Orphan Black

2013 • BBC America
4.7
5.92K reviews
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Season 1 episodes (10)

1 Natural Selection
3/30/13
Sarah, a streetwise hustler on the run from a lifetime of bad decisions, witnesses the suicide of a stranger who looks just like her. Sarah assumes her identity, hoping that cleaning out the dead woman’s bank account will solve all of her problems. Instead, the street smart chameleon is thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery. After taking on the new identity, Sarah quickly finds herself caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy and must race to find answers.
2 Instinct
4/6/13
With a body in her car and nowhere to turn, Sarah is forced to continue her con and earn "Beth" a second chance on the force. But with a killer on her tail, her only hope of finding answers lies with another apparent 'identical,' Alison.
3 Variation Under Nature
4/13/13
Rocked by the revelation that she and her fellow "Orphans" are clones, Sarah just wants to get her hands on the money and skip town. But Sarah's fake detective ruse stretches thin when the cops find the body she buried and assign "Beth" to the case. As Sarah closes in on the killer, the hunter becomes the hunted.
4 Effects Of External Conditions
4/20/13
Sarah realizes that the Orphans' survival is going to take more than police work. But tracking the killer threatens Sarah's long awaited reunion with her daughter, Kira. As Sarah gets closer to the killer, the killer gets closer to the truth - the ensuing showdown threatens to expose her ruse as a cop.
5 Conditions Of Existence
4/27/13
When terrifying evidence suggests the Orphans are part of a sinister ongoing experiment, Sarah’s suspicions turn to Paul, Beth’s boyfriend.  But her probing inadvertently triggers Paul’s own investigation, bringing him dangerously close to the truth. Meanwhile, paranoid Alison piles on a whole new level of complication.
6 Variations Under Domestication
5/4/13
Sarah's hunt for answers is interrupted by a trip to the suburbs. Alison's paranoia has boiled over, putting all the Orphans at risk. But when Sarah, Alison and Beth's worlds dangerously collide, Sarah must decide who to trust with her secret.
7 Parts Developed In An Unusual Manner
5/11/13
With Paul missing, Sarah is forced to confront the conspiracy head on. But when Paul learns Sarah has kept essential information from him, the fragile trust between them threatens to shatter. Meanwhile, Cosima grows closer to Delphine and the dangerously fascinating Dr. Leekie.
8 Entangled Bank
5/18/13
Sarah's actions pit the Orphans against each other as she tries to plan her next move. As Paul tries desperately to cover up Sarah's existence, Alison takes vengeance on her suspected monitor, which could cost her everything she holds dear.
9 Unconscious Selection
5/25/13
After Kira's life is threatened, Sarah is on the warpath, but Dr. Leekie makes her think twice about her plans for revenge. Meanwhile, Cosima faces the truth about Delphine, forcing her to choose sides. Now, it's up to Sarah to decide the killer's fate, but the truth about where Sarah came from changes everything.
10 Endless Forms Most Beautiful
6/1/13
Sarah's last chance to bring her nemesis back to sanity slips away as Art intervenes to get answers of his own. Meanwhile, the Orphans must decide whether to make peace with their creators, as Sarah is forced into a deadly confrontation with their enemy.

About this show

Sarah hopes that cleaning out a dead woman's bank account will solve all of her problems. Instead, her problems multiply - and so does she. Starring Tatiana Maslany in the lead role of Sarah, an outsider and orphan whose life changes dramatically after witnessing the suicide of a woman who looks just like her. Sarah assumes her identity, her boyfriend and her bank account. But instead of solving her problems, the street smart chameleon is thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery. She makes the dizzying discovery that she and the dead woman are clones...but are they the only ones? Sarah quickly finds herself caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy, racing to find answers.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
5.92K reviews
Moviefone
July 9, 2014
The amazing Tatiana Maslany continues to blow minds with her performances as clones with different accents, mannerisms, styles, and personalities. The plot thickens as the clones decide to deal with the Dyad Corporation in different ways. Meanwhile, Sarah's trying to figure out where they all come from, and what her adoptive mother Mrs. S (Maria Doyle Kennedy) has to do with it all. Jordan Gavaris continues to steal scenes as Sarah's adopted brother Felix. If you're in the #cloneclub, you know what to do.
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A Google user
October 22, 2014
Really enjoyed the first two episodes. Lead actress is very talented. Writers too. I get the sense that each episode is going to end with some sort of mild cliffhanger in the way of the old b movie serials. But a big fan of the SD/HD pricing structure. $11 more for HD seems a bit exorbitant
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Zyra L. F.
June 9, 2017
Ignore the haters, 1st season is the weakest (focus on selfish deadbeat mom-brat Sarah) but hang in, only gets better from there when Helena is finally included with sestras. Deserves and needs a much better recap than measly 2 minute 'previously on' to summarise intricacies of conspiracies involved. 4 seasons on amazon prime
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