History Series / OrphanBlack7Genes

** WordOfGod is that Sara is a recent widow, making the counterpart of Cal Morrison (Kira's biological father, whom Sarah was never married to) a PosthumousCharacter.[[invoked]]

** WordOfGod is that Sara is a recent widow, making the counterpart of Cal Morrison a PosthumousCharacter.

** [[spoiler: It's heavily implied that Hiroka [[YouHaveFailedMe ordered her men to have Wakita killed]] in the Season 1 finale. His original series counterpart Dr. Lekie was unceremoniously killed by Isamu's counterpart Donnie Hendrix near the end of Season 2.]]

** [[spoiler:It's heavily implied that Hiroka [[YouHaveFailedMe ordered her men to have Wakita killed]]. His original series counterpart Dr. Lekie was unceremoniously killed by Isamu's counterpart Donnie Hendrix, also via ({{accidental|Murder}}) BoomHeadshot.]]

** [[spoiler:A big twist in Alison's StoryArc in the original is that she initially suspected her husband Donnie to be her monitor before being convinced that it's actually her NosyNeighbor Aynsley, whom she then [[MurderByInaction allowed to choke to death in a freak accident]] ''before'' TheReveal that her monitor was Donnie (who didn't know the real reason Leekie was having him report information about her) all along. Here it plays nearly the same, except Ayano is actually Rika's monitor this time around instead of Isamu, she's in on the conspiracy, and ''[[SparedByTheAdaptation she lives]]''.]]

* AdaptationalUgliness: Isamu Yoshikawa is a textbook {{Gonk}} (complete with a bald spot), whereas his original counterpart Donnie Hendrix is a HollywoodHomely.

* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: Rika confronts Ayano if she is her monitor and a fight ensues between the two women, which ends with both of them falling and Ayano hitting her head to a metal table stand. Subverted that she lives and is FakingTheDead.]]

** In the original, Alison tells Sarah that she kicked Aynsley's ass during their CatFight (the scene cuts before it finishes). Here, Ayano has Rika on the ropes before [[spoiler: the supposed AccidentalMurder. Further, she is also her monitor this time around]].

** [[spoiler: Aside for being a NosyNeighbor, Aynsley genuinely wants what's best for Alison before the latter's paranoia got her killed for believing she's her monitor. Here, her counterpart Ayano ''is'' the monitor of Alison's counterpart Rika, and a willing one at that.]]

** [[spoiler:Aynsley dies via choking in the trash compactor, whereas Ayano did via DeathByFallingOver. Except this is a subversion, as Ayano is only FakingTheDead which in turn actually makes her SparedByTheAdaptation.]]

* EvilAllALong: [[spoiler: Ayano, Rika's second suspect to be her monitor, turns out to be just that, but TheReveal doesn't happen after Rika is plagued with guilt after her supposed AccidentalMurder.]]

* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: After seemingly being the victim of Rika's AccidentalMurder, it is immediately revealed that Ayano survives her supposed fatal fall.]]

** Dyard's logo is a spinal cord with a tail, a physical trait of the AdaptedOut Olivier Duvall.

** [[spoiler:A big twist in Alison's StoryArc in the original is that she initially suspected her husband Donnie to be her monitor before being convinced that it's actually her NosyNeighbor Aynsley, whom she then [[MurderByInaction allowed to choke to death in a freak accident]] ''before'' TheReveal that her monitor was Donnie all along. Here it plays nearly the same, except Ayano is actually Rika's monitor this time around instead of Isamu and ''[[SparedByTheAdaptation she lives]]''.]]

** Inverted with Nagase and Fan. They are OnlyOneName characters here, but their counterparts in the original series have full names (Victor Schmidt and Daniel Rosen respectively).

** In the original, [[spoiler:Sara and Elena]]'s birth mother is only known as Amelia. Here, she's given a full-name; [[spoiler: Yukie Aoyama]]. This in turn potentially [[spoiler: gives Elena a surname in this adaptation, as well]].

While there are alterations, the premise is basically the same as the original; protagonist Sara Aoyama (Jiyoung), an orphan and a newly single mother, is living a tough life due to poverty, lack of understanding from society and other problems that led to her being separated from her daughter. She believes that if she has money, her life will change. One day, she sees a woman killing herself by jumping in front of a train. The woman who jumped looks just like her doppleganger. Initially stunned, Sara takes the woman's bag in hopes of improving her own life. However, her life instead takes an unpredictable turn...

