'Orphan Black: Echoes' Is An Echo Of The Original Series Terror

It's been over a decade since Orphan Black premiered in March 2013 on BBC America. Viewers may not remember that the weird little Canadian series starring the then-unknown Tatiana Maslany started out as a series about a con-artist who takes over the life of someone who happens to look like her when she sees what she thinks is an act of suicide. The word "clone" doesn't even come up until the show's fourth or fifth episode, and it taken nearly the entire season for the full premise of the series to unfold. BBC America didn't even think the show would be a hit, putting all its efforts into marketing the now-forgotten Ripper Street instead.

What a difference a decade makes. Maslany is now a household name and a Marvel A-lister, Clone Club kept Orphan Black on the air for five seasons, and with the departure of Doctor Who for Disney+ and Top Gear for Prime Video, AMC Networks is reviving Orphan Black for a new generation of clones. The new series stars an American, Krysten Ritter, who, in an ironic twist, is now an ex-Marvel superhero, having played the leading role of Jessica Jones on Netflix. However, there is still some tie-in to the "BBC" part of the network, with future Dame Keeley Hawes (The Durrells) as Ritter's co-star.

With the new trailer out, it's very clear the days of waiting several installments to get to the clones are also over.