BBC America has announced that Orphan Black is coming to an end. The Canadian sci-fi thriller series has been renewed for a fifth and final season of ten episodes which will air in 2017. Starring Tatiana Maslany as various clones, Orphan Black launched in March 2013 and Maslany has received a 2015 Emmy nomination for Best Actress, two Critics’ Choice Awards for … >
BBC America has released the first trailer for the new season of Orphan Black. The sci-fi conspiracy thriller returns in the US next month with ten new episodes. > Buy Season 3 on DVD on Amazon. The official synopsis reads: “Season 4 will see leader-of-the-pack, Sarah, reluctantly return home from her Icelandic hideout to track … >
One of Orphan Black’s favourite twists to pull off is the reveal that there’s yet another layer to what it has been telling us is the complete picture. It’s done this a couple of times over, which makes it all the more impressive that it continues to work so damn effectively. Admittedly, here it’s peeling back a layer … >
After the dramatic events at the Castor compound in the sixth episode, the seventh feels like it was definitely designed as a breather. It’s a pacy episode with a lot of racing around and a lot of focus on Alison’s storyline, but it never intends to get you to be too worried that anything big is going … >
Before this point, Orphan Black has been a show that is happy to subject its central characters to all kinds of emotional pain and agony, but it has not been a show that has pulled the trigger on killing anybody in a main role. Of course, there are many shows where this is not necessary, but arguably this one … >
In its third and fourth instalments, the third season of Orphan Black puts a great deal of its focus on Mark. Developing this character is important, as we already know and feel like we at least slightly understand him, and to some degree it’s going to be an uphill battle getting to know the other male clones as they … >
After the bombshell ending to the second season of Orphan Black revealed the existence of a line of male clones, Season 3’s opener, ‘The Weight of This Combination’, doesn’t take long to start introducing us to them more formally. The Castor clones are, unfortunately, not as immediately distinctive or enjoyable to watch as the originals though, and … >
The complete third season of US sci-fi drama Orphan Black is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer. > Buy the Season 1-2 boxset on Amazon. The official synopsis reads: “Season 3 plunges the clone sisterhood into unexpected territory with the realization that they’re not alone. Just when they thought they knew their enemies and … >
The latest season of Orphan Black will begin on BBC Three this autumn. The conspiracy thriller returned in the US in April, but Season 3 has not yet been shown in the UK. Season 2 launched on BBC Three in April 2014, shortly after its debut on BBC America. > Buy the Season 1-2 boxset … >
BBC America has renewed Orphan Black for a fourth season. Season 3 began in the US last month and is expected to air in the UK on BBC Three this summer. The conspiracy thriller will return for ten new episodes in 2016, Deadline reports. BBC America president Sarah Barnett commented: “Orphan Black is an entirely … >