Orphan Black
Rock SolidEvery season landed between 8.3 and 8.5 across 5 seasons.
Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 9/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 9/10Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 8/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 8/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 8/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Tatiana MaslanyDylan BruceJordan GavarisKevin HanchardMaria Doyle KennedyKristian Bruun
Written by
Kim CoghillAndrew De AngelisJeff DetskyJohn Fawcett
Starring
Tatiana MaslanyDylan BruceJordan GavarisKevin HanchardMaria Doyle KennedyKristian Bruun
Written by
Kim CoghillAndrew De AngelisJeff DetskyJohn Fawcett
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Orphan Black Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.9 | |
| S2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.0 | |
| S3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | |
| S4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | |
| S5 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.1 |
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About
"One actress, a dozen unforgettable identities"
A street-hustling woman named Sarah witnesses a stranger who looks exactly like her step in front of a train, and stealing her identity pulls Sarah into a web of secret clones, corporate conspiracy, and a shadowy movement with plans for them all. The show moves fast and gets twistier each season, but its real engine is watching one actress inhabit a growing cast of clone sisters, each with distinct mannerisms and accents. It's tense, occasionally pulpy, and surprisingly emotional once the sisterhood bonds deepen.
Watch it for
Tatiana Maslany's astonishing performance as multiple distinct clones sharing scenes together.
Maybe skip if
you need airtight, consistent mythology rather than escalating conspiracy plotting.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12013
8.323K107h 26m
Sarah is a streetwise outsider, currently on the run from a bad relationship and painfully separated from her own daughter. When an eerily lookalike stranger commits a shocking suicide right in front of her, Sarah sees a potential solution to all her problems by assuming the dead woman's identity and clearing out her bank account. But instead, she stumbles headlong into a kaleidoscopic thriller mystery, and soon uncovers an earth-shattering secret: she is a clone. As Sarah searches for answers, she soon learns there are more like her out there, genetically identical individuals, nurtured in wildly different circumstances. And someone is trying to kill them off, one by one.
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Season 22014
8.318K107h 15m
Sarah is in a desperate race to find her missing daughter, but her scorched earth tactics spark a war with Rachel, dividing and imperiling all the clones. As Sarah discovers more about her past, mysterious newcomers appear, but can they be trusted?
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Season 32015
8.415K107h 18m
Season 3 plunges the clone sisterhood into unexpected territory with the realization that they're not alone. Just when they thought they knew their enemies and allies, season 3 reveals our clones are more vulnerable than ever before. Highly trained, identical male-soldiers raise more questions than answers. Who are these new clones? Who created them? And more importantly, why do they exist? Sarah, Cosima, Alison and Helena are stronger together than they are apart, but this season will put that bond to the test. Will they forge towards their truth, or fall at the feet of those who seek to control them?
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Season 42016
8.514K107h 21m
Season 4 of the drama will see leader-of-the-pack, Sarah, reluctantly return home from her Icelandic hideout to track down an elusive and mysterious ally tied to the clone who started it all - Beth Childs. Sarah will follow Beth’s footsteps into a dangerous relationship with a potent new enemy, heading in a horrifying new direction. Under constant pressure to protect the sisterhood and keep everyone safe, Sarah's old habits begin to resurface. As the close-knit sisters are pulled in disparate directions, Sarah finds herself estranged from the loving relationships that changed her for the better.
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Season 52017
8.412K107h 3m
The fifth and final season brings Sarah and the sestras to their darkest days in an effort to finally cut off the head of the snake and win their freedom. Throughout the season, the sisters individually delve into their past to confront personal struggles and emerge stronger through these self-explorations. Despite the great risk to attain freedom for themselves, their families, and the host of clone sisters they’ve yet to meet, clone club uncovers the missing pieces of the insidious conspiracy and finally learn the story behind their origin.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Tatiana Maslany Sarah Manning, Cosima Niehaus, Alison Hendrix
Dylan Bruce Paul Dierden
Jordan Gavaris Felix Dawkins
Kevin Hanchard Detective Art Bell, Art Bell
Maria Doyle Kennedy Siobhan Sadler
Kristian Bruun Donnie Hendrix
Skyler Wexler Kira Manning, Kira
Josh Vokey Scott
Ari Millen Mark Rollins, Ira Blair, Rudy
Evelyne Brochu Delphine Cormier, Delphine
Crew
Kim Coghill
Andrew De Angelis
Jeff Detsky
John Fawcett
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