Marvel's Jessica Jones star Krysten Ritter has been cast in the lead role for the upcoming Orphan Black spin-off series, Orphan Black: Echoes.
Taking place a few years after the original series ended in 2017, Echoes is set to explore the "scientific manipulation of human existence" through the entangled lives of a group of women who find themselves suddenly thrust into each others' lives.
Ritter will play Lucy, "a woman with an unimaginable origin story, trying to find her place in the world".
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The first season of the show has been greenlit for ten episodes, and Anna Fishko (Pieces of Her) will write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner. John Fawcett is also returning to executive produce and direct.
"Embarking on a new saga of Orphan Black with Anna, our partners at Boat Rocker, and AMC could not be more exciting," Fawcett said in a statement in April.
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"For all our dedicated OB fans out there, I am thrilled that we can bring this new chapter to them. Without our fans, this new show certainly wouldn't exist and for that I am deeply grateful. I can't wait to 'follow the crazy science' for them!"
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Tatiana Maslany led the original Orphan Black series from 2013-2017 and played numerous cloned characters, but it remains unknown whether she'll reprise any of her roles in the spin-off.
The Emmy-winning actress is next set to star as the titular character in Marvel's upcoming series She-Hulk: Attorney At Law.
The legal comedy follows Bruce Banner's (Mark Ruffalo) cousin Jennifer Walters (Maslany), a lawyer who inherits Hulk powers after she receives a blood transfusion from the Avengers hero.
Orphan Black: Echoes will premiere in 2023. She-Hulk: Attorney At Law will stream from August 17 on Disney+.
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