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, which premiered on July 11, 2013, on

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. The series, based on

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's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison'' (2010), follows

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). A happily engaged New Yorker, Chapman is suddenly sent to a women's federal prison for transporting a suitcase full of drug money across international borders 10 years prior for her girlfriend at the time,

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). The series was renewed for a seventh and final season, which was released on July 26, 2019.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

Season 2 (2014)

Season 3 (2015)

Season 4 (2016)

Season 5 (2017)

Season 6 (2018)

Season 7 (2019)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Orange Is The New Black episodes E Lists of American comedy-drama television series episodes