Fear the Walking Dead and The Society writer Anna Fishko has been tapped to develop a new Orphan Black series for AMC.

Boat Rocker Studios, Scripted (formerly Temple Street) will produce the series, with Fishko serving as writer and executive producer, Playback understands.

A new series set in the world of Orphan Black, which followed a group of women who discovered they were human clones, was first rumoured in 2019. Reports stated that star Tatiana Maslany, who won an Emmy for her work on the series, would not be part of the new instalment. Details on the plot of the new series have not been announced as of press time.

Orphan Black ran for five seasons on Space (now CTV Sci-Fi Channel) in Canada and BBC America in the U.S., produced under the Temple Street banner. Temple Street was folded into Boat Rocker Studios at the end of 2020 as part of their scripted division, with Kerry Appleyard named as SVP, creative affairs.

Maslany earned three Emmy nominations and one win for her work playing multiple clones throughout the series. She reprised her roles in an original podcast, titled Orphan Black: The Next Chapter.

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