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Orphan Black
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Orphan Black is an English-language drama, science fiction, and thriller series created by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett. The production aired on networks including Space, BBC America, and the CTV Sci-Fi Channel. Each episode has a runtime of 60 minutes.
The show ran for five seasons, comprising a total of 50 episodes. It premiered on March 30, 2013, and concluded on August 12, 2017. The series has received ratings of 7.798 and 8.6.
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TV series · TMDB
★ 7.8A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
- Aired
- 2013–2017
- Seasons
- 5 · 50 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Graeme Manson, John Fawcett
- Network
- Space, BBC America
- Genres
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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TV series
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CTV Sci-Fi Channel
- Genres
- Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TVMaze rating
- 8.6/10
Key facts
- 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
- Number span no of episodes
- 50 ( list of episodes )
- 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 locations
- Toronto , Ontario, Canada
- 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
- Network
- Space (Canada) BBC America (United States)
- Release
- March 30, 2013 ( 2013-03-30 ) –, August 12, 2017 ( 2017-08-12 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Genre
- biopunk
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- cloning
- Creator
- John Fawcett
- Director
- Brett Sullivan
- Production company
- BBC America
- Filming location
- University of Toronto
- Duration
- 43.5
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.bbcamerica.com/orphan-black
- Image
- Orphan black 0001 uncropped.jpg
Show 12 more facts
- number of episodes
- 50
- original broadcaster
- BBC America
- start time
- 2014-05-02
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 16:9
- number of seasons
- 5
- title
- Orphan Black
- list of episodes
- list of Orphan Black episodes
- Commons category
- Orphan Black
- end time
- 2017-08-12
- distributed by
- Netflix
- social media followers
- 251796
- assessment
- Bechdel test
Sources (12)
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
The series was produced by Temple Street Productions in association with BBC America and Bell Media's Space. The show premiered on March 30, 2013, on Space in Canada, and on BBC America in the United States. On June 16, 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth and final ten-episode season, which ran from June 10 to August 12, 2017. An aftershow, After the Black, began airing in the third season on Space and was acquired by BBC America for the fourth season. In April 2022, a spin-off titled Orphan Black: Echoes was announced, which premiered in June 2024 on AMC. An Orphan Black comic book series was started in 2015, but was cancelled in 2018 before the end of its contract.
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