TCA: BBC America Picks Up New Season Of ‘Orphan Black’

By
published

Beverly Hills -- BBC America has greenlight a third season of its popular sci-fi/drama series Orphan Black for a third season, the network announced Wednesday at the Television Critics Association tour.

The critically-acclaimed series starring Golden Globe-nominated actress Tatiana Maslany will launch its third season in 2015, said network officials. The season two finale last month earned series highs in Live+7, garnering 1.3 million total viewers, said BBC America.

The network has also given a new season nod to its freshman original drama series Broadchurch, network officials said during its TCA session.

BBC America also announced two new series, Tatau and The Last Kingdom, said network officials.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.