The hit Space show “Orphan Black” has begun production on Season 3, which is slated to debut next spring – the announcement came from Space, Temple Street Productions, and BBC America.
Season 3 sees the return of the Golden Globe-nominated Tatiana Maslany, who has portrayed an astonishing nine distinct “Leda” clones to date, as well as the male “Castor” clones revealed in the Season 2 finale, played by series regular Ari Millen (“State of Syn”). Other regular characters are returning as well, like Mark, the Prolethean cult follower, and Rudy, a prisoner of war. Also back this season is Jordan Gavaris as Sarah’s fiery foster brother Felix; Dylan Bruce as Paul; an army officer working for secret forces in the clone world; Maria Doyle Kennedy as Sarah and Felix’s duplicitous foster mother Mrs. S; Evelyne Brochu as a Dyad scientist and Cosima’s lover Delphine; Kevin Hanchard as Art, a detective caught in the clone trap; Zoé De Grand Maison as Gracie, a Prolethean escapee, and Michiel Huisman as Cal, father to Sarah’s daughter Kira (Skyler Wexler).
Season 2 of “Orphan Black” reached more than 832,000 viewers and over 3.7 million unique viewers each week. Throughout its Season 2 run, Space was the #1 specialty network in audience across all key demos in its timeslot. The 10-episode, one-hour drama shoots in Toronto, on location and in studio, until March 2015, and is set to premiere in Spring 2015.
“We can’t wait to get back to work on ‘Orphan Black’ with our wonderful partners Temple Street Productions and BBC America,” said Corrie Coe, Senior Vice-President of Independent Production at Bell Media. “After the shocking finale of Season 2, we are excited to share with our viewers the next dramatic twists and turns in the clone conspiracy, as conceived by series creators Graeme Manson and John Fawcett.”
“We are incredibly proud and delighted to be commencing production on Season 3 of ‘Orphan Black,'” commented David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, executive producers of “Orphan Black” and Co-Presidents of Temple Street Productions. “We’ve been fortunate to work with one of the best cast and crews in the business for the last two seasons. We could not be happier about the success of the show, and how it continues to be embraced by audiences around the world.”
“Season 2 of ‘Orphan Black’ not only doubled its audience, it also treated fans to double the number of clones,” said Perry Simon, General Manager of BBC AMERICA. “Our network’s commitment to creating long-lasting original programming that hooks viewers and never lets them go is perfectly illustrated through this buzz-worthy series.”
Adored by fans and critics alike in more than 170 countries, “Orphan Black” earned a Peabody Award and an outstanding 10 Canadian Screen Awards in 2014. Maslany has received two, back-to-back Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Actress.
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