Orphan Black – 7 Genes ( known internationally as Orphan Black Japan), launched December 2, 2017, on Fuji Television, is a Japanese remake of the BBC Worldwide show Orphan Black. It stars South Korean actress and singer Kang Ji-young as Sara Aoyama, a broke and desperate single mother who witnesses the shocking suicide of a woman who looks just like her. The remake was produced by Telepack for Tokai TV under licence from BBC Worldwide. Characters Kang Ji-young as Sara Aoyama/Maoko Shiina Ikusaburo Yamazaki as Makio Iwaki Shun Nishime as Kaoru Aoyama Saori Takizawa as Ayano Kimura Koki Okada as Tsuyoshi Kinjou Tsutomu Takahashi as Nagase Naoto Takenaka as Wakita Yumi Asou as Saeko Aoyama Rin Shouno as Moe Aoyama References External links Orphan Black 2017 Japanese television series debuts Biopunk television series Television series about cloning Japanese LGBT-related drama television series Japanese science fiction television series Lesbian-related television shows Transgender-related television shows Television series about siblings Television series about twins 2010s LGBT-related drama television series Japanese thriller television series Japanese television series based on Canadian television series Fuji TV dramas