* MsFanservice: Hiroka is a very beautiful woman whose outfit accentuates her figure, with a skirt that completely highlights [[ShesGotLegs her legs]]. There's also her fellow clone Rika who always wears [[PaintedOnPants jeggings]].

** WordOfGod is that Sara is a recent WidowWoman, making the counterpart of Cal Morrison a PosthumousCharacter.

* AdultFear: The series makes heavy use of this by showing how much potential danger the family members of the main characters would be in.
** In episode 1.04, the police interview a woman who woke up to find her son covered in blood. Not his blood, he wasn't injured, but there had been a murderer in her home with her child while she was asleep.
** In the climax of episode 1.07, [[spoiler: Moe gets taken out of the house by a known SerialKiller. She walks onto the road without looking first and gets hit by a car. Fortunately, she makes a quick recovery]]. Later in the SeasonFinale, [[spoiler:Sara returns to Kaoru's pad to discover it's trashed and both he and Moe are gone, though they eventually let her know they're OK]].

''Orphan Black: Seven Genes'' or simply ''Orphan Black'' is a Japanese drama series and [[ForeignRemake remake]] of the original Canadian [[Series/OrphanBlack television series of the same name]]. It starts Kang Jiyoung as the clone sisters.

* AbortedArc: [[spoiler:The involvement of Sara's and Elena's biological mother with Dyard and the organization's role with her death is treated as a big deal by Sara until Makio is captured and her focus shifts on saving him and getting Moe away from the organization.]]

* AdaptationNameChange: Comes with being a ForeignRemake. Only the Dyard Institute and both Sara and Elena's names are carried from the source material, only having slightly altered spelling names (and in Sara's case, new surname). The corresponding characters are renamed into the following;

** Amelia = [[spoiler: Yukie Aoyama]]

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Ugajin has a more fitter body and a good hairline compared to the pudgy and balding Tomas.

** [[spoiler: Elena's more amoral actions from the original (such as initially enjoying killing the other clones and murdering her and Sarah's biological mother for leaving her which led to her life of abuse) are removed and she's made into a textbook SympatheticMurderer.]]

** [[spoiler: Makio never betrayed Sara upon learning the clone/DYAD conspiracy. In the original, this is the point where his counterpart Paul first showed his ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, though he ultimately [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redeems himself]].]]
** [[spoiler: Unlike the source material, Isamu was never Rika's monitor (though it should be mentioned that his counterpart was an UnwittingPawn and immediately sided with his wife and her sisters upon discovering the truth).]]

** [[spoiler:Instead of her husband, the NosyNeighbor of Alison Hendrix's counterpart is her monitor.]]

** Sara has trouble pulling-off the TwinSwitch and is terrible at {{Indy Ploy}}s, whereas her original counterpart is a MasterActor and GuileHero.
** Izumi is meek and quite a push-over, in stark contrast to the also dorky but still very confident Cosima.

** Felix is a bonafide CampGay, while Kaoru appears to be straight or at least {{Asexual}} with no AmbiguouslyGay traits.

** Izumi is meek and quite a push-over, in stark contrast to the also {{Adorkable}} but still very confident Cosima.

* ImprobablyFemaleCast: The female characters (both alive and {{posthumous|Character}}) outnumber the males by 14-8. It helps that the main female lead alone is playing ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles seven]]'' of those characters as of the first season.

** In the original's second scene, Sarah calls Siobhan to talk to Kira but the latter two didn't make an appearance until near the end of the episode and didn't have a proper dialogue until the following episode. In this version, the phone conversation is shown in deatil on the same scene.
** Elena gets a SecondEpisodeIntroduction by making an EarlyBirdCameo near the end of the episode. In the original, she makes her debut in the third.

** Sara and Kaouru's criminal tendencies from the original are either downplayed considerably or completely removed (particularly their drug-smuggling and con-artist backgrounds).
** [[spoiler: Elena's more amoral actions from the original (such as initially enjoying killing the other clones and murdering her and Sarah's biological mother for leaving her which led to her life of abuse) are removed and she's made into a more textbook SympatheticMurderer.]]

** Sara has a tendency to be mpre moral and an AllLovingHero in contrast to her original counterpart who is a textbook AntiHero through and through.

