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''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American
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series created by
Jenji Kohan Jenji Leslie Kohan (born July 5, 1969) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of the Showtime comedy-drama series '' Weeds'' and the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black''. ...
for
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. The series is based on
Piper Kerman Piper Eressea Kerman (born September 28, 1969) is an American author. She was indicted in 1998 on charges of felonious money-laundering activities, and sentenced to 15 months' detention in a federal correctional facility, of which she eventually ...
's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison'' (2010), about her experiences at
FCI Danbury The Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury (FCI Danbury) is a low-security United States federal prison for male and female inmates in Danbury, Connecticut. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Depar ...
, a minimum-security federal prison. Produced by Tilted Productions in association with
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, ''Orange Is the New Black'' premiered on Netflix on July 11, 2013. In February 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth, sixth, and seventh season. Its seventh and final season was released on July 26, 2019. As of 2016, ''Orange Is the New Black'' was Netflix's most-watched as well as its longest-running original series. It was widely acclaimed throughout its run, and has received many accolades. For its first season, the series garnered 12
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nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and
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, winning three. A new Emmy rule in 2015 forced the series to change categories from comedy to drama. For its second season, the series received four Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, and
Uzo Aduba Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba (; born February 10, 1981) is an American actress. She gained wide recognition for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she won an ...
won for
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. ''Orange Is the New Black'' is the first series to score Emmy nominations in both comedy and drama categories. The series has also received six
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nominations, six Writers Guild of America Award nominations, a
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, an
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award, and a Peabody Award.


Plot

The series begins revolving around
Piper Chapman Piper Elizabeth Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling) is the protagonist of the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black''. The character is based on Piper Kerman, author of the non-fiction book '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Pris ...
(
Taylor Schilling Taylor Jane Schilling (born July 27, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she received a nomination for the Pr ...
), a 33 year old woman living in New York City who is sentenced to 15 months in Litchfield Penitentiary, a minimum-security women's federal prison in
Upstate New York Upstate New York is a geographic region consisting of the area of New York State that lies north and northwest of the New York City metropolitan area. Although the precise boundary is debated, Upstate New York excludes New York City and Long Is ...
. Chapman was convicted of transporting a suitcase full of drug money for her girlfriend
Alex Vause Alex Pearl Vause is a fictional character played by Laura Prepon on the Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black''. The character is loosely based on the real ex-girlfriend of Piper Kerman, author of '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Wom ...
(
Laura Prepon Laura Helene Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006). She is also known for portraying Alex Vause in the Netflix comedy-drama ser ...
), an international
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. The offense had occurred 10 years before the start of the series and in that time Chapman had moved on to a quiet, law-abiding life among New York's
