Set in the present, Orphan Black is a Canadian television programme created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett, which aired in the USA on BBC America for three seasons and is now slated for a fourth season beginning spring 2016. While Orphan Black seems to have achieved a level of cultural importance in the zeitgeist that Extant never did, each show adds to current conversations about diversity and representation in visual media, whose lives and bodies matter and, by extension, whose stories are worthy of telling. In Extant, artificial intelligence and human–alien hybrids confront the characters with fundamental philosophical questions about autonomy, personhood, free will and the right to life. In Orphan Black, the ethical and moral consequences of human cloning and its impact on human identity development are explored throughout the series from the perspective of the clones, all played by the same actress, Tatiana Maslany. They also each represent a potential for boundary transgressions which can test those cultural anxieties in alternative speculative landscapes. Together they reflect an overlapping set of contemporary social and cultural anxieties, both those originating from within the dominant culture and those originating on its margin. “We may even see Vic again,” Fawcett said of Sarah’s bumbling ex-boyfriend.Orphan Black and Extant have arisen out of a particular set of historical and political realities, as evidenced by the composition of their casts, their characters and the themes explored in each series. and Felix, they delivered what some will likely see as a threat more than a promise, at least as to how it’s likely to affect the clones. “We don’t want to kill her.”Īfter the two suggested we’ll be seeing more of Mrs.
“Mainly just so we don’t kill Tatiana,” Fawcett said. “We have big plans for her, we’d love to potentially introduce a new clone,” Fawcett hinted, before mentioning that the “cool” cast of supporting actors will be getting more to do. “What that ruling means in terms of ownership and agency is really rich territory for us,” Manson said. “It’s the pond we wade in… That it makes allowances for synthetic DNA, it’s full of holes.”Īs for the show’s fleet of clones, I asked what they were doing to protect star Tatiana Maslany from burnout. Supreme Court judgment about whether or not DNA can be patented, which seems like a natural storyline extension of what’s already happened on the show. Even though we only had a few minutes, they managed to hint a bit at what’s ahead for season 2, as well as one tactic they’re taking to keep hardworking star Tatiana Maslany intact - even as they promise there might be more clones on the horizon. I’m a huge “Orphan Black” fan (and was an early adopter of the BBC show), so the chance to talk to “Black” creators John Fawcett and Graeme Manson was one I wasn’t about to miss.
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