Orphan Black: Echoes had a nigh-impossible task: follow up the original series Orphan Black, with its incredible star turn(s) from Tatiana Maslany, with (mostly) new characters and a new mystery, and make it so that it’s understandable to a non-Clone Club audience. And despite a great cast and intriguing concept, it seems to have missed the mark, as AMC has cancelled Echoes after just one season.
Echoes starred Krysten Ritter as a woman named Lucy who was trying to make a normal life for herself—despite her unusual origins. Or, as AMC put it:
Set in the near future, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal. Ritter plays Lucy, a woman with an unimaginable origin story, trying to find her place in the world.
The series came from creators Anna Fishko (Fear the Walking Dead) and original Orphan Black co-creator John Fawcett. Along with Ritter, it starred Keeley Hawes, Reed Diamond, Amanda Fix, Avan Jogia, Rya Kihlstedt, and James Hiroyuki Liao, along with a couple of familiar faces from the original series. Reviews were mixed; as The Hollywood Reporter said, “Orphan Black, Echoes has its pleasures—starting with Fix, Liao, Hawes and Kihlstedt. What it lacks is that thrill of discovery. Compared to Orphan Black, it’s but a distant echo.”
You can watch the single season of Orphan Black: Echoes on AMC+.