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. Her sudden and unexpected indictment disrupts her relationships with her fiancé, family, and friends. In prison, Chapman is reunited with Vause (who named Chapman in her trial, resulting in Chapman's arrest), and they re-examine their relationship. Simultaneously, Chapman, along with the other inmates, attempt to grapple with prison's numerous, inherent struggles. Episodes often feature flashbacks of significant events from various inmates' and prison guards' pasts. These flashbacks typically depict how an inmate came to be in prison or develop a character's backstory. The prison is initially operated by the "Federal Department of Corrections" (a fictional version of the
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), and was in a later season acquired by the Management & Correction Corporation (MCC), a private prison company. The fifth season shows the prisoners revolting against the guards, wardens, and the system after MCC's failed handling of an inmate's death at the hands of a guard in the fourth season. The inmate death had followed a peaceful protest and subsequent instigation of an inmate fight by another guard. Fueled by the conditions the inmates are forced to tolerate, as well as grudges against the prison guards, a three-day riot ensues. During the riot, some inmates attempt to negotiate better living conditions and seek justice for the death of the inmate, while others pursue their own interests and entertainment, and a few seek no involvement. At the emergence of the riot, the guard who incited the fight in the prior season is critically wounded by an inmate who took the gun the guard illegally brought into the prison. At the end of the season,
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raids the prison to end the riot and remove all inmates from the facility. During this raid, a correctional officer is fatally wounded by a corrupt "strike team", which then conspires to blame the guard's death on a number of inmates who hid in an underground bunker, found by one inmate, and had taken the guard hostage. All inmates are transported to other prisons. The consequences of the riot are shown in the sixth season. A number of the inmates, including Chapman and Vause, are transported to Litchfield Maximum Security. Most of these inmates are interrogated, and several of them charged and sentenced for their involvement in the riot. In max, new inmates are introduced, alliances are made, and a gang-like war emerges between two prison blocks, spearheaded by a longstanding feud between two sisters and a grudge harbored by them toward a former maximum-security inmate who returned as a consequence of the riot (she had been moved to the minimum security prison). Inmates who arrived from the minimum security prison are either caught up or willingly participate in the war between prison blocks. The season portrays further corruption and guard brutality. The seventh season provides an ending to various inmates' stories. Chapman and Vause continue their on/off again relationship. The season shows how some prisoners are able to move beyond their time in prison while others are captured by the system and through their own flaws and/or systemic problems in the structure of US society and its justice system are unable to progress. In addition to the established setting of Litchfield Max, a significant portion of the season takes place in a newly created
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detention center for detained presumed undocumented immigrants, showing their struggles and lack of access to outside help in large part because of complete or extreme disregard of the law. In each season, the series shows how various forms of corruption, funding cuts by the corporate owner to increase profit by millions, privatization of prison, overcrowding, guard brutality, and racial discrimination (among other issues) affect the prisoners' safety, health, and well-being. One of the show's key conflicts involves the minimum-security prison's Director of Human Activities ( the warden, under privatization nomenclature), Joe Caputo, whose efforts and aims as a
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constantly conflict with the corporate interests of MCC, which acquires Litchfield Penitentiary as it risks closure. This theme is continued when a new forward-thinking and caring warden is hired at Litchfield Maximum Security and unlike Caputo, actually institutes educational programs and positive changes. She is fired for these actions and her attitude toward the corporate corruption, although her short-lived changes have profound results.


