Orange Is the New Black
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Orange Is the New Black (sometimes abbreviated to OITNB) is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix.[1][2] 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 federal prison.[3] Produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television, Orange Is the New Black premiered on Netflix on July 11, 2013.[4] Its seventh and final season was released on July 26, 2019.[5][6]
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| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Jenji Kohan |
| Based on | Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman |
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| Theme music composer | Regina Spektor |
| Opening theme | "You've Got Time" by Regina Spektor |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 91 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Neri Kyle Tannenbaum |
| Production location | New York |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 51–93 minutes |
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| Budget | $4 million per episode |
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| Original network | Netflix |
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| Audio format | Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 with Descriptive Video Service track |
| Original release | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) – July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
As of 2016, Orange Is the New Black was Netflix's most-watched as well as its longest-running original series.[7][8] It was widely acclaimed throughout its run and received many accolades. For its first season, the series garnered 12 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, winning three. A new Emmy rule in 2015 forced the series to change categories from comedy to drama.[9] For its second season, it received four Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, and Uzo Aduba won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Orange Is the New Black is the first series to score Emmy nominations in both comedy and drama categories.[10] The series also received six Golden Globe Award nominations, six Writers Guild of America Award nominations, a Producers Guild of America Award, an American Film Institute award, and a Peabody Award.