American comedy-drama series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orange Is the New Black is an American comedy-drama series on Netflix. Jenji Kohan created it. She is known for creating Weeds. It is based on the memoir of the same name by Piper Kerman.[1] So far there have been three seasons with 13 episodes each. The first episode of season two aired on June 6, 2014.[2] The third season premiered on June 11, 2015.[3]
In April 2015, the series was renewed for a fourth season, to be released on June 17, 2016. In February 2016, the series was renewed through seven seasons.[4]
Orange Is the New Black is the first series to get Emmy Award nominations in both comedy and drama categories.[5] The series has also received six Golden Globe Award nominations, six Writers Guild of America Award nominations, two Producers Guild of America Awards, an American Film Institute award, and a Peabody Award.
The show is about Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), a middle class woman who has been sent to prison for carrying drug money for her ex-girlfriend Alex Vause (Laura Prepon), who is also put in the prison. She is engaged to a man called Larry (Jason Biggs), and describes herself as an 'ex-lesbian'. However, being in prison causes her to rethink her sexual orientation and her identity in general. The show has strong LGBT themes and has been described as a 'lesbian tv show'.[6] Lesbian characters include Carrie "Big Boo" Black (Lea DeLaria), Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren (Uzo Aduba), and Nicky Nichols (Natasha Lyonne). Transgender prisoner Sophia Burset is played by Laverne Cox, a real trans woman. Most of the characters are women of color.
The third episode, "Lesbian Request Denied", was directed by Jodie Foster.
Orange Is the New Black was well-received by critics. The Washington Post called the show 'brilliance behind bars'.[7] Taylor Schilling was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Lead Actress in a Drama Series.[8]
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