Cast and characters


Main cast

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Taylor Schilling Taylor Jane Schilling (born July 27, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she received a nomination for the Pr ...
as
Piper Chapman Piper Elizabeth Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling) is the protagonist of the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black''. The character is based on Piper Kerman, author of the non-fiction book '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Pris ...
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Laura Prepon Laura Helene Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006). She is also known for portraying Alex Vause in the Netflix comedy-drama ser ...
as
Alex Vause Alex Pearl Vause is a fictional character played by Laura Prepon on the Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black''. The character is loosely based on the real ex-girlfriend of Piper Kerman, author of '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Wom ...
, inmate *
Michael Harney Michael John Harney is an American actor of film, television, and theater. He is best known for starring on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black'' as Corrections Officer Sam Healy. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the Apple TV ...
as Sam Healy, correctional officer *
Michelle Hurst Michelle Hurst (born June 1, 1953) is an American actress. She played Miss Claudette Pelage in the first season of the streaming television series ''Orange Is the New Black''. Life and career Hurst was born in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated ...
as Miss Claudette Pelage, inmate *
Kate Mulgrew Katherine Kiernan Maria Mulgrew (born April 29, 1955) is an American actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Captain Kathryn Janeway on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and Red on ''Orange Is the New Black''. She first came to attention ...
as Galina "Red" Reznikov, inmate *
Jason Biggs Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Jim Levenstein in the '' American Pie'' comedy film series and Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black''. He als ...
as Larry Bloom, Piper's fiancé *
Uzo Aduba Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba (; born February 10, 1981) is an American actress. She gained wide recognition for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she won an ...
as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren, inmate *
Danielle Brooks Danielle Brittany Brooks (born September 17, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019) and Leota Adebayo on the super ...
as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson, inmate *
Natasha Lyonne Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein ( ; born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, director, writer, and producer. She is known for playing Nicky Nichols on the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she ...
as
Nicky Nichols Nicole Nichols is a fictional character played by Natasha Lyonne on the Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black''. She is a recurring character in season one and a main character from season two onwards. Lyonne received an Emmy nomination in 20 ...
, inmate *
Taryn Manning Taryn Manning is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett in the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), Cherry in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2010), Nola in ''Hu ...
as Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett, inmate *
Selenis Leyva Selenis Leyva is an American actress. She is known for her role as Gloria Mendoza in the Netflix comedy-drama series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–19), and also starred on the Disney+ comedy-drama series ''Diary of a Future President'' (202 ...
as Gloria Mendoza, inmate *
Adrienne C. Moore Adrienne C. Moore is an American actress. She is known for her role as Cindy "Black Cindy" Hayes in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019). Life and career Moore was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew up in ...
as Cindy "Black Cindy" Hayes, inmate *
Dascha Polanco Dascha Yolaine Polanco (born December 3, 1982) is a Dominican-American actress. She is known for portraying the role of Dayanara "Daya" Diaz on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', and for the role of Cuca in the 2021 movie ''In the He ...
as Dayanara "Daya" Diaz, inmate *
Nick Sandow Nick Sandow (born August 3, 1966) is an American actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Joe Caputo in ''Orange Is the New Black''. Early life Of Italian descent, Sandow grew up in the Italian neighborhood of Van Nest ...
as Joe Caputo, Captain of the Guard, later warden *
Yael Stone Jael or Yael ( he, יָעֵל ''Yāʿēl'') is the name of the heroine who delivered Israel from the army of King Jabin of Canaan in the Book of Judges of the Hebrew Bible. After Barak demurred at the behest of the prophetess Deborah, God turn ...
as Lorna Morello, inmate *
Samira Wiley Samira Denise Wiley (born April 15, 1987) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Poussey Washington in the Netflix comedy-drama series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019) and as Moira in the Hulu dystopian dr ...
as Poussey Washington, inmate *
Jackie Cruz Jackie Cruz (born August 8, 1986) is a Dominican American (Dominican Republic), Dominican–American actress, singer and former model. She is known for her role as Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Bla ...
as Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales, inmate *
Lea DeLaria Lea DeLaria (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer. DeLaria is credited with being the first openly gay comic to appear on American television with her 1993 appearance on ''The Arsenio Hall Show''. She is best kno ...
as Carrie "Big Boo" Black, inmate *
Elizabeth Rodriguez Elizabeth Rodriguez is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Aleida Diaz in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019). She received a Tony Award nomination, and won an Outer Critics Circle Award ...
as Aleida Diaz, former inmate *
Jessica Pimentel Jessica Pimentel (born September 20, 1982) is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her role as Maria Ruiz on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black.'' She is also the lead singer of the metal band Alekhine's G ...
as Maria Ruiz, inmate * Laura Gómez as Blanca Flores, inmate * Matt Peters as Joel Luschek, correctional officer *
Dale Soules Dale Soules (born ) is an American actress known for starring in '' The Messenger'' and portraying Frieda Berlin in ''Orange Is the New Black'' from 2014 to 2019. Early life Soules was born on and grew up in the Greenwood Lake section of We ...
as Frieda Berlin, inmate * Alysia Reiner as Natalie "Fig" Figueroa, warden


Recurring cast


Inmates

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Laverne Cox Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Pr ...
as Sophia Burset *
Diane Guerrero Diane Guerrero (born July 21, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as inmate Maritza Ramos on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'' and Lina on ''Jane the Virgin''. Guerrero grew up in Boston and remained there afte ...
as Maritza Ramos * Annie Golden as Norma Romano *
Vicky Jeudy Vicky Jeudy (born January 23, 1987) is an American actress, known for her role as Janae Watson on the Netflix comedy-drama series, '' Orange Is the New Black''. Early life Jeudy was born and raised in Queens, New York. She is of Haitian descent ...
as Janae Watson *
Julie Lake Julie Lake is an American actress, best known for playing inmate Angie Rice on '' Orange is the New Black'', for which she is a two-time winner of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Earl ...
as Angie Rice *
Emma Myles Emma Myles is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Leanne Taylor on the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black''. She was friends with fellow actress Dascha Polanco Dascha Yolaine Polanco (born December 3, 1982 ...
as Leanne Taylor *
Abigail Savage Abigail Savage is an American actress and sound editor. She played inmate Gina Murphy on Netflix's '' Orange Is the New Black'', as well as roles in Brian De Palma's '' Redacted'' (2007), Lee Daniel's '' Precious'' (2009)'','' and on ''Law & Or ...
as Gina Murphy *
Constance Shulman Constance Ann Shulman (born April 4, 1958) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Patti Mayonnaise on ''Doug'' and for her recurring role as Yoga Jones in ''Orange Is the New Black''. Shulman originated the role of Annelle in the ...
as Yoga Jones *
Lori Tan Chinn Lori Tan Chinn is an American actress and comedian. She was a recurring character in the Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black'' and currently stars as Awkwafina's Grandma on Comedy Central's ''Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens'' (2020–presen ...
as Mei Chang * Tamara Torres as Emily "Weeping Woman" Germann * Lin Tucci as Anita DeMarco *
Beth Fowler Beth Fowler is an American actress and singer, best known for her performances on Broadway and for her role as Sister Ingalls, on ''Orange Is the New Black''. She is a two-time Tony Award nominee. Life and career Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, ...
as Sister Jane Ingalls * Barbara Rosenblat as Rosa "Miss Rosa" Cisneros * Madeline Brewer as Tricia Miller *
Kimiko Glenn Kimiko Elizabeth Glenn (June 27, 1989) is an American actress and Broadway performer known for portraying Brook Soso in the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', for which she received three ensemble Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also st ...
as Brook Soso *
Lori Petty Lori Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She is noted for her roles in the films ''Point Break'' (1991), ''A League of Their Own'' (1992), '' Free Willy '' (1993), and the title role in '' Tank Girl' ...
as Lolly Whitehill *
Lorraine Toussaint Lorraine Toussaint () is a Trinidadian-American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Black Reel Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Toussaint began her career in theatre before ...
as Yvonne "Vee" Parker *
Blair Brown Bonnie Blair Brown (born April 23, 1946) is an American theater, film and television actress. She has had a number of high-profile roles, including in the play '' Copenhagen'' on Broadway, the leading actress in the films ''Altered States'' ...
as Judy King * Emily Althaus as Maureen Kukudio *
Ruby Rose Ruby Rose Langenheim (born 20 March 1986) is an Australian model, actress, disc jockey and television presenter. Rose was a presenter on MTV Australia (2007–2011), followed by several high-profile modelling gigs, including Maybelline New York ...
as Stella Carlin * Daniella De Jesus as Irene "Zirconia" Cabrera * Shannon Esper as Alana Dwight * Rosal Colon as Carmen "Ouija" Aziza * Francesca Curran as Helen "Skinhead Helen" Van Maele *
Kelly Karbacz Kelly Ann Karbacz is an American actress. Early life and education Karbacz was born in Queens, New York and raised in Queens and Manhattan. In 1996, Karbacz graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City. She attended the Lee Strasberg ...
as Kasey Sankey * Amanda Stephen as Alison Abdullah *
Asia Kate Dillon Asia Kate Dillon (born November 15, 1984) is an American actor, best known for their roles as Brandy Epps in ''Orange Is the New Black'' and Taylor Mason in '' Billions''. Dillon identifies as non-binary and uses singular they pronouns. Their ...
as Brandy Epps * Miriam Morales as Ramona "Pidge" Contreras *
Jolene Purdy Jolene Purdy is an American actress. Purdy starred as Cherita Chen in the 2001 film ''Donnie Darko''. Among her television credits is the Fox sitcom '' Do Not Disturb,'' which debuted in 2008, as well as the ABC Family comedy series ''10 Things I ...
as Stephanie Hapakuka * Shirley Roeca as Juanita Vasquez * Rebecca Knox as Tina Swope * Sipiwe Moyo as Adeola Chinede * Besanya Santiago as Raquel "Creech" Munoz * Finnerty Steeves as Beth Hoefler * Christina Toth as Annalisa Damiva *
Amanda Fuller Amanda Fuller (born August 27, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for being the second actress to portray Kristin Baxter on FOX's '' Last Man Standing''. Career Early career In ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', Fuller played Eve, one ...
as Madison "Badison" Murphy *
Vicci Martinez Vicci Martinez (born September 21, 1984) is an American singer/songwriter and actress from Tacoma, Washington. She came in joint third on NBC's singing competition series '' The Voice'' in 2011. She released her 2012 album with Republic Records ...
as Dominga "Daddy" Duarte * Mackenzie Phillips as Barbara "Barb" Denning * Henny Russell as Carol Denning * Ismenia Mendes as Tali Grapes


