was confirmed the first season would consist of 10 episodes. In August 2022, Amanda Fix, Avan Jogia and Keely Hawes were cast in co-starring roles, and filming began in Toronto, Ontario. Filming was completed by January 2023. In October 2023, Rya Kihlstedt and James Hiroyuki Liao were announced as series regulars, while Reed Diamond was cast in a recurring role.
[edit] Episodes
Before its debut on AMC in the United States, the first season was released in its entirety in Australia on Stan.
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