The show will join Doctor Who and Being Human as part of Supernatural Saturdays.
The broadcaster described Orphan Black (co-created by Flashpoint‘s Graeme Manson and Spartacus‘ John Fawcett) as a ten-part drama that follows the life of Sarah, a mysterious girl who discovers she is a clone.
Check out the official synopsis for the show below, courtesy of Cult Box.
“After witnessing a woman’s suicide, Sarah assumes the strangers identity – who happens to look just like her. Expecting to solve all her problems by cleaning out the dead woman’s savings, Sarah is instead thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery as she realizes the dizzying truth – she and the dead woman are clones.
“As Sarah searches for answers, she discovers the chilling fact that there are more people like her out there – genetically identical individuals who were planted in unsuspecting birth parents and nurtured in completely different circumstances. With no idea who created the clones, she’ll need to discover the reason in a hurry as an assassin is killing them one by one.”
Orphan Black begins filming in Toronto later this year. No international broadcasters have been announced, although BBC will presumably gain the rights to the show in the United Kingdom.
What do you think of the premise of the show? Could clones be the next big thing?