Space network has ordered a third season of the hit thriller “Orphan Black,” with production beginning in the fall in Toronto – the series is led by Golden Globe nominee Tatiana Maslany.
Picking up from a hair-raising Season 2 finale reveal, Season 3 sees the return of the phenomenal, award-winning Canadian actor Tatiana Maslany, who’s portrayed an astonishing nine distinct clones to date. The Season 3 order consists of 10 all-new, one-hour episodes.
“In its edge-of-your seat sophomore season, ‘Orphan Black’ continued to thrill audiences and critics alike” said Catherine MacLeod, Senior Vice-President of Specialty Channels and Bell Media Production, in a press release. “We look forward to working alongside Temple Street Productions and BBC America to bring the clones’ next chapter to life, in what is sure to be a brilliant and captivating third season.”
“We’re absolutely delighted to continue on this incredible journey, and can’t wait to deliver more thrilling twists and turns in Season 3,” commented David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, Executive Producers and Co-Presidents at Temple Street Productions, in the same release. “This is a huge achievement which wouldn’t have been possible without the tremendous support from our partners Bell Media and BBC America, as well as our terrific directing/writing team headed up by John Fawcett and Graeme Manson (respectively), the talented cast and crew led by the incomparable Tatiana Maslany, and of course the amazing Clone Club fans.”
Since its premiere in April, Season 2 of “Orphan Black” drew in an impressive average audience of 337,000 viewers, Saturdays at 9pm – more than 800,000 unique viewers watched “Orphan Black,” and the series has reached nearly 4 million Canadians.
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