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Season 4 – Orphan Black

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Sarah is a street-wise woman with a troubled past as an English orphan who bounced around foster homes before being taken in by Mrs. S, who uprooted her and her foster brother, Felix, to North America. She has made bad decisions in her life but always strives to do right by daughter Kira. When Sarah witnesses the suicide of Beth, a woman who looks like her, she decides to steal Beth's identity -- boyfriend and money included -- in an attempt to begin a new life for herself and Kira, with whom Sarah hopes to reunite. But assuming Beth's life -- Sarah eventually learns that Beth was her clone -- doesn't go as smoothly as she anticipates because Beth was a cop caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy, making Sarah the new target. Sarah must fight to stay alive while trying to escape from the complex web. As more threads appear, Sarah is pulled deeper, and Felix becomes her one true confidant.
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Orphan Black — Season 4

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Orphan Black makes a 180-degree return to its roots with an experimental fourth season that delves deeper into the show's strange, innovative premise.

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Heather Hogan Autostraddle 06/12/2018
Orphan Black's fourth season premiered last night with the strongest episode since season one. Go to Full Review
Devon Maloney New York Magazine/Vulture 04/15/2016
4/5
Orphan Black should be particularly susceptible to this Curse of Meh... Graeme Manson and John Fawcett really have no business starting off the fourth round of Orphan Black so strongly. And yet, they have. With a flashback, no less! Go to Full Review
Noam Cohen Observer 04/15/2016
Orphan Black uses the unique qualities of its narrative, and especially Maslany's tremendous performance, to play with our expectations, to make us question ideas we take for granted. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Bisset CNET 03/29/2023
Put plainly, Orphan Black is a must-see sci-fi gem. It saw Maslany gain much-deserved recognition... Go to Full Review
Alyssa Fikse Uproxx 07/31/2018
This is Tatiana Maslany's show. There are certainly plenty of excellent performances on Orphan Black, but no one comes close to touching Maslany. Go to Full Review
Lauren Busser Tell-Tale TV 06/22/2018
5/5
The great thing about... Orphan Black has been seeing the sisterhood that these aware clones have formed. Go to Full Review
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Nathan E @RT57746047 08/19/2023 STELLAR casting, astounding work by Tatyana Maslany See more jon c 01/27/2021 it's the fourth run of the popular BBC thriller at the end of Season 3 Cosima and Delphine made amends after so much betrayal at DYAD, Sarah got to see her daughter again, Shioban found her mother whom it turns out it was the original Castor they were all cloned from, Neolution runs both Project Leda and Topside, Helena became a more central part of the family trying to redeem herself from her violent past, Alison cemented her place into suburban homelife, and most of all Rachel Duncan was taken after she got surgery reuniting her with her mother! now season 4 is all about going back to the beginning, in this case with Beth before she died and before Sarah discovered the truth about all the clones, Beth had intel from another clone named MK turns out Dr. Leeki worked on certain enhancements for the public whether it was contact lenses or tissue improvements but little did they know they had a nano-bug device growing inside and proves fatal if it tries to get removed from its host a few months after the last cliffhanger Neolution finds Sarah and her daughter, Shioban and her mother, Cosima finds out what happened to Delphine, and Rachel is being rehabilitated Sarah's brother Felix is trying to track down his biological family with Helena now living a simple life like Alison but after she finds out she's pregnant she decides to live a non-danger free existence for her and her unborn children Rachel's mother, Susan has been distant for years and Rachel isn't too pleased about how she was only being experimented, Susan claims their ultimate goal is through evolution by creating a better human being the nano devices are revealed to be more than just fatal machines and MK wants to get back at Ferdinand whom believes is responsible for the killing of her clone sisters BrightBorn is then brought into the picture being a fertility clinic that might have a connection to the cloning process Another clone named Crystal is looking to have a baby yet she's unaware of the clinic's true nature This whole season deals with fertility, gene therapy, perfecting the human species, euthanization, and the ethics of trial and error You can't perfect the human genome, is it immoral testing on humans and disposing of them?, does genetics actually make up a family?, it's more about honesty and acceptance, power isn't free will The finale leads to everyone desperately unlocking a cure for Cosima, Rachel rising back to her seat of power, and finding out the truth about a mysterious island unlocking the roots of the entire science of Sarah and her sisters Everything gears up for one final outing for everyone So I'm very anxious to see how the fifth and final season will tie everything up Can Sarah and the other clones fight to survive and their freedom? Season 5 will hopefully answer all these burning questions.... See more 08/23/2020 A great season of Orphan Black. The mistakes of Season 3 are forgotten: a clear plot, good characters, and Maslany centre-stage. All good. See more jack z @oceanic815 04/11/2020 Orphan Black is finally exciting again. This season succeeds because its plot is much more streamlined and much weirder -- it almost feels like a completely different show from seasons 2 & 3 See more 04/13/2018 The beat season of one of the top television shows of all time. See more 01/05/2018 Really fantastic, blows previous seasons out of the water. Was not sure at the time how the show could get better, but it did. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Apr 14, 2016 The Collapse of Nature Sarah's respite in Iceland is ruined by a Neolution attack; when Sarah is forced to flee, she realizes she can never truly escape. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 21, 2016 Transgressive Border Crossing Sarah returns home to track down a new ally, following breadcrumbs to uncover the next facet of Neolution's agenda. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 28, 2016 The Stigmata of Progress Sarah reels from a shocking discovery, and becomes desperate to find answers; after following a lead, Sarah finds herself in a harrowing encounter. Details Episode 4 Aired May 5, 2016 From Instinct to Rational Control After realizing her goals align with her former enemy, Sarah forms an alliance; Felix and Donnie infiltrate a fertility clinic. Details Episode 5 Aired May 12, 2016 Human Raw Material Sarah takes the day off to reconnect with Kira; Cosima infiltrates an exclusive Neolutionist fertility research center and makes a shocking discovery of their clandestine experiments. Details Episode 6 Aired May 19, 2016 The Scandal of Altruism Sarah forges a dangerous deal that puts her family at risk; Art and Felix team up to protect naïve clone Krystal Goderitch. Details Episode 7 Aired May 26, 2016 The Antisocialism of Sex Sarah regresses to old habits while struggling to cope with a loss; Sarah questions her strength to carry on. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 2, 2016 The Redesign of Natural Objects Alison's loyalty to the clones is questioned; Cosima makes a final attempt to discover a cure. Details Episode 9 Aired Jun 9, 2016 The Mitigation of Competition Sarah and Rachel must come together for the greater good; Cosima and Susan disagree about the ethical implications of human experiments. Details Episode 10 Aired Jun 16, 2016 From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths After losing communication with Cosima, Sarah's alliance with Rachel ends; Sarah lures a high-level Neolutionist into a trap. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier
Network
BBC America
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 14, 2016
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