Orange Is the New Black is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jenji Kohan, which premiered on July 11, 2013, on Netflix. The series, based on Piper Kerman's memoir Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison (2010), follows Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling). 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, Alex Vause (Laura Prepon).
The series was renewed for a seventh and final season, which was released on July 26, 2019. During the course of the series, 91 episodes of Orange Is the New Black were released.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) | ||
| 2 | 13 | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) | ||
| 3 | 13 | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) | ||
| 4 | 13 | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) | ||
| 5 | 13 | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) | ||
| 6 | 13 | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) | ||
| 7 | 13 | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (2013)
Main article: Orange Is the New Black season 1| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featured character(s) | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "I Wasn't Ready" | Michael Trim | Liz Friedman & Jenji Kohan | Piper | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 2 | 2 | "Tit Punch" | Uta Briesewