# Orphan Black: Echoes

Orphan Black: Echoes is a Canadian science fiction thriller television series created by Anna Fishko based on Orphan Black created by John Fawcett and Graeme Manson. The series stars Krysten Ritter and is set in 2052 in the same universe as Orphan Black. All 10 episodes of season one premiered on November 3, 2023, in Australia on Stan. It premiered on June 23, 2024, on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America. In September 2024, the series was canceled after one season.

## Premise

Taking place in 2052, thirty-seven years since the end of the original series, Echoes follows the life of the now adult Kira and her wife, as they try to help an amnesiac woman.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Krysten Ritter as Lucy, a woman who has undergone a procedure and has no memory of who she is / Young Dr. Eleanor Miller
* Keeley Hawes as Dr. Kira Manning, a scientist, wife of Eleanor and mother of Lucas. She is the daughter of Sarah Manning, the protagonist from the original Orphan Black series. She was previously portrayed by Skyler Wexler in the original series.
* Amanda Fix as Jules Lee, an adoptive teenager of wealthy parents who looks like Lucy / 16-year-old Eleanor Miller
* Avan Jogia as Jack, Lucy's boyfriend and a former army medic and single father
* James Hiroyuki Liao as Paul Darros, a powerful self-made billionaire who runs the Darros Foundation
* Rya Kihlstedt as Dr. Eleanor Miller, a neuroscientist, Kira's wife and Lucas' mother / printed-out Eleanor

### Recurring

* Reed Diamond as Tom, the Head of Corporate Security for the Darros Foundation
* Tattiawna Jones as Emily, a Corporate Security agent for the Darros Foundation and former CIA agent
* Zariella Langford-Haughton as Charlie, Jack's deaf daughter
* Jonathan Whittaker as Craig, an acquaintance of Lucy
* Jaeden Noel as Lucas Manning, Kira and Eleanor's son
* Eva Everett Irving as Tina, an acquaintance of Jack and former Special Forces officer
* Adam Kenneth Wilson as James, Jules' adoptive father
* Liam Diaz as Wes, Neva and James' adoptive son and Jules' adoptive brother
* Alex Castillo as Neva, Jules' adoptive mother
* Izad Etemadi as Dr. Josh Tartakovich, a scientist and friend of Kira
* Alice Hamid as Rhona, Lucas' girlfriend
* Vinson Tran as Xander Darros, a print-out of Paul Darros

### Guest

* Jordan Gavaris as Felix Dawkins, Kira's uncle. Gavaris reprises his role from the original Orphan Black series.
* Marnie McPhail-Diamond as Dr. Pam Teller, a neuropsychologist who tells Jules she was in an accident and lost her memory. She later gives Jules a fake diary that Jules supposedly wrote.
* Kathy Baker as Melissa Miller, Eleanor's mother
* August Winter as young Kira Manning
* Evelyne Brochu as Dr. Delphine Cormier, Kira's aunt, who comes to aid Kira on behalf of her wife, Cosima. Brochu reprises her role from the original Orphan Black series.

## Production

In March 2019, it was reported that a new series set in the Orphan Black universe was in early development stages at AMC, to be produced by Temple Street Productions. In February 2022, it was announced that Anna Fishko would be the writer of the show and that the series would follow a new story set in the same world as Orphan Black. In April 2022, the series was greenlit and titled Orphan Black: Echoes.
In July 2022, Krysten Ritter was cast in the lead role of Lucy and it was confirmed the first season would consist of 10 episodes. In August 2022, Amanda Fix, Avan Jogia and Keeley Hawes were cast in co-starring roles, and filming began in Toronto, Ontario. Filming was completed by January 2023. In October 2023, Rya Kihlstedt and James Hiroyuki Liao were announced as series regulars, while Reed Diamond was cast in a recurring role.

## Episodes

Before its debut on AMC in the United States, the first season was released in its entirety in Australia on Stan.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Pilot" | John Fawcett | Anna Fishko | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-3) (Australia) June 23, 2024 (2024-6-23) (United States) |
| 2 | "Jules" | John Fawcett | Sharyn Rothstein | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-3) (Australia) June 30, 2024 (2024-6-30) (United States) |
| 3 | "Pegasus Girl" | Dawn Wilkinson | Amy Louise Johnson | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-3) (Australia) July 7, 2024 (2024-7-7) (United States) |
| 4 | "It's All Coming Back" | Dawn Wilkinson | C. Quintana | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-3) (Australia) July 14, 2024 (2024-7-14) (United States) |
| 5 | "Do I Know You?" | Ingrid Jungermann | Anna Fishko | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-3) (Australia) July 21, 2024 (2024-7-21) (United States) |
| 6 | "Unless You Trusted Someone" | Ingrid Jungermann | Alex Delyle | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-3) (Australia) July 28, 2024 (2024-7-28) (United States) |
| 7 | "The Dog's Honest Truth" | Samir Rehem | Anayat Fakhraie | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-3) (Australia) August 4, 2024 (2024-8-4) (United States) |
| 8 | "The Paradox of Joyce" | Samir Rehem | Julian Camillieri & Sharyn Rothstein | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-3) (Australia) August 11, 2024 (2024-8-11) (United States) |
| 9 | "Attracting Awful Things" | Jem Garrard | Amy Louise Johnson & C. Quintana | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-3) (Australia) August 18, 2024 (2024-8-18) (United States) |
| 10 | "We Will Come Again" | John Fawcett | Story by : Alexis Burgess & Anna Fishko Teleplay by : Anna Fishko | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-3) (Australia) August 25, 2024 (2024-8-25) (United States) |

## Reception

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 60%, based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Krysten Ritter and Amanda Fix bring enough distinction to ensure this new Orphan Black isn't just a clone of the original, but the latest mystery is only a faint reverb of what came before." On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the first season received a score of 53 out of 100 based on 13 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".