Orphan Black

2013 Canadian science fiction thriller television series
TVSeries television_series Q7103920
Orphan Black
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Orphan Black

Summary

Orphan Black is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,992 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orphan Black is the creator of Graeme Manson[3].
  • Orphan Black is the creator of John Fawcett[4].
  • Orphan Black received the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Actress[5].
  • Orphan Black received the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama[6].
  • Orphan Black received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form[7].
  • Orphan Black's image is recorded as Orphan black 0001 uncropped.jpg[8].
  • Orphan Black's instance of is recorded as television series[9].
  • Orphan Black's director is recorded as John Fawcett[10].
  • Orphan Black's director is recorded as David Frazee[11].
  • Orphan Black's director is recorded as T. J. Scott[12].
  • Orphan Black's director is recorded as Ken Girotti[13].
  • Orphan Black's director is recorded as Brett Sullivan[14].
  • Orphan Black's director is recorded as Helen Shaver[15].
  • Orphan Black's composer is recorded as Trevor Yuile[16].
  • Orphan Black's genre is recorded as science fiction television program[17].
  • Orphan Black's genre is recorded as thriller television series[18].
  • Orphan Black's genre is recorded as drama television series[19].
  • Orphan Black's genre is recorded as LGBT-related television series[20].
  • Orphan Black's genre is recorded as biopunk[21].
  • Orphan Black's logo image is recorded as Orphan Black logo.png[22].
  • Orphan Black's cast member is recorded as Tatiana Maslany[23].
  • Orphan Black's cast member is recorded as Jordan Gavaris[24].
  • Orphan Black's cast member is recorded as Dylan Bruce[25].
  • Orphan Black's cast member is recorded as Michael Mando[26].
  • Orphan Black's cast member is recorded as Maria Doyle Kennedy[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Orphan Black's producer is recorded as Claire Welland[28]. Directors include John Fawcett[10], David Frazee[11], T. J. Scott[12], Ken Girotti[13], Brett Sullivan[14], and Helen Shaver[15]. Cast members include Tatiana Maslany[23], Jordan Gavaris[24], Dylan Bruce[25], Michael Mando[26], Maria Doyle Kennedy[27], and Evelyne Brochu[29]. Created works include Graeme Manson[3], a screenwriter[30], b. 1950[31], of Canada[32], awarded the Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award[33] and John Fawcett[4], a television director[34], b. 1968[35], of Canada[36], specialised in film direction[37].

Publication

Orphan Black's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[38]. Genres include science fiction television program[17], thriller television series[18], drama television series[19], LGBT-related television series[20], and biopunk[21].

Reception

Awards received include Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Actress[5], a class of award[39]; TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama[6], a TCA Awards[40]; and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form[7], a dramatic presentation award[41], founded in 2003[42].

Why It Matters

Orphan Black ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,992 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43]

FAQs

What awards did Orphan Black receive?

Honors received include Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Actress[5], TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama[6], and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [28] . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  26. [3] . wikidata.org.
  27. [4] . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Moebeus · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of seasons {'amount': '+5'}
    Distribution format video on demand
    Number of episodes {'amount': '+50'}
    Genre science fiction television program, thriller television series, drama television series +2
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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