Scripted series · Netflix
Orange Is the New Black
Every sentence is a story.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Taylor Schilling
Piper Chapman
91 eps
Laura Prepon
Alex Vause
91 eps
Kate Mulgrew
Galina 'Red' Reznikov
91 eps
Natasha Lyonne
Nicky Nichols
81 eps
Selenis Leyva
Gloria Mendoza
88 eps
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Aleida Diaz
71 eps
Dascha Polanco
Dayanara Diaz
89 eps
Samira Wiley
Poussey Washington
52 eps
Danielle Brooks
Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
89 eps
Uzo Aduba
Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren
90 eps
Nick Sandow
Joe Caputo
91 eps
Jackie Cruz
Marisol 'Flaca' Gonzales
82 eps
Yael Stone
Lorna Morello
88 eps
Lea DeLaria
Big Boo
63 eps
Taryn Manning
Tiffany 'Pennsatucky' Doggett
87 eps
Adrienne C. Moore
Cindy Hayes
82 eps
Jessica Pimentel
Maria Ruiz
81 eps
Michael Harney
Sam Healy
67 eps
Laura Gómez
Blanca Flores
74 eps
Matt Peters
Joel Luschek
63 eps
Dale Soules
Frieda Berlin
63 eps
Alysia Reiner
Natalie Figueroa
47 eps
Diane Guerrero
Maritza Ramos
57 eps
Jason Biggs
Larry Bloom
30 eps
Beth Dover
Linda Ferguson
36 eps
Shaleeni Ranchhod
Inmate
25 eps
Matt McGorry
John Bennett
25 eps
Lolita Foster
Eliqua Maxwell
24 eps
Eric J Carlson
Corrections Officer (uncredited)
25 eps
Beth Fowler
Sister Jane Ingalls
32 eps
Brendan Burke
Wade Donaldson
24 eps
Blair Brown
Judy King
24 eps
Alan Aisenberg
Baxter 'Gerber' Bayley
23 eps
Emily Althaus
Maureen Kukudio
24 eps
Annie Golden
Norma Romano
46 eps
Kimiko Glenn
Brook Soso
44 eps
Constance Shulman
Yoga Jones
48 eps
Lin Tucci
Anita DeMarco
45 eps
Emma Myles
Leanne Taylor
54 eps
Vicky Jeudy
Janae Watson
56 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Orange Is the New Black actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Orange Is the New Black reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
7 seasons · 91 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201420 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201313 episodes
7.9IMDbPiper must trade her comfortable New York life for an orange prison jumpsuit when her decade-old relationship with a drug runner catches up with her.
Best episode · S01E10 Bora Bora Bora
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201413 episodes
8.0IMDbShocking revelations and new arrivals shake up the lives and relationships of Litchfield's prisoners.
Best episode · S02E13 We Have Manners. We're Polite.
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201513 episodes
7.8IMDbNew business interests, spiritual movements and parental problems upend lives and ignite power struggles among Litchfield's residents and guards.
Best episode · S03E13 Trust No Bitch
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201613 episodes
7.9IMDbNew faces and old resentments make for a potentially volatile blend, especially now that Litchfield is a for-profit business.
Best episode · S04E13 Toast Can't Never Be Bread Again
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201713 episodes
7.8IMDbThe power dynamics at Litchfield shift dramatically as the inmates react to a tragedy in an explosive new season.
Best episode · S05E10 The Reverse Midas Touch
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
201813 episodes
7.7IMDbIn the wake of the riot, some of the women are sent to Litchfield Max, where a deadly rivalry between cellblocks has raged for decades.
Best episode · S06E13 Be Free
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
201913 episodes
7.6IMDbA recently paroled Piper tries to get back on her feet while life in Litchfield, as corrupt as ever, goes on without her.
Best episode · S07E13 Here's Where We Get Off
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S04E13
Toast Can't Never Be Bread Again
Corporate bureaucracy and simmering anger work against Caputo's efforts to keep a sensitive situation under control.
- Directed by Adam Bernstein
S04E12
The Animals
Alliances shift among the prison "families" as Piscatella and his guards crack down. Poussey, Judy and Alex prefer to look ahead to the future.
- Directed by Matthew Weiner
S03E13
Trust No Bitch
Miracles and conversions occur, but Piper and Caputo know that some situations can't be dealt with through spiritual means.
- Directed by Phil Abraham
S02E13
We Have Manners. We're Polite.
Several futures hang in the balance as the inmates face and confront their worst nightmares: Life will never be the same again.
- Directed by Constantine Makris
S07E13
Here's Where We Get Off
Tearful farewells, emotional tributes, new beginnings. Say goodbye to the women of Litchfield in the series finale.
- Directed by Mark A. Burley
S06E13
Be Free
Piper gets surprising news and a boost from her friends. The jury returns with a verdict, and the big kickball game is on.
- Directed by Nick Sandow
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jenji Kohan
Showrunner
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Mark A. Burley
Executive producer
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Sara Hess
Executive producer
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Tara Herrmann
Executive producer
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Carolina Paiz
Executive producer
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Liz Friedman
Executive producer
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Lisa Vinnecour
Executive producer
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Neri Kyle Tannenbaum
Executive producer
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Jordan Harrison
Writer
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Heather Jeng Bladt
Writer
Lauren Schuker Blum
Writer
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Rebecca Angelo
Writer
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Anthony Natoli
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- David PriceProducer
- Erin FeeleyProducer
- Nick JonesProducer
- Mark A. BurleyExecutive Producer
- Sara HessExecutive Producer
- Jenji KohanExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jordan HarrisonWriter
- Jenji KohanWriter
- Heather Jeng BladtWriter
- Lauren Schuker BlumWriter
- Rebecca AngeloWriter
- Anthony NatoliWriter
Direction
- Laura PreponDirector
- Constantine MakrisDirector
- Adam BernsteinDirector
- Matthew PennDirector
- Jodie FosterDirector
- Erin FeeleyDirector
Cinematography
- Vanja ČernjulDirector of Photography
- Andrew VoegeliDirector of Photography
- Manuel BilleterDirector of Photography
Recognition
Awards
6 wins
Primetime Emmy Awards
3 wins · latest 2014
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series2014
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- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series2014
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- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series2014
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Peabody Awards
1 win · latest 2013
- WinnerPeabody Awards2013
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Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
1 win · latest 2013
- WinnerSatellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy2013
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Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
1 win · latest 2013
- WinnerSatellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film2013
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Where to watch
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