Tatiana Maslanywill be returning to reprise several of her multiple career-defining roles once again following the announcement ofOrphan Black:The Next ChapterSeason 2 at a recent virtual fan event. Set eight years after the culmination of the TV series, the audio-only sequel isan official continuationof the Project Leda story, and will be available anywhere you can get podcasts, which launches at the end of this month on Apple Podcast Subscriptions.
Not only that, but co-starsJordan GavarisandEvelyne Brochuwill also be back as Felix Dawkins and Delphine Cormier for The Next Chapter’s second season, which was created byMaika Older, who co-writes alongsideMadeline Ashby, Mishell Baker, Heli Kennedy, E.C. MyersandLindsay Smith.
RELATED:The Best Sci-Fi TV Shows of the 21st Century (So Far)The Clone Club will be thrilled at the news, having been starved ofOrphan Blackcontent since The Next Chapter wrapped up its first run eighteen months ago, although the majority of the principal cast did reunitelast May for a live-readof Season 1’s sixth episode “Variations Under Domestication”.
The series finale may have aired in August 2017, butOrphan Blackhas retained a dedicated and loyal following ever since, and if anything the fanbase has grown due to its presence on streaming. Maslany delivered what has to be regarded as one of the most impressive television performances of the modern era as Sarah Manning, Alison Hendrix, Cosima Niehaus, Rachel Duncan, Beth Childs, Helena and many more clones, with the actress giving each of the sestras their own unique personality and distinct set of foibles, even managing to generate impressive chemistry between the Ledas when sharing the screen with herself and ultimately winning two Critics’ Choice Television Awards and a Primetime Emmy for her efforts.
A new TV show was announced to be in the works at AMCback in March 2019, but there’s been no further word on the project since, so The Next Chapter’s impending return will have to suffice for fans starved of newOrphan Blackcontent. As for Maslany, shewon’t be returningto HBO’sPerry Mason, but she is currently hard at workplaying the title characteron the set of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Disney Plus seriesShe-Hulk, which is set to debut next year.
