Orphan Black is a Canadian science-fiction thriller starring Emmy award-winning actress Tatiana Maslany. This series is about human cloning. Here Tatiana plays almost 20 roles where they’re all clones.
Ratings:
Orphan Black is a popular show with an IMDB rating of 8.3/10 and a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 90% of Google users like this show.
General Information:
Orphan Black was produced in Toronto, Ontario.
It was originally released from 2013-2017. This show had 5 seasons consisting of a total of 50 episodes.
Plot:
The series begins with Sarah Manning seeing a girl who looks exactly like her, committing suicide in front of her. When Sarah starts to look into this matter, she discovers the reality of them.
Sarah and all of her clones were part of an illegal human cloning experiment. And now all the clones’ lives are in danger as someone is planning to kill them all. So, Sarah, along with her “sister” clones, has to find ways to protect themselves from these attacks and find the culprit behind all this.
Thus starts the journey of their companionship and survival.
Review:
The main actress Tatiana Maslany holds the entire show as she plays 15+ roles in a single series. Her impeccable and distinctive portrayal of each of the characters, makes us forget that it’s the same actress.
The story generally plots around Sarah Manning, one of the clones, with whom the journey originally starts. Cosima and Allison also play significant roles in the story. The relationship between the sister clones is very beautiful to watch. They first start to solve the problems but soon they develop a greater understanding among them.
Sarah Manning’s brother and daughter are also important characters in the show. The family of Alison is a normal family and Alison is the super mom of the family. The significant others of Cosima and their relationships are also nicely shown.
Overall, the show takes you on a journey with the sisters, who try to save their own lives and balance their clone family and original families. You see how a single person can show so much diverse acting at once. The thrilling experience of their constant fear of attack and also trying to reveal the secrets of their identities make you wonder what is going to happen next. As doppelgangers, they often switch their places to succeed in a mission. The planning, the secrets, the enemies, the survival – all of these are great elements of this series.
Thriller and science-fiction lovers will enjoy the series the most. Also, there are a lot of dramatic events too, so it’s good for drama lovers too.
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Ramisa Shamrin Chowdhury
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