Staff

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Catherine Curtin Catherine Curtin is an American actress. She is best known for her role as correctional officer Wanda Bell in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019). Her other notable recurring roles include '' Insecure'', ' ...
as Wanda Bell * Joel Marsh Garland as Scott O'Neill * Brendan Burke as Wade Donaldson *
Pablo Schreiber Pablo Tell Schreiber (born April 26, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor. He is best known for his stage work and for portraying Nick Sobotka on ''The Wire'' (2003), William Lewis on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2013–2014), Mad S ...
as George "Pornstache" Mendez * Lolita Foster as Eliqua Maxwell * Germar Terrell Gardner as Charles Ford *
Matt McGorry Matthew David McGorry (born April 12, 1986) is an American actor, writer and activist. He is best known for playing John Bennett on the Netflix comedy-drama series '' Orange Is the New Black'' and Asher Millstone on the ABC legal drama serie ...
as John Bennett *
Lauren Lapkus Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian. Lapkus is known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2014, 2019) and Jess in the HBO come ...
as Susan Fischer * Kaipo Schwab as Igme Dimaguiba * James McMenamin as Charlie "Donuts" Coates *
Alan Aisenberg Alan Aisenberg (born March 18, 1993) is an American actor and television producer. He is best known for his role as Baxter Bayley on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black''. Life and career Aisenberg was raised in Englewood Cli ...
as Baxter "Gerber" Bayley * Jimmy Gary Jr. as Felix Rikerson *
Mike Birbiglia Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...
as Danny Pearson *
Marsha Stephanie Blake Marsha Stephanie Blake (born May 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Linda McCray in the Netflix miniseries ''When They See Us'', for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actr ...
as Berdie Rogers *
Beth Dover Beth Dover (born August 29, 1978) is an American actress best known for her role of Linda Ferguson on the Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black''. Dover also appears in Comedy Central's ''Another Period'' and Netflix's '' Wet Hot American Summ ...
as Linda Ferguson * Nick Dillenburg as Ryder Blake * Mike Houston as Lee Dixon *
Emily Tarver Emily Tarver is an actress, comedian and musician from Houston, Texas. Tarver has performed as a cast member of VH1's series "Best Week Ever" and performs stand-up and improvisational comedy in a variety of venues, including the Upright Citiz ...
as Bambi "Artesian" McCullough *
Brad William Henke Brad William Henke (April 10, 1966 – November 29, 2022) was an American actor and National Football League and Arena Football League player. He was best known for his role as Corrections Officer Desi Piscatella on ''Orange Is the New Black'', f ...
as Desi Piscatella * Evan Arthur Hall as B. Stratman * John Palladino as Josh * Michael Torpey as Thomas "Humps" Humphrey * Hunter Emery as Rick Hopper * Shawna Hamic as Virginia "Ginger" Copeland * Susan Heyward as Tamika Ward *
Josh Segarra Josh Segarra (born June 3, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series ''The Electric Company'', '' Sirens'', and ''Arrow'' as well as for originating the role of Emilio Estefan in the musical ''On Your Feet!''. ...
as Danilo Stefanovic * Greg Vrotsos as Greg Hellman * Nicholas Webber as J. Alvarez * Branden Wellington as Jarod Young * Adam Lindo as Carlos "Clitvack" Litvack


Others

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Michael Chernus Michael Louis Chernus (born August 8, 1977) is an American actor. He has acted on film, television, and the stage. He is perhaps best known for his role as Cal Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013 ...
as Cal Chapman * Tanya Wright as Crystal Burset * Berto Colon as Cesar Velazquez *
Deborah Rush Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954) is an American actress. She has worked in television, film and on Broadway. In 1984, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael Frayn's comedy ''Noise ...
as Carol Chapman *
Tracee Chimo Tracee Chimo Pallero is an American stage, television and film actress who became an arts critic favorite after her 2012 breakout role as Daphna Feygenbaum, the antagonist in Joshua Harmon’s hit dark comedy ''Bad Jews''. In 2018 she married C ...
as Neri Feldman *
Maria Dizzia Maria Teresa Dizzia (born December 29, 1974) is an American actress. Dizzia was nominated for the 2010 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in ''In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)''. Early lif ...
as Polly Harper * Ian Paola as Yadriel *
John Magaro John Robert Magaro (born February 16, 1983) is an American actor. He starred in '' Not Fade Away'' (2012). He also had roles in ''The Big Short'', '' Carol'' (2015) and the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'' and ''The Umbrella Academy''. ...
as Vince Muccio * Mary Steenburgen as Delia Mendez-Powell * Miguel Izaguirre as Dario "Diablo" Zúñiga * Michael J. Burg as Detective Mark Bellamy * Bill Hoag as Bill Chapman *
Karina Arroyave Karina Arroyave (born July 16, 1969) is a Colombian-American actress and playwright. Best known as Bianca Walsh on ‘’As the World Turns’’ (1988-1994), Jamey Ferrel on ‘’ 24’’ (2001-2002), Meirce on ‘’The Blacklist’’ (2021- ...
as Karla Córdova * Melinna Bobadilla as Santos Chaj *
Marie-Lou Nahhas Marie-Lou Nahhas ( ar, ماري لو نحاس;) (born September 7, 1989) is a Lebanese American actress, model, and activist best known for playing Egyptian-born inmate Shani Abboud on Season 7 of ''Orange Is the New Black''. Season 7 aired on N ...
as Shani Abboud *
Alicia Witt Alicia Roanne Witt (born August 21, 1975) is an American actress, singer and pianist. She first came to fame as a child actress after being discovered by David Lynch, who cast her in '' Dune'' (1984) and '' Twin Peaks'' (1990). Witt had a critic ...
as Zelda * Alysia Joy Powell as Wyndolyn Capers


