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Orphan Black: Echoes, the spinoff of the original Canadian science fiction series titled Orphan Black, has come out with an official teaser from AMC. As seen in the teaser trailer, Krysten Ritter of Jessica Jones fame is at the center of the storyline. The actor is back to television after her Marvel series ended in 2019. Ritter’s collaboration with AMC returns after Breaking Bad.
Officially greenlit on April 6, 2022, Orphan Black: Echoes belongs to the same universe as the original although it was stated at the time that it would not be a reboot or a direct spinoff. With a similar premise, John Fawcett, creator of the original series, has joined as executive producer and director for the show. However, the show has Anna Fishko as the showrunner and creator.
The official teaser of Orphan Black: Echoes focuses on Krysten Ritter’s character, Lucy
The teaser of Orphan Black: Echoes, dropped by AMC on October 12, focuses on the character Lucy, portrayed by actor Krysten Ritter; she seems to be the central figure in the plot. The video shows Krysten waking up in a therapist’s room and trying hard to remember her identity. While she cannot remember who she is and which year it is, she gets disturbing memory glimpses.
The video, released by AMC/AMC+, follows Lucy as she runs from one room to another in what looks like an experimental laboratory. The teaser ends in a vision in pink where another Krysten covered in pink semi-liquid material sits up. Lucy says, "We have to figure out who we are", hinting at more of her kind. Actor Krysten has previously worked for AMC in the channel’s game-changer, Breaking Bad, where she played Jane Margolis.
What is Orphan Black: Echoes all about?
Like the original series, Orphan Black: Echoes explores the misuse and corruption brought on by scientific manipulation of human existence. Similar to the original where the lead was played by Tatiana Maslany, the spinoff will follow a group of women who run into each other’s lives uncovering the mystery of their identities in the backdrop of betrayal and love.
Set in the future decades down the line, the advancement in cloning technology will have produced new experimental subjects who go about solving their challenge of identity crisis. As Lucy’s amnesia-ridden snaps of memory show in the teaser, there are knives and blood involved in the story that has women subjects involved in the cloning project as they embark on their journey for self-discovery.
Cast members other than Krysten Ritter in Orphan Black: Echoes
As told before, the teaser shows Krysten Ritter in the central role in Orphan Black: Echoes. While Line of Duty actor Keeley Hawes plays the doctor shown in the teaser, newcomer Zariella Langford is expected in the role of Charlie. Avan Jogia of Resident Evil: Welcome to the Raccoon City fame is portraying Jack.
Moreover, there is news about the inclusion of some of the recurring actors. The former Military head of Corporate Security for the Darros Foundation, Tom, is to be portrayed by actor Reed Diamond of Dollhouse fame. While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare actor Rya Kihlstedt is set to play neuroscientist Eleanor, Barry actor James Hiroyuki Liao will play the powerful billionaire Darros.
AMC has many more shows up its sleeves as revealed in New York Comic Con. Orphan Black: Echoes consists of ten episodes and is slated for a 2024 release on AMC, AMC+, and BBC America.
