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About 2013 Canadian science fiction thriller television series
Genres biopunk, drama, thriller, LGBT-related, science fiction
Created by John Fawcett, Graeme Manson
Starring Tatiana Maslany, Matt Frewer, Patrick J. Adams, Michiel Huisman, Michelle Forbes, Michael Mando, Eric Johnson, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Music Trevor Yuile
Length 5 seasons, 50 episodes, 43 min each
Network CTV Sci-Fi Channel, BBC America
Country Canada
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