Episodes


Production

Show creator
Jenji Kohan Jenji Leslie Kohan (born July 5, 1969) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of the Showtime comedy-drama series '' Weeds'' and the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black''. ...
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Piper Kerman Piper Eressea Kerman (born September 28, 1969) is an American author. She was indicted in 1998 on charges of felonious money-laundering activities, and sentenced to 15 months' detention in a federal correctional facility, of which she eventually ...
's memoir after a friend sent it to her. She then set up a meeting with Kerman to pitch her on a TV adaptation, which she notes she "screwed up" as she spent most of the time asking Kerman about her experiences she described in the book rather than selling her on the show. This appealed to Kerman as it let her know that she was a fan and she signed off on the adaptation. Kohan would later go on to describe the main character,
Piper Chapman Piper Elizabeth Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling) is the protagonist of the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black''. The character is based on Piper Kerman, author of the non-fiction book '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Pris ...
, as a "trojan horse" for the series, allowing it to focus on characters whose demographics would not normally be represented on TV. Its budget was estimated to cost $4 million per episode. In July 2011, it was revealed that Netflix was in negotiations with Lionsgate for a 13-episode TV adaptation of Kerman's memoirs with Kohan as creator. In November 2011, negotiations were finalized and the series had been
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. Kohan had initially wanted to cast Katie Holmes in the role of Piper Chapman, and met with the actress to discuss it, but Holmes had other commitments. Casting announcements began in August 2012 with
Taylor Schilling Taylor Jane Schilling (born July 27, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she received a nomination for the Pr ...
, the first to be cast, as Piper Chapman, followed by
Jason Biggs Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Jim Levenstein in the '' American Pie'' comedy film series and Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black''. He als ...
as Piper's fiancé Larry Bloom.
Laura Prepon Laura Helene Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006). She is also known for portraying Alex Vause in the Netflix comedy-drama ser ...
and
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were next to join the series, as
Alex Vause Alex Pearl Vause is a fictional character played by Laura Prepon on the Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black''. The character is loosely based on the real ex-girlfriend of Piper Kerman, author of '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Wom ...
and Lorna Morello, respectively.
Abigail Savage Abigail Savage is an American actress and sound editor. She played inmate Gina Murphy on Netflix's '' Orange Is the New Black'', as well as roles in Brian De Palma's '' Redacted'' (2007), Lee Daniel's '' Precious'' (2009)'','' and on ''Law & Or ...
, who plays Gina, and Alysia Reiner, who plays Fig, had auditioned for role of Alex Vause. Prepon initially auditioned for Piper Chapman, however Kohan felt she would not worry about her n prison noting a "toughness and a presence to her that wasn't right for the character." Kohan instead gave her the role of Alex. Stone had originally auditioned for the role of
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, but she was not considered "tough enough" for the character; she was asked to audition for Lorna Morello instead. Likability was important for Morello, whom casting director Jen Euston deemed "a very helpful, nice, sweet Italian girl."
Natasha Lyonne Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein ( ; born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, director, writer, and producer. She is known for playing Nicky Nichols on the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she ...
was to audition for Alex, but was asked to read for the character Nicky Nichols; " ohan knewshe could do Nicky with her eyes closed. She was perfect," said Euston.
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, a black
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woman, was cast as Sophia Burset, a transgender character. '' The Advocate'' touted ''Orange Is the New Black'' as possibly the first women-in-prison narrative to cast a transgender woman for this type of role.
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read for the part of Janae Watson but was offered the character Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren. Taryn Manning was offered the role of Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett. ''
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'' host
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was offered a role as a
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, but he declined. The role instead went to Robert Stanton, who plays the fictional host Maury Kind. ''Orange is the New Black'' is set in a fictional minimum-security prison in Litchfield, New York, which is a real town in the southern tier of New York, but it does not have a federal penitentiary. The series began filming in the former Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center in
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, on March 7, 2013. The building, part of the what was then the
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campus, was completed in 1970 and closed by 2010. The
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features close-up shots of female non-actors who were formerly prisoners, including Kerman herself; she is the one who blinks. On June 27, 2013, prior to the series' premiere, Netflix renewed the show for a second season consisting of 13 episodes. For the second season, Uzo Aduba, Taryn Manning, Danielle Brooks, and Natasha Lyonne were promoted to series regulars. Laura Prepon did not return as a series regular for a second season because of scheduling conflicts, but returned for season 3 as a regular. On May 5, 2014, the series was renewed for a third season, as revealed by actress Laura Prepon. For the third season, several actors were promoted to series regulars, including Selenis Leyva, Adrienne C. Moore, Dascha Polanco, Nick Sandow, Yael Stone, and Samira Wiley. Both Jason Biggs and Pablo Schreiber were confirmed as not returning for the third season, but Schreiber appeared in the 10th episode of the third season. The series was renewed for a fourth season on April 15, 2015, prior to its third-season release. For the fourth season, Jackie Cruz and Lea DeLaria were promoted to series regulars; with Elizabeth Rodriguez also being promoted by the season's sixth episode. On February 5, 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth, sixth and seventh season. In season six,
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, Laura Gómez, and Matt Peters were promoted to series regulars. On October 17, 2018, Netflix announced that the seventh season would be the series' last and would be released on July 26, 2019. In 2018,
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were discussing "a potential sequel" to the series.


