Orphan Black
‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ Canceled After One Season
AMC is saying goodbye to Orphan Black: Echoes after one season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The Orphan Black sequel series, which starred Krysten Ritter, was set in the near future in the same fictional world as the BBC cult favorite led by Tatiana Maslany, who won an Emmy for her portrayal of Sarah Manning. […]
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‘Orphan Black’ Sequel Series Sells to U.K.’s ITV, Other Global Territories
Orphan Black: Echoes producer Boat Rocker has sold the sequel series to the BBC America cult favorite to a raft of global buyers, including ITV in the U.K. and NBCUniversal’s Syfy across Europe. Orphan Black: Echoes, starring Krysten Ritter and Keeley Hawes, will explore scientific manipulation of human existence. The new series follows a group […]
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‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ Producer Boat Rocker Taps Todd Lubin to Lead Unscripted Division
Orphan Black: Echoes producer Boat Rocker has named Todd Lubin to head up its unscripted series and documentaries division. Lubin becomes the sole president of Boat Rocker Studios, Unscripted, where he will oversee the indie studio’s Matador Content, Maven and Proper Television production arms. He takes over from fellow Matador Content co-founder Jay Peterson, who […]
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Krysten Ritter to Star in AMC’s ‘Orphan Black’ Follow-Up
Clone Club has a new member. Jessica Jones grad Krysten Ritter has signed on to star and exec produce AMC’s Orphan Black follow-up series. Orphan Black: Echoes is set in the world of the flagship series and takes place in the new future. The series, which explores the scientific manipulation of human existence, revolves around […]
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‘Orphan Black’ Sequel a Go at AMC Networks
The world of Orphan Black is expanding, some five years after the original series left the air. AMC Networks has greenlit a new series, Orphan Black: Echoes, set in the same fictional world as the BBC America cult favorite that ran from 2013-17. The series, set to debut in 2023 on AMC+ and the company’s linear […]
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‘Hotline Bling’ Director X Tackling ‘Robyn Hood’ for Boat Rocker Studios
Julien Christian Lutz, aka Director X, known for his signature music videos for artists including Drake, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Usher and Justin Bieber — has created the Canadian indie TV drama Robyn Hood for Boat Rocker Studios and Global Television. The one-hour action drama, also from screenwriter Chris Roberts (Orphan Black, Frontier), […]
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MIPTV: Canadian Producers Boat Rocker on Their IPO, Embracing Streamers and that ‘Orphan Black’ Spinoff
Canadian independent studio Boat Rockers, producers of 'Orphan Black' talk to The Hollywood Reporter about the impact of their recent public listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange, plans to source IP "from the best creatives in Hollywood" and their plans for more series set in the Clone Club world of 'Orphan Black.'
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‘Orphan Black’ Producer Boat Rocker Media Completes $170 Million IPO
Shares fell 5 percent on first day of trading after the indie studio dropped its initial stock price to launch on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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‘Orphan Black’ Follow-Up Series in Development at AMC
A new series set in the world of 'Orphan Black' is in the early stages of development at AMC.
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Off-Script: Tatiana Maslany Digs Deep Into Identity in Her New York Stage Debut
The 2018 Emmy-nominated 'Orphan Black' star says the multi-character TV series prepared her for 'Mary Page Marlowe,' but she's excited to be sharing the role this time around instead of playing all the parts.
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Canada’s Bell Media Buys Control of Pinewood Toronto Studios (Exclusive)
The country's biggest media player nabs the megastudio where CBS All Access' 'Star Trek: Discovery' and Guillermo del Toro shoot.
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‘Orphan Black’ Creators Break Down Series Finale Time Jump and Potential Movie
Graeme Manson and John Fawcett explain the extended ending and which clone they almost killed off.
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