A clone of Orphan Black is coming to TV!

For a year or two there Orphan Black was on the cusp of being the hot new show. It threatened to cross-over as a mainstream hit with a swell of strong critical support and huge fan enthusiasm. But then all of that seemed to evaporate and the show quietly went on to its finale. I'm not sure what happened.

But, the show was a success and in today's market that means there's the opportunity for a brand extension. Hence the launch of a sequel series. Orphan Black: Echoes is set to debut in 2023.

And ironically for this series about clones, it mostly just sounds like they are repeating what they did the first time around.

Echoes will focus on an entirely new set of clones discovering and meeting one another, but will be set in the future of the existing series, which, through the reality of it being made a few years ago, is in the past.

Echoes is set in the near future and will take “a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence,” per AMC’s description. The new series will follow a group of women who work their way into each other’s lives unravel the mystery of their identity and uncover a wrenching story of love and betrayal.

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