Reception


Critical response

''Orange Is the New Black'' was widely acclaimed throughout its run. It has been particularly praised for humanizing prisoners and for its depiction of race, sexuality, gender and body types. The first season received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator
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gave it a
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score of 79/100 based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating favorable reviews. On
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, season one has a 95% approval rating based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The site's critical consensus is "''Orange Is the New Black'' is a sharp mix of
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and dramatic heft, with interesting characters and an intriguing flashback structure." Hank Stuever, television critic for ''
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'', gave ''Orange Is the New Black'' a perfect score. In his review of the series, he stated: "In Jenji Kohan's magnificent and thoroughly engrossing new series, ''Orange Is the New Black'', prison is still the pits. But it is also filled with the entire range of human emotion and stories, all of which are brought vividly to life in a world where a stick of gum could ignite either a romance or a death threat." Maureen Ryan, of ''
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'', wrote: "''Orange'' is one of the best new programs of the year, and the six episodes I've seen have left me hungry to see more." The second season received critical acclaim. Rotten Tomatoes gave a rating of 96%, with an average rating of 9.2/10 based on 53 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "With a talented ensemble cast bringing life to a fresh round of serial drama, ''Orange Is the New Black's'' sophomore season lives up to its predecessor's standard for female-led television excellence." Metacritic gave the second season a score of 89/100 based on 31 critics, indicating "universal acclaim." David Wiegland of the ''
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'' gave the season a positive review, calling the first six episodes "not only as great as the first season, but arguably better."
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, writing for ''
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,'' noted how the show "had expanded its ensemble so far beyond Piper", also stating that "Larry ndevery element of Piper’s life and family outside the prison needs to go", because of the show "not einginterested in giving them the same depth of characterization it gives to the rest of its prisoners and even its prison guards". The third season also received critical acclaim. On Metacritic, it has a score of 83/100 based on 24 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 95% rating with an average score of 8.1/10 based on 64 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Thanks to its blend of potent comedy and rich character work, ''Orange is the New Black'' remains a bittersweet pleasure in its third season." Richard Lawson from '' Vanity Fair'' gave the season a positive review, stating that the season "may find the walls closing in on many characters, but the show feels as boundless and free as it ever has". Spencer Kornhaber from ''
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'' stated that Piper Chapman's scenes "once felt obligatory by mere dint of the fact that they powered the show’s plot, but now they mainly allow Taylor Schilling to demonstrate her comedic chops". Anne Cohen from ''
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'' said the season used "traditionally anti-Semitic tropes", while Nathan Abrams from '' Haaretz'' described a "remarkably upbeat and positive representation of
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". The fourth season received critical acclaim. On Metacritic, it has a score of 86/100 based on 19 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 94% rating with an average score of 8.6/10 based on 52 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "''Orange is the New Black'' is back and better than ever, with a powerful fourth season full of compelling performances by the ensemble cast." James Poniewozik of ''The New York Times'' reviewed the fourth season as "Do you measure the quality of a TV season as a beginning-to-end average or by how well it ends? By the first yardstick, Season 4 is ambitious but uneven; by the latter, it's the series' best." Karol Collymore from ''
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'' magazine praised the show's past seasons for its representation of
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, while criticizing the fourth season due to the "visceral racist acts" and racial slurs that occur "constantly, in every episode", stating that "it felt exhausting". The ''
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'' praised the season for how it dealt with the topic of rape, while negatively describing the new characters as "mere one-dimensional fillers". ''
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'' gave the season a positive review, describing it as "dramatic and insightful". The fifth season received "generally favorable reviews". On Metacritic, it has a score of 67/100 based on 20 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 71% rating with an average score of 7.3/10 based on 49 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "''Orange Is the New Black''s fifth season offers up more of the sharp writing and dizzying tonal juggling acts that fans expect – albeit somewhat less successfully." Chris Orstendorf from ''
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'' gave the season a positive review, although negatively describing "the decision to tell the entire story of season 5 in the span of three days". Emily James from Vox rated the season 3.5/5, praising the "stronger focus" compared to "the scattered nature of seasons three and four", and criticizing the season for having " ftendesperately cut to something that’s supposed to be funny, and it will only be so in theory". Rafael Gonzaga from ''
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'' rated the season four out of five star, calling the fourth season better although still praising the fifth. The sixth season received positive reviews from critics, with many critics noting its improvement over the previous season. On Metacritic, it has a score of 69/100 based on 14 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an 85% rating with an average score of 7.3/10 based on 39 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Brutality and humor continue to mesh effectively in a season of ''Orange Is the New Black'' that stands as a marked improvement from its predecessor, even if some arcs are more inspired than others." ''
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'' praised the season's "unlikely pairings of existing characters who have barely had so much as a scene together previously". The seventh season has a score of 81/100 on Metacritic based on 12 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 98% rating with an average score of 7.8/10 based on 44 reviews. The site's consensus reads: "Carried by its exceptional ensemble, ''Orange Is the New Black''s final season gets straight to the point, tackling hard-hitting issues with the same dramatic depth and gallows humor that made the show so ground-breaking to begin with". In 2019, ''Orange Is the New Black'' was ranked 58th on ''
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''s list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century.


