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Orphan Black: Echoes canceled after first season

Orphan Black: Echoes canceled after first season

AMC Networks has chosen not to proceed with a second season of the sci-fi series Orphan Black: Echoes starring Krysten Ritter.
Echoes bore the weight of expectations that came from comparisons to the original Orphan Black series and did not inspire the same devotion as the 2013 series. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics (60% on Rotten Tomatoes) and scored lower with fans . It completed its run on August 25.

Set in 2052, 37 years since the end of the original series, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows the lives of the now adult Kira (Keeley Hawes) and her wife (Rya Kihlstedt) as they try to help an amnesiac woman, Lucy (Ritter).

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Krysten Ritter

Amanda Fix, Avan Jogia and James Hiroyuki Liao also star in Orphan Black: Echoes, created by Anna Fishko. She served as writer, showrunner and executive producer, with original series co-creator John Fawcett serving as director and executive producer. David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, executive producers of Boat Rocker in the original series, were also executive producers alongside Boat Rocker's Nick Nantell and Kerry Appleyard, as well as Katie O'Connell Marsh.

The original Orphan Black helped put BBC America on the original programming map and propelled it into the Emmy winner circle in a major way, with star Tatiana Maslany earning three nominations for her work in multiple roles on the show, and the took home the award in 2016. Orphan Black, which ran for five seasons, became a cult phenomenon with a passionate fanbase known as the "Clone Club."
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BlackBiker
19 September 2024, 10:33
Too bad, it was a pretty good series. But of course it had big shoes to fill with the reference to Orphan Black in the title. And it really couldn't match that. That was a much more interesting story. But still, I didn't think it was a bad attempt and it was pretty fun to watch and got a good grade from me.
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JanWillemK
19 September 2024, 11:02
Exactly what Rob says above.

The fact that the series was cancelled probably had a lot to do with how the series would be received in America. And apparently the reception wasn't good enough.
What is also strange is that the series has been available in Australia since November 2023, while the episodes were not broadcast in America until June 2024. It is also still a mystery to me why they waited 7 months to broadcast the series in America while it was already ready to be broadcast.

That also means that they were already done filming. It also seems to me that actors and actresses will do other things and not wait for the uncertainty whether such a series will be renewed or canceled.
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