Viewers begging for second season of ‘addictive’ thriller spin-off series you can binge on ITVX
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Kya Buller
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Topics: ITV, TV And Film, Thriller, Tyla Recommends
Viewers are begging for another season of a sci-fi thriller spin-off that premiered in 2023 and is available to stream on ITVX.
It is based off a mind-bending television series that spanned five seasons and gained widespread critical acclaim.
Starring Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce and Jordan Gavaris, the gripping TV programme went on see Maslany earn an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress as well as two Critics' Choice Television Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
The show was, in case you hadn't guessed, Orphan Black.
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And the spin off that has viewers positively gripped is Orphan Black: Echoes.
The eerie Orphan Black story was centred on Sarah Manning, a British con artist living in Toronto, who assumed the identity of her apparent doppelgänger that committed suicide.
Sarah later made the shocking discovery that she is a clone and had many 'sister' clones that live individual lives throughout North America and Europe.
Ultimately, Sarah learns someone is plotting to kill them all - including Sarah.
The spin-off, Orphan Black: Echoes, follows in the footsteps of its predecessor as a sci-fi thriller.
Starring Krysten Ritter, of Breaking Bad fame, Orphan Black: Echoes is set in the future - 2052 to be precise - 37 years since the end of the original series.
It follows the story of the now adult Kira (who is the daughter of Sarah) and her wife, as they try to help an amnesiac girl.
Lucy (played by Ritter) is shown trying to escape from some very dangerous people as she tries to figure out who she really is.
Craig Mathieson noted for The Age: "Set decades into the future in the same storytelling universe, Echoes focuses on Lucy who has an unknown past, laboratory memories, and a desire to escape."
While Denise Petski wrote for Deadline: "It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal."
Fans were also thrilled to spot a familiar face among the cast - none other than the fantastic Keeley Hawes.
Now that viewers have binged the lot of the hair-raising spin-off on ITVX, fans are begging for another season.
One person wrote on X: "I'd give my kidney for a Orphan Black Echoes season 2."
Another said: "Hoping for an #OrphanBlackEchoes season 2 announcement."
While a third chimed: "I hope [Keeley Hawes' new project] will be Orphan Black: echoes season 2!!"
Orphan Black: Echoes is available to stream on ITVX.