ORPHAN BLACK FAN FRENZY HITS THE STREETS AT IFC CENTER’S SPLIT SCREENS FESTIVAL IN NYC

ORPHAN BLACK FAN FRENZY HITS THE STREETS AT IFC CENTER’S SPLIT SCREENS FESTIVAL IN NYC

BBC America’s Series Stars Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Kristian Bruun, Evelyne Brochu and Ari Millen, and executive producers Graeme Manson and John Fawcett, celebrated the final season with

premiere screening and panel at IFC Center Hosted By Critic/Author Matt Zoller Seitz

A sold out house filled with passionate fans from around the globe flooded the Split Screens Festival at IFC Center on Tuesday (6/6), for the premiere screening of the final season of BBC America’s “Orphan Black” (with cast Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Kristian Bruun, Evelyne Brochu and Ari Millen, and executive producers Graeme Manson and John Fawcett). Fans from Colombia to Australia, Vancouver to France, traveled stateside for a glimpse of the series' stars to celebrate the show's final season. At the end of the eventful panel, moderated by Split Screens Festival’s artistic director Matt Zoller Seitz, the cast stopped to take a colossal selfie with the crowd as a final thank you and to commemorate this special send-off orchestrated specifically for fans.

During the panel, tears flowed from actors Tatiana Maslany, who won an Emmy for her role, and Kristian Bruun who spoke warmly both about the fans and their fellow cast mates. At the end of the panel, actor Jordan Gavaris, spoke to the series legacy, imploring fans of the show to carry the message of acceptance with them long after the show is over: “Human beings are complex and valuable and interesting and we can love each other the way these characters love each other. It is possible.  And I guess I’ve just been thinking a lot about the legacy of the show that way.”

Sarah Barnett, President & General Manager of BBC America, praised those in attendance saying: “Everybody is absolutely blown away by something I realized very quickly about the show when I came to BBC America, which is the Clone Club. There is nothing like you guys, there are avid fans and then as Matt said, there’s the Clone Club – really a whole hearted thank you to you for engaging with all of these sort of serious, deep, meaningful, and truly important themes that underlie this kind of slickly entertaining, bonkers, genius show. It’s a fabulous thing, thank you so much.”

Below, please find links to download hi-res photos/captions from the Split Screens Festival on Tuesday (6/6), along with additional series/panel info. Here is the link to the festival line-up ( which concludes Thursday, June 8): www.splitscreensfestival.com

Tuesday, June 6

·         “ORPHAN BLACK” (BBC AMERICA)

o   In person: Actors Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Kristian Bruun, Evelyne Brochu and Ari Millen, and executive producers Graeme Manson and John Fawcett

BBC AMERICA’s clone conspiracy thriller stars Emmy^® award winner Tatiana Maslany as multiple genetically identical women. But this is not merely a series about clones; it’s a continuous study in nature versus nurture that routinely puts Maslany in conversations with iterations of herself, and each iteration feels like a distinct human being rather than a sketch-comedy caricature. Graeme Manson and John Fawcett create a maze-like world where the reflections can not only talk, but have their own opinions. The result is sorcery, and Maslany is at the center, playing as many as four personalities at once while a constellation of gifted supporting players, including, Jordan Gavaris, Kristian Bruun, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Kevin Hanchard, Evelyn Brochu, and others swirl around her. The show’s bottomless inventiveness and persistent sense of fun are infectious. In addition to the suspense generated by the story itself, there’s a secondary thrill from watching the cast and crew struggle to top themselves in sheer outrageousness. Co-presented by BBC AMERICA.

Actress Tatiana Maslany celebrates the final season of BBC America’s “Orphan Black” at the Split Screens Festival on June 6^th, 2017, at IFC Center in NYC.

(L-R) Raphaela Neihausen (Split Screens Festival Executive Director,) Tatiana Maslany (Actress, Orphan Black,) and Sarah Barnett (President & General Manager, BBC America,) celebrate the final season of BBC America’s “Orphan Black” at the Split Screens Festival on June 6^th, 2017, at IFC Center in NYC.

(L-R) John Fawcett, (Executive Producer, Orphan Black,) Sarah Barnett (President & General Manager, BBC America,) Kristian Bruun (Actor, Orphan Black,) Ari Millen (Actor, Orphan Black,) Jordan Gavaris (Actor, Orphan Black,) Matt Zoller Seitz (Split Screens Festival Creative Director,) Raphaela Neihausen (Split Screens Festival Executive Director,) Maria Doyle Kennedy (Actress, Orphan Black,) Tatiana Maslany (Actress, Orphan Black,) Evelyne Brochu (Actress, Orphan Black,) and Graeme Manson (Executive Producer, Orphan Black,) celebrate the final season of BBC America’s “Orphan Black” at the Split Screens Festival on June 6^th, 2017, at IFC Center in NYC.

(L-R) Kristian Bruun (Actor, Orphan Black,) John Fawcett, (Executive Producer, Orphan Black,) Ari Millen (Actor, Orphan Black,) Tatiana Maslany (Actress, Orphan Black,) Jordan Gavaris (Actor, Orphan Black,) Maria Doyle Kennedy (Actress, Orphan Black,) Evelyne Brochu (Actress, Orphan Black,) and Graeme Manson (Executive Producer, Orphan Black,) celebrate the final season of BBC America’s “Orphan Black” at the Split Screens Festival on June 6^th, 2017, at IFC Center in NYC.

The cast poses with fans for a selfie at the end of BBC America’s “Orphan Black” panel at the Split Screens Festival on June 6^th, 2017, at IFC Center in NYC.

The cast poses with fans for a selfie at the end of BBC America’s “Orphan Black” panel at the Split Screens Festival on June 6^th, 2017, at IFC Center in NYC.