Orphan Black is back for Season 2 starting Saturday, April 19th at 9pm on BBC America. The show was a huge surprise last season and came in 9th in GAF's Show of the Year voting. Orphan Black is a great vehicle for Tatiana Maslany to show off her acting talents, and she's won a few awards for her portrayal of multiple characters. The show is produced in Canada by Temple Street Productions. Season 2 will consist of 10 episodes. Welcome back, Clone Club.
BBCA said:
Season two of BBC AMERICAs dramatic conspiracy thriller, Orphan Black, hits the ground running with Sarah (Golden Globe® nominee Tatiana Maslany, Parks and Recreation) in a desperate race to find her missing daughter Kira (Skyler Wexler) a wild pursuit that brings her head-to-head with ruthless pro-clone, Rachel (Maslany). This season also rejoins Sarahs clone sisters Alison (Maslany) and Cosima (Maslany) as they struggle to keep their clone world a secret and pick up the pieces of their broken lives all while dealing with the harsh reality that no one around them can be trusted. Orphan Black returns Saturday, April 19, 9:00pm ET/PT.
As the mysterious world of Orphan Black widens, new layers of the conspiracy are peeled back. Season one introduced Sarah, whose life changed dramatically after witnessing the suicide of a woman who looked just like her. Sarah learned that, not only were she and the woman clones, but there were others just like them, and dangerous factions at work set on capturing them all. She forged an alliance with fellow clones Alison Hendrix and Cosima Niehaus and together theyve been fighting for their freedom and the safety of their loved ones.
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the trios bond remains strong but theyve all made choices that have dire consequences, leaving Sarah to navigate a dangerous world of new enemies and shifting allegiances. She immediately sets off fighting for survival and willing to risk everything to find her missing daughter Kira and foster mother, Mrs. S (Maria Doyle Kennedy). Unsure who to trust, Sarah starts an all out war against immense forces. A powerful member of the Dyad group of companies, clone Rachel Duncan, has been tasked with negotiating the allegiance of Sarah and the other clones. Shell stop at nothing to complete her mission, using those who love Sarah as leverage, including confidant Paul Dierden (Dylan Bruce). But Sarah is willing to risk everything and employs scorched earth tactics that inevitably imperil the clones.
Alison, in a fit of desperation to preserve her perfect suburban world, signed a deal with the Dyad Institute to maintain the life of a Stepford wife with husband Donnie and her children but at what cost? The death of her friend Aynsley and the constant suspicion shes being watched are taking a toll on her sanity. Paralyzed by paranoia, she finds a shoulder to lean on in Sarahs feisty foster brother Felix (Jordan Gavaris), who after getting lost in the shuffle of Sarahs life, is happy to finally be needed. Cosima isnt faring any better. Sick with a mysterious illness and facing her mortality, the consequences are severe. Unfortunately, their enemies might be her only hope, and Cosima must work with Dyad Institute scientist and lover, Delphine, to find a cure before its too late.
The series, starring Tatiana Maslany, is co-created by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett, with Manson also serving as writer and Fawcett as director. Maslanys breakout performance, playing seven clones and counting, earned her Golden Globe® and Peoples Choice nominations, and won her multiple Awards including a TCA Award for Individual Achievement, a Critics Choice Best Dramatic Actress Award, the Young Hollywood Award for breakthrough performance and a Canadian Screen Actor Award for Best Performance in a Dramatic Role.
Reprising their roles are Matt Frewer as Dr. Aldous Leekie, the scientist that oversees the Dyad Institutes clone experiment, Evelyne Brochu as Dr. Delphine Cormier, a beautiful scientist sent to monitor her eventual lover Cosima, Kristian Bruun as Donnie, Alisons lump of a husband who is also secretly her monitor and Kevin Hanchard as Detective Arthur Art Bell, former partner to dead clone, Beth, who gets sucked into the secret clone world. Joining this season are Michiel Huisman as Cal, a rugged and resourceful outdoorsman with a sixth sense about people and situations, Peter Outerbridge as Johanssen, a mercurial modern-day cowboy and leader of a new breed of religious extremists and Ari Millen as Mark, a loyal follower of Johannsen and his religious teachings. Guest starring are Patrick J. Adams as Jesse, a down to earth guy with guts to match his good nature, and Michelle Forbes as Marion Bowles, a powerful new player at the Dyad Institute with a birds-eye view of the war between Sarah and Rachel.
The first season was probably one of my biggest surprises - BBCA original series? lol. But I absolutely fell in love, Maslany does some really incredible work. I can't wait to see where they go with the second season.
The first season was probably one of my biggest surprises - BBCA original series? lol. But I absolutely fell in love, Maslany does some really incredible work. I can't wait to see where they go with the second season.
I never expected to love this show as much as I do. It had an interesting premise but I wasn't sure how amazing this would be until Tatiana started playing other characters. Then those characters started playing each other and I was just amazed at how she easily transformed into other people. So I really hope that the show continues to be as fun and exciting as its first season and that it gives her even more opportunities for her to shine.
This wildly fun, sexy sci-fi thriller about a cloning experiment gone awry boasts one of televisions best performances make that multiple performances by Tatiana Maslany. This cult hit deserves mainstream success in its second season, which wastes no time diving back in to the heart-pounding action. Rating: Four out of Four stars
Haven't watched the show outside of the first ep, but at any point have the Tatyana clones made out with each other yet? I need to know for science reasons.
Haven't watched the show outside of the first ep, but at any point have the Tatyana clones made out with each other yet? I need to know for science reasons.
Haven't watched the show outside of the first ep, but at any point have the Tatyana clones made out with each other yet? I need to know for science reasons.
I'm convinced he's a clone. He and Sarah grew up in the same household and we now know Mrs S can't be trusted. Plus the actor playing Felix is incredible at doing different accents. It's such a logical step forward for the show to up the ante and show that more people have been cloned.