** The bank executive Sara is speaking to to get Maoko's money is a pervert who sexually harass his staff. In the original, this character is a stand-up individual if the charity runs he organizes are any indication.

* MeaningfulName: On a meta sense, there's a reason why Sara's name from the source material is kept nearly intact, especially compared to Elena (who essentially also retained her name but is phonetically different). [[spoiler: While they're still twins here, Sara is explicitly mentioned to be '''the''' [[FridgeBrilliance original]].]]

* RaceLift: Inevitable since this is a Japanese remake of a Canadian series. As a result, all the Caucasian characters (with the possible exception of Izumi's TokenWhite colleague, see GenderFlip above) are re-imagined as Asians.

** Ugajin = Tomas

* MeaningfulName: On a meta sense, there's a reason why Sara's name from the source material is kept nearly intact, even (or especially) compared to Elena who essentially also retained her name but is phonetically different. [[spoiler: While they're still twins here, Sara is explicitly mentioned to be ''[[FridgeBrilliance the original]]''.]]

** Also inverted by TheCoroner in charge of Maoko's corpse and Hiroka's aide. They are NoNameGiven characters here, but their counterparts in the original series have names (Colin and Daniel Rosen respectively).

* OnlyOneName: Elena, Nagase, Wakita, and Ugajin's surnames are never known. [[spoiler: Elena's biological mother's surname is Aoyama though.]]

** [[spoiler: In the original, Cosima develops the [[IncurableCoughOfDeath respiratory illness]] that plagued most of the clones in the Season 1 finale. Here, the first season concludes with Izumi in good health.]]

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Ugajin has a better appearance than the balding Tomas.

** Elena is already a badass in the source material, but here she's a OneManArmy and ''can'' do CombatParkour.

** Nagase is TallDarkAndSnarky compared to Vic who is notably the shortest male character in the source material.

** In the original's second scene, Sarah calls Siobhan to talk to Kira but the latter two didn't make an appearance until near the end of the episode, and didn't have a proper dialogue until the second episode. In this version, the conversation is shown in the same scene.

** PlayedWith regarding Hiroka. Her introduction happens in the penultimate episode, while her original counterpart Rachel only makes an EarlyBirdCameo in the same episode but is properly introduced in the first SeasonFinale.
** Daniel Rosen first appeared when he takes Sarah away from police custody while pretending to be a lawyer. Here, that still happens but his counterpart also filled Leekie's (Wakita) role in an earlier scene as the one who gives TheLancer clone (Alison/Rika) the DYAD contract.

** Sara has a tendency to be an AllLovingHero in contrast to her original counterpart who is a textbook AntiHero. Both her drug-smuggling and con-artist backgrounds are also (well, aside from planning to sweep Maoko's money) completely removed.

** [[spoiler: Makio never betrayed Sara upon learning the clone/DYAD conspiracy. In the original, this is where his counterpart Paul first showed his ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, though he ultimately [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redeemed himself]].]]

** Sara's a lot more moral than her original counterpart (see AdaptationalHeroism above).

** Det. Angela Deangelis' role in the story is given to male detective Genji Tsuchiya.

** In the original, the CCTV on the train station where Beth committed suicide is what ultimately did Sarah as an impostor and her unsent voicemail to Art is a key element for making him the clone sisters' FriendOnTheForce. [[spoiler:Here it played out completely different. The CCTV becomes a non-factor, and Kinjyou uncovers the truth regarding the clones by going directly to the house of Kaouru due to him being the one who identified "Sara's" body.]]
** [[spoiler: A big twist in Alison's StoryArc in the original is that she initially suspected her husband Donnie to be her monitor before being convinced that it's actually her NosyNeighbor Aynsley, whom she then [[MurderByInaction allowed to choke to death in a freak accident]] ''before'' TheReveal that her monitor was Donnie all along. Here, it plays nearly the same, except Ayano is Rika's monitor this time around instead of Isamu. And ''[[SparedByTheAdaptation she lives]]''.]]

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Joyoung's South-Korean accent is noticeable in the first two episodes.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Ayano survives Rika's supposed AccidentalMurder. In the original, her counterpart Aynsley wasn't as lucky.]]

* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: Rika confronts Ayano if she is her monitor and the two women had a fight which ends with both of them falling with Ayano hitting her head to a steel table stand. Subverted that she lives and is FakingTheDead.]]
* AdaptationDyeJob: Comes with being a ForeignRemake. The only character to retain her hair color is Young-ae, who much like her counterpart Katja dyes her hair anyway.
* AdaptationNameChange: Comes with being a ForeignRemake. The only original name carried from the original is the DYAD Institute. Other than that, the names of the corresponding characters are the following;

* AdaptationalBadass: Elena is as competent as her original counterpart, but it's worth noting that she uses CombatParkour while her counterpart didn't.
* AdaptationalCurves: Ugajin appears to be more physically fitter than than the pudgy Tomas.

** Sara has a tendency to be an AllLovingHero in contrast to her original counterpart who is a textbook AntiHero.
** [[spoiler: Elena's more amoral actions from the original (such as killing her and Sara's biological mother) are removed and she's made into a more textbook SympatheticMurderer.]]
** [[spoiler: Nagase (albeit begrudgingly) [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy lets Sara go, something his counterpart Vic [[EntitledToHaveYou isn't capable of doing]].]]

* AdaptationalModesty: The sex scenes and nudity are greatly reduced compared to the original. For context, the ToplessnessFromTheBack mentioned below showed everything, while Kaoru doesn't paint in a NakedApron like his counterpart Felix.

** Sara's a lot more moral than her original counterpart.
** Kaoru is a lot more personable than Felix.

** Felix is a bonafide CampGay, while Kaoru appears to be at least {{Asexual}}.

** Sara has trouble pulling-off the TwinSwitch and is terrible at {{Indy Ploy}}s, whereas her original counterpart is an MasterActor and GuileHero.

* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: Elenea, Wakita and Hiroka are the only characters speaking in English. Their accents are noticeable, but Elena and Hiroka's are at least more articulate.

** Sara [[spoiler: when Young-aea is shot]]. While she's not entirely innocent, the effect is still the same.

* CanonForeigner: The {{Pilot}} shows Sara being belittled/bullied by her co-workers at a factory, both of which are not present in the original. There's also the TokenWhite, though it's still unclear if she's the {{Gender Flip}}ped Scott Smith.

** [[spoiler: Elena takes Mark Rolins' role as Ugajin's (Tomas') killer.]]

* DeadPersonImpersonation: Sarah impersonates Maoko after finding out about her sizable savings account. She also impersonates Young-ae to retrieve the briefcase from her hotel suite.

** [[spoiler: It's heavily implied that Hiroka [[YouHaveFailedMe has Wakita killed]] in the Season 1 finale. His original series counterpart Dr. Lekie was unceremoniously killed by Isamu's counterpart Donnie Hendrix near the end of Season 2.]]

** [[spoiler: Subverted by Elena, who pleads an ICannotSelfTerminate to Sara who in turn seemingly complies, only for her to be shown alive and well in TheStinger.]]

* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Series lead Kang Jiyoung (a former member of the GirlGroup Music/{{Kara}}) sings the series' theme.

** Det. Angela Deangelis' role in the story is given to a male detective.

** [[spoiler: A big twist in Alison's StoryArc in the original is that she initially suspected her husband Donnie to be her monitor before being convinced that it's actually her NosyNeighbor Aynsley whom she then [[MurderByInaction allowed to choke to death in a freak accident]] ''before'' TheReveal that her monitor was Donnie all along. Here, it plays nearly the same, except Ayano is Rika's monitor this around instead of Isamu.]]

* OnlyOneName: Elena, Nagase, Wakita, and Ogajin's surnames are never known. [[spoiler: Elena's biological mother's surname is Aoyama though.]]

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Sara and Elena's late biological mother was Saeko's sister. In the original, they're complete strangers.]]

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Ugajin has a more better appearance than the balding Tomas.

* AdaptationalCurves: Ugajin appears to more physically fitter than than the pudgy Tomas.

** In the original's second scene, Sarah calls Siobhan to talk to Kira but the latter two didn't make an appearance until near the end of the episode, and didn't have a dialogue until the second episode. In this version, the conversation is shown in the same scene.
** Elena makes a SecondEpisodeIntroduction by making an EarlyBirdCameo near the end of the episode. In the original, she makes her debut in the third.

* AdaptationalJerkass: While both mellowed out eventually, Rika started the series far more haughty tha Alison.