Krysten Ritter to Star In, EP Orphan Black: Echoes

Marvel’s Jessica Jones’s Krysten Ritter will star in and executive produce a new series set in the Orphan Black universe from Boat Rocker for AMC Networks.

Orphan Black: Echoes will consist of a ten-episode first season. It is set to debut in 2023. Boat Rocker is handling global distribution.

Ritter, known for her roles in Jessica Jones, Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 and Breaking Bad, will play Lucy, a woman with an unimaginable origin story trying to find her place in the world.

Anna Fishko is creator, writer, showrunner and executive producer of Orphan Black: Echoes with John Fawcett, the co-creator of the original series. David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, executive producers from Boat Rocker on the original Orphan Black series, return as executive producers.

Orphan Black ran for five seasons on BBC America and Bell Media’s Space.