Orphan Black (series) (2013)
Release Year: 2013
Nation: Canada, United States
Alternative Title: Тъмното дете, Клонинги, 오펀 블랙, Hoan Vi, Must orb
Director: Aaron Morton, Brett Sullivan, Chris Grismer, David Frazee, David Wellington
Writer: Adam Higgs, Aisha Porter-Christie, Alex Levine, Alexandra Mircheff, Andrew De Angelis
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Claire Welland, Tatiana Maslany
Co-Producer: MacKenzie Donaldson
Executive Producer: David Fortier, Graeme Manson, Ivan Schneeberg, John Fawcett, Kerry Appleyard
Companies: BBC America, Bell Media, Temple Street Productions
Genre: Biopunk, Drama, Lgbt-Related Television Series, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction Television Program, Thriller, Thriller Television Series
Budget: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: clone, eugenics, experiment, genetic enhancement, identity swap, sibling relationship
Story
Sarah Manning, a streetwise hustler and outsider, witnesses the suicide of a woman who looks exactly like her. Desperate for money and identity, Sarah assumes the dead woman's life and discovers they are clones. As she unravels this mystery, Sarah learns there are more genetically identical individuals scattered worldwide, each with different lives and unaware of their true origins. An assassin begins eliminating the clones one by one, pushing Sarah to find answers quickly.
Summary
Orphan Black is a 2013 Canadian science fiction thriller series that follows outsider Sarah Manning as she stumbles upon a conspiracy involving genetic cloning. After assuming the identity of a woman who looks just like her, Sarah discovers they are clones, marking the beginning of her quest to uncover the truth about their origins and the reason behind their existence.
