Orange Is the New Black

Watch: Orange Is the New Black Season 1 Episode 1

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91 episodes7 seasons

US Release

~ Every sentence is a story. ~

Overview:

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.

Created by:

Jenji Kohan

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

7/11/2013

Last air date:

7/26/2019

Key words:

prison
based on novel or book
women's prison
lesbian relationship
dark comedy
prison life
sisterhood
deadpan
witty

Seasons

Specials

1 Episodes

Season 1

13 Episodes

Season 2

13 Episodes

Season 3

13 Episodes

Season 4

13 Episodes

Season 5

13 Episodes

Season 6

13 Episodes

Season 7

13 Episodes

Cast

Taylor Schilling

~ as ~

Piper Chapman

Nick Sandow

~ as ~

Joe Caputo

Kate Mulgrew

~ as ~

Galina 'Red' Reznikov

Laura Prepon

~ as ~

Alex Vause

Uzo Aduba

~ as ~

Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren

Danielle Brooks

~ as ~

Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson

Dascha Polanco

~ as ~

Dayanara Diaz

Selenis Leyva

~ as ~

Gloria Mendoza

Yael Stone

~ as ~

Lorna Morello

Taryn Manning

~ as ~

Tiffany 'Pennsatucky' Doggett

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Reviews (1)

Crazypiglady
Written 2 year(s) ago
10
Wow! This must be my favourite ever TV show. It has totally blown me away. I’m very reserved about giving ratings with my average being 65% but this was 100%. Loved and lived every moment and felt every emotion there is. The basic premise is simple. Middle-class white, Piper Chapman gets put in jail and a very different environment than she’s used to and with very different people. That’s it really. Sounds simple and depressing. But as we learn more about the people in her new social circle we learn that they each have their own, often tragic, story and explanation of how they got there and how they became the person they now are. Based on the real-life experience of Piper Kerman, it raises questions of corporate for-profit prisons, race, inequality and many social issues. Although a depressing situation and premise, the perfectly scripted, cast and acted intertwined stories throw often hilarious moments into the story. I’ve spent many moments laughing at the same time as crying through these series. This is an experience beyond TV.