This Friday, starting at 12:01 a.m. PT and concluding at 11:59 p.m.
PT everyone can watch Orphan Black season one using the
Amazon Instant Video app for TVs, connected devices and mobile devices,
or online at Amazon.com/OrphanBlack
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SEATTLE -- (Business Wire)
(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced that Prime Instant Video, the
exclusive home for seasons one and two of BBC AMERICA’s Orphan Black,
will offer season one of the gripping drama for free to all customers
this Friday, April 17. Anyone can watch the first 10 episodes of Orphan
Black at no cost using the Amazon Instant Video app for TVs,
connected devices and mobile devices, or online at Amazon.com/OrphanBlack.
Season three of Orphan Black will premiere Saturday, April
18, 9:00 p.m. ET on BBC AMERICA and its sister networks AMC, IFC,
Sundance TV and WE TV.
“Orphan Black has been extremely popular with Prime members since the
series became available exclusively in Prime Instant Video—that’s why
we’re excited to make season one available to all customers for free,
for a day,” said Michael Paull, Vice President of Digital Video at
Amazon. “We saw an incredible response when we made our Golden
Globe-winning original series Transparent available to everyone, so
we’re giving customers an opportunity to try out another great series
that Prime members already love.”
Matt Forde, EVP, Sales, Co-productions and Digital Distribution, BBC
Worldwide North America said, “For fans of television who have heard the
critical and fan buzz around Orphan Black, but just haven’t had
gotten to it, this offering from Amazon is a treat—and available to not
only existing Prime members but everyone who goes to Amazon during this
24 hour period. You better cancel all meetings and take Friday off from
work.”
Season one of the Peabody Award-winning drama, co-created by Graeme
Manson and John Fawcett, stars Golden Globe-nominee Tatiana Maslany as
Sarah, an outsider and orphan whose life changes dramatically after
witnessing the suicide of a woman, Beth, who looks just like her. While
trying to find out more about a woman who looks just like her, Sarah
takes her identity, her boyfriend and her money. But instead of solving
her problems, the street-smart chameleon is thrust headlong into a
kaleidoscopic mystery. She makes the dizzying discovery that she and the
dead woman are clones… but are they the only ones? Sarah quickly finds
herself caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy, racing to find
answers.
The cast includes Jordan Gavaris (Degrassi) as Felix, Sarah’s
feisty foster brother and her one true confidante; Dylan Bruce (Arrow)
as Paul, Beth’s boyfriend—a decent guy with chiseled features, but more
complicated than he appears; Maria Doyle Kennedy (Downton Abbey)
as Mrs. S, Sarah’s hard-nosed working class foster mother from across
the pond; Michael Mando (The Killing) as Vic, Sarah’s volatile
ex; Kevin Hanchard (Republic of Doyle) as Art, a veteran
detective working alongside Beth who grows suspicious of her erratic
behavior; and Skyler Wexler (Kira) as Sarah’s seven-year-old
daughter. The ten-part clone conspiracy thriller, produced by Temple
Street Productions, is co-created by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett,
with Manson also serving as writer and Fawcett as director. Orphan
Black is produced by Temple Street Productions in association with
BBC AMERICA and Bell Media’s SPACE. The original drama is executive
produced by Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier of Temple Street
Productions. The international hit series is distributed by BBC
Worldwide and can be seen in more than 170 countries.
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About BBC Worldwide North America
BBC Worldwide is the main commercial arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) operating in the U.S. and
Canada. The company exists to maximize the value of the BBC’s assets for
the benefit of the UK license payer and invests in public service
programming in return for rights. The company operates channels, a
production arm, consumer products and a digital business, in addition to
handling sales & co-productions. Under these businesses fall two key
brands in the U.S. – digital cable channel BBC AMERICA and BBC Worldwide
Productions, the production arm responsible for the smash hit Dancing
with the Stars.
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