The seventh and final season of the American

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Orange Is the New Black ''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Wo ...

'' premiered on Netflix on July 26, 2019, at 12:00 am PDT in multiple countries. It consists of thirteen episodes, each between 55 and 89 minutes. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison'' (2010), about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum-security

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. The series was created and adapted for television by Jenji Kohan. The season chronicles Piper's life after being released contrasted against the experiences of other prisoners, some of whom now reside in immigration detention centers.

Episodes

Alternative ending

Another ending was considered for the show with Piper telling her story to Jenji Kohan, who would make it into a TV series. When Jenji told it to her son, he told her that the show and fans deserved better than that.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Inmates

Staff

Detainees

* Karina Arroyave as

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* Marie-Lou Nahhas as Shani Abboud * Melinna Bobadilla as Santos Chaj

Others

Special guest stars

* Jason Biggs as Larry Bloom *

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 * Michael Harney as Sam Healy * Laverne Cox as Sophia Burset *

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 * Lea DeLaria as Carrie "Big Boo" Black *

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 Swe ...

as George "Pornstache" Mendez

Guest stars

Production

In February 2016, Netflix gave the series a three-season renewal, which included its seventh season. In October 2018, it was confirmed that the seventh season would be its last. For the seventh season,

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was upgraded to series regular.

Reception

Critical response

On Metacritic, season 7 has a score of 82 out of 100, based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 97% rating with an average score of 7.69/10, based on 32 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".

Accolades

For the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Laverne Cox received a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

References

External links

* * {{Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black 2019 American television seasons