Three years after the fifth and final season of BBC America’s Orphan Black went off the air, the cast and creators are reuniting for a good cause.
The entire cast, including Emmy-winning actress Tatiana Maslany, will return for a live-streamed table read of two episodes on Sunday, May 17 at 3 PM ET on the Orphan Black Facebook page.
A new trailer, courtesy of BBC America YouTube, teases the stars who will be coming back for the reunion, which aligns with Mental Health Awareness in May and International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia.
Reunion: Three years after the fifth and final season of BBC America’s Orphan Black went off the air, the cast and creators are reuniting for a good cause
Entire cast: The entire cast, including Emmy-winning actress Tatiana Maslany, will return for a live-streamed table read of two episodes on Sunday, May 17 at 3 PM ET on the Orphan Black Facebook page
The 30-second trailer features Maslany, Evelyne Brochu (Delphine), Kristian Brunn (Donnie), Jordan Garvaris (Felix), Kevin Hanchard (Detective Art Bell), Inga Cadranell (Detective Angela DeAngelis) and Dylan Bruce (Paul Dierden) all revealing they’ll be back for the table read.
While they’re not seen in the trailer, others confirmed to return include Josh Vokey (Scott), Michael Mando (Vic), Eric Johnson (Chad Norris) and Natalie Lisinska (Ainsley)
They will be joined by co-creators, Graeme Manson and John Fawcett, executive producer Kerry Appleyard, writer Will Pascoe and co-producer Mackenzie Donaldson, who will be reading 106 and 107 from the show’s acclaimed first season.
Cast returns: The 30-second trailer features Maslany, Evelyne Brochu (Delphine), Kristian Brunn (Donnie), Jordan Garvaris (Felix), Kevin Hanchard (Detective Art Bell), Inga Cadranell (Detective Angela DeAngelis) and Dylan Bruce (Paul Dierden) all revealing they’ll be back for the table read
Maslany explained in a lengthy statement that she first concocted the idea of a possible reunion with her co-star Kristian Brunn.
‘Kristian Bruun and I started talking about the idea of doing an OB reunion back when everything had shut down,’ Maslany began.
She added that the cast wanted to show their fans, affectionately known as the Clone Club, some love and, ‘help raise some money for people who are disproportionately affected during this difficult time.’
Reunion: Maslany explained in a lengthy statement that she first concocted the idea of a possible reunion with her co-star Kristian Brunn
The live-stream table read will benefit two charities, CenterLink, which, ‘supports over 250 LGBTQ community centers across the world,’ and Sistering Toronto, which, ‘helps at risk, socially isolated women and trans people in Toronto, who are certainly in dire need right now of support, resources and healthcare.’
‘In addition to raising funds, we hope that we can bring some joy to the fans, something intimate just for them, make them feel connected to the Clone Club community even if we’re all far apart,’ she added.
She added that the cast, producers and writers did a ‘Zoom chat’ to discuss the live-streamed table read.
Joy: ‘In addition to raising funds, we hope that we can bring some joy to the fans, something intimate just for them, make them feel connected to the Clone Club community even if we’re all far apart,’ she added
Zoom: She added that the cast, producers and writers did a ‘Zoom chat’ to discuss the live-streamed table read
‘All of the cast and producers and writers did a zoom chat the other day to discuss things and none of us wanted to hang up. Our show was always about family and community and sestrahood, so bringing us all back together for this just felt right,’ she concluded.
Orphan Black follows Maslany’s character Sarah Manning, whose life is turned upside down when she witnesses the murder of a woman who looks just like her.
Maslany played several distinct characters throughout the series’ run, including Alison Hendrix, Cosima Niehaus, Helena Rachel Duncan and Camilla Torres.
Fans will be able to watch both episodes – Episode 106 Variations Under Domestication and Episode 107 Parts Developed In An Unusual Manner for free (unauthenticated) on BBCAmerica.com the BBC AMERICA app and for two weeks.
Orphan: Orphan Black follows Maslany’s character Sarah Manning, whose life is turned upside down when she witnesses the murder of a woman who looks just like her
Characters: Maslany played several distinct characters throughout the series’ run, including Alison Hendrix, Cosima Niehaus, Helena Rachel Duncan and Camilla Torres
Episodes: Fans will be able to watch both episodes – Episode 106 Variations Under Domestication and Episode 107 Parts Developed In An Unusual Manner for free (unauthenticated) on BBCAmerica.com the BBC AMERICA app and for two weeks