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Innerspace to feature Orphan Black next week

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From a media release:

INNERSPACE Gets Ready for New Original Space Series ORPHAN BLACK With Exclusive Coverage March 25-30

Leading up to the premiere of Space’s highly-anticipated new Original Series ORPHAN BLACK, INNERSPACE is delivering a daily dose of exclusive content on the series at 6 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET from Monday, March 25 through Saturday, March 30. From in-studio interviews with series stars Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris, and Kevin Hanchard, to on-set coverage, INNERSPACE gets viewers primed and ready for Space’s new thriller that premieres Saturday, March 30 at 9 p.m. ET. The daily coverage culminates with a brand-new half-hour special INNERSPACE: ORPHAN BLACK, packed with never-before-seen interviews and airing on premiere night, Saturday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

On Monday, March 25 (6 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET), Kevin Hanchard joins Ajay Fry and Cynthia Loyst in-studio to talk about his character Art, a veteran detective who works alongside Beth. With Sarah posing as Beth, Art begins to grow suspicious of her uncharacteristic and erratic behaviour, and it becomes apparent that he’s a man who doesn’t like a mystery to go unsolved.

Jordan Gavaris stops by on Tuesday, March 26 (6 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET) to chat with Fry and Teddy Wilson about Felix, Sarah’s fabulous foster brother. A struggling artist, who’s worldly beyond his 23 years, Felix is Sarah’s rock and one true confidante.

On Wednesday, March 27 (6 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET), Tatiana Maslany joins Fry and Wilson in-studio, and talks about her numerous characters and what it’s like to play a series of different characters – some of which appear in the same scene.

INNERSPACE lets viewers in on what they can expect from the series on Thursday, March 28 (6 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET), with exclusive interviews with Maslany, Gavaris, Hanchard, and Dylan Bruce.

In the new half-hour special INNERSPACE: ORPHAN BLACK premiering Saturday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET, INNERSPACE introduces viewers to the creators, cast, and characters behind the series, who share their insights on how the series all came together. The INNERSPACE team also gets a personalized tour of Felix’s loft when Gavaris shows off his on-set home.

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Orphan Black at Toronto ComiCon

From W. Andrew Powell of The Gate:

Video: ‘Orphan Black’ panel at Toronto ComiCon
Ahead of the series debut on Space Saturday, March 30, Orphan Black stars Tatiana Maslany and Jordan Gavaris stopped by Toronto ComiCon last weekend to talk with InnerSpace host Teddy Wilson about the show, their characters, and what it took to make the dark drama, which follows Maslany as a woman who discovers she may in fact be a clone. Read more.

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Orphan Black sends in the clones

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From Scott Stinson of the National Post:

Clones take the leading roles in Orphan Black
It takes not long at all for me to become somewhat lost on the set of Orphan Black. Not physically lost — the set at a studio in the south end of Toronto’s trendy Leslieville isn’t nearly as Byzantine as some — but rather a bit puzzled. The thing is, it’s a tricky series to wrap one’s head around. Which is at it should be, since is intended to be a mystery-thriller with a dash of conspiracy thrown in. Read more.

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Orphan Black premieres March 30 on Space

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From a media release:

When Did I Become Us? New SPACE Original Series ORPHAN BLACK Premieres Saturday, March 30 at 9 p.m. ET

  • The biological thriller premieres following the return of SPACE’s #1 series DOCTOR WHO at 8 p.m. ET
  • ORPHAN BLACK stars Tatiana Maslany (Picture Day), Jordan Gavaris (DEGRASSI), Dylan Bruce (NCIS), and Maria Doyle Kennedy (DOWNTON ABBEY)

What happens when one day you realize you’re not alone, and there are people out there who look just like you? SPACE announced today that its highly anticipated new Original Series ORPHAN BLACK will premiere Saturday, March 30 at 9 p.m. ET, following the return of SPACE’s #1 series, and fan favourite, DOCTOR WHO at 8 p.m. ET. Produced by Temple Street Productions for SPACE and BBC America, the gripping new 10 episode drama ORPHAN BLACK stars Tatiana Maslany (Cas & Dylan, Picture Day) 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 the dead woman’s identity, her boyfriend, and her bank account. But instead of solving all her problems, the street smart chameleon is thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery. Sarah makes the dizzying discovery that she and Beth, 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.

ORPHAN BLACK also stars Jordan Gavaris (DEGRASSI) as Felix, Sarah’s foster brother, a struggling artist worldly beyond his 23 years; Dylan Bruce (NCIS) as Paul, Beth’s complicated boyfriend, who Sarah falls into bed with against her better judgment; Gemini Award-winner Maria Doyle Kennedy (DOWNTON ABBEY) as Mrs. S, Sarah and Felix’s hard-nosed working class foster mother from across the pond; Kevin Blanchard (REPUBLIC OF DOYLE) as Art, a veteran detective who works alongside Beth; Michael Mando (THE KILLING) as Vic, Sarah’s sporadically violent ex and the father of her daughter, Kira; and Skyler Wexler (ALPHAS) as Kira, Sarah’s seven-year-old daughter.

Additional ORPHAN BLACK casting announced today includes Matt Frewer (50/50) as Dr. Aldous Leekie, an academic with an edge and philosopher of the human organism, and Evelyne Brochu (MIRADOR) as Delphine, a student working on her Masters in Molecular and Cellular Biology who becomes intertwined in the mystery.

Beginning life in an English orphanage, Sarah bounced between foster homes until she landed with Mrs. S, who adopted her and Felix, later uprooting them under somewhat suspicious circumstances to North America. Through it all, Sarah has steadfastly remained the English punk – a street-smart stray with a reckless streak and a loyal heart. She’s made bad choices in life, but has always done right by her daughter Kira, even if that meant the pain of separation. Now, all she wants is to reunite with Kira and turn over a new leaf, but her encounter with Beth changes everything, and Sarah finds herself fighting for her life.

ORPHAN BLACK is executive produced by Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier (Being Erica), Graeme Manson (Cube, FLASHPOINT), and John Fawcett (SPARTACUS, THE SECRET CIRCLE). The series is co-created by Manson and Fawcett, with Manson also serving as writer and Fawcett as director. BBC Worldwide is distributing the series internationally.

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