When street hustler Sarah Manning witnesses the suicide of a woman who looks exactly like her, she assumes her identity and is thrust into one mystery after another, as she encounters other women who resemble her, and discovers that they are all clones--but who is responsible? And why are they being hunted?
Started watching this new BBC America series with a mostly Canadian cast--it's got an interesting premise, and the plot unfolds rather well over the succeeding episodes. My only gripe is the main character's gay foster brother, who looks like that annoying Vice Ganda...but it's a minor gripe; Felix is actually funny.
Orphan Black premiered on BBC America last March 30, 2013 and will run for 10 episodes, with the finale scheduled to air on June 1, 2013. The series has been renewed for a second season of 10 episodes that will resume in 2014.