Orphan Black: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Orphan Black is about Sarah, an outsider and orphan whose life changes dramatically after witnessing the suicide of a woman, "Beth", who looks just like her. Sarah takes her identity, her boyfriend and her money. But instead of solving her problems, the street-smart chameleon is thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery. She makes the dizzying discovery that she and the dead woman are clones... but are they the only ones? Sarah quickly finds herself caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy, racing to find answers.

Series details

• Title: Orphan Black
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2013-03-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-08-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CTV Sci-Fi Channel
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 61

Cast and credited roles

• Tatiana Maslany — Sarah Manning
• Tatiana Maslany — Cosima Niehaus
• Jordan Gavaris — Felix Dawkins
• Tatiana Maslany — Alison Hendrix
• Maria Doyle Kennedy — Siobhan "Mrs. S" Sadler
• Kristian Bruun — Donald "Donnie" Hendrix
• Tatiana Maslany — Helena
• Kevin Hanchard — Arthur "Art" Bell
• Josh Vokey — Scott Smith
• Tatiana Maslany — Rachel Duncan
• Évelyne Brochu — Delphine Cormier
• Dylan Bruce — Paul Dierden

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-03-30; final listed air date 2013-06-01; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-04-19; final listed air date 2014-06-21; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2015-04-18; final listed air date 2015-06-20; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2016-04-14; final listed air date 2016-06-16; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 2017-06-10; final listed air date 2017-08-12; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Orphan Black on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.