 Krysten Ritter joins the cast of AMC’s Orphan Black: Echoes 

The eagerly anticipated AMC series Orphan Black: Echoes has added actor Krysten Ritter to its cast.

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The actor will play Lucy, a character striving to find her place in the world with an unbelievable origin story.

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Like its predecessor, Orphan Black, the series is set in the near future and tackles the moral and ethical ramifications of manipulating human existence through science.

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It will follow a group of four ladies whose lives are connected as they try to solve the puzzle of who they are.

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Ritter is well-known for her fan-favorite parts in Breaking Bad, Don't Trust the B—— in Apartment 23, and Marvel's Jessica Jones.

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In addition to directing and executive producing the paranormal YA series The Girl in the Woods for Peacock, she most recently featured in the Netflix film Nightbook.

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Her next appearance will be in the HBO film Love and Death, starring Elizabeth Olsen.

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Katie O’Connell Marsh, Nick Nantell, and Kerry Appleyard will also executive produce for Boat Rocker.

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