Accolades

''Orange Is the New Black'' has received many accolades since its debut. The series has garnered 16
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nominations and four wins. For its first season, it received 12 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and
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, winning three.
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received a
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nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama. In 2013, the
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selected the series as one of the Top 10 Television Programs of the Year. A new Emmy rule in 2015, classifying half-hour shows as comedies and hour-long shows as dramas, forced the series to change categories from comedy to drama for its second season. That year, the series received four Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, and Aduba won her second Emmy Award, for
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. ''Orange Is the New Black'' became the first series to receive Emmy nominations in both comedy and drama categories. For its second season, the series also received three Golden Globe Award nominations: Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Schilling, and Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for Aduba. At the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, the series won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and Aduba won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. For its third season, ''Orange Is the New Black'' won Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series (Aduba). It received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. The series has also received, among other accolades, six Writers Guild of America Award nominations, five Satellite Awards, four
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s, a
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, an American Cinema Editors Award, a
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, and a Peabody Award.


Broadcast

The series began airing on broadcast television in
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, on TV2, on August 19, 2013. It premiered in
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on October 9, 2013, on
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. The second season began on Showcase on July 16, 2014, and the third season premiered on June 11, 2015. The first season began airing on broadcast television in the UK on
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from April 19, 2017. It has been shown in
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on
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since January 15, 2018. In April 2017, it was reported that a
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had stolen the first ten episodes of season 5, in a security breach of a post-production company. Netflix failed to respond to ransom demands, and the cybercriminal leaked the episodes online. Netflix confirmed the security breach and an ongoing investigation by federal law enforcement. '' Multichannel News'' reported that demand for the series significantly increased over the seven-day period following the leak of the episodes. It was also said that the leak would likely cause a decrease in demand for the fifth season when Netflix released it in June 2017.


Ratings

''Orange Is the New Black'' generated more viewers and hours viewed in its first week than the other top Netflix original series ''
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'' and ''
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''. In October 2013, Netflix stated that the show is a "tremendous success" for the streaming platform. "It will end the year as our most watched original series ever and, as with each of our other previously launched originals, enjoys an audience comparable with successful shows on cable and broadcast TV." As reported in February 2016, ''Orange Is the New Black'' remained Netflix's most-watched original series. In 2016, a ''
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'' study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that ''Orange Is the New Black'' is one of the shows most watched in
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s, and despite its "minority-rich ensemble cast", the series "appeals more to a white audience".


See also

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