Orphan Black: Echoes

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Orphan Black: Echoes
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Genre
Created byAnna Fishko
Based on
ShowrunnerAnna Fishko
Starring
Theme music composer Julien Baker
Ending theme"Orphan Black Theme" by Two Fingers
ComposerTrevor Yuile
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • David Fortier
  • Ivan Schneeberg
  • Nick Nantell
  • Kerry Appleyard
  • Krysten Ritter
  • Katie O'Connell Marsh
  • Leslie Belzberg
  • John Fawcett
  • Anna Fishko
ProducerSuzanne Colvin-Goulding
Production location Toronto, Ontario
Running time41–48 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJune 23 (2024-06-23) 
August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25)

Orphan Black: Echoes is a Canadian science fiction thriller television series created by Anna Fishko based on Orphan Black created by John Fawcett and Graeme Manson. [1] The series stars Krysten Ritter and is set in 2052 in the same universe as Orphan Black. [2] All 10 episodes of season one premiered on November 3, 2023, in Australia on Stan. [3] It premiered on June 23, 2024, on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America. [4] In September 2024, the series was canceled after one season. [5]

Contents

Premise

Taking place in 2052, thirty-seven years since the end of the original series, Echoes follows the life of the now adult Kira and her wife, as they try to help an amnesiac woman.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

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. [6] 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. [7] In April 2022, the series was greenlit and titled Orphan Black: Echoes. [8]

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. [9] In August 2022, Amanda Fix, Avan Jogia and Keeley Hawes were cast in co-starring roles, [10] [11] and filming began in Toronto, Ontario. [12] Filming was completed by January 2023. [13] In October 2023, Rya Kihlstedt and James Hiroyuki Liao were announced as series regulars, while Reed Diamond was cast in a recurring role. [14]

Episodes

Before its debut on AMC in the United States, the first season was released in its entirety in Australia on Stan. [3]

No.TitleDirected byWritten by [15] Original release date
1"Pilot" John Fawcett Anna FishkoNovember 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (Australia)
June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23) (United States)
2"Jules"John FawcettSharyn RothsteinNovember 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (Australia)
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) (United States)
3"Pegasus Girl" Dawn Wilkinson Amy Louise JohnsonNovember 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (Australia)
July 7, 2024 (2024-07-07) (United States)
4"It's All Coming Back"Dawn Wilkinson C. Quintana November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (Australia)
July 14, 2024 (2024-07-14) (United States)
5"Do I Know You?" Ingrid Jungermann Anna FishkoNovember 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (Australia)
July 21, 2024 (2024-07-21) (United States)
6"Unless You Trusted Someone"Ingrid JungermannAlex DelyleNovember 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (Australia)
July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) (United States)
7"The Dog's Honest Truth" Samir Rehem Anayat FakhraieNovember 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (Australia)
August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04) (United States)
8"The Paradox of Joyce"Samir RehemJulian Camillieri & Sharyn RothsteinNovember 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (Australia)
August 11, 2024 (2024-08-11) (United States)
9"Attracting Awful Things" Jem Garrard Amy Louise Johnson & C. QuintanaNovember 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (Australia)
August 18, 2024 (2024-08-18) (United States)
10"We Will Come Again"John FawcettStory by: Alexis Burgess & Anna Fishko
Teleplay by: Anna Fishko
November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (Australia)
August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25) (United States)

Reception

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 60%, based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Krysten Ritter and Amanda Fix bring enough distinction to ensure this new Orphan Black isn't just a clone of the original, but the latest mystery is only a faint reverb of what came before." [16] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the first season received a score of 53 out of 100 based on 13 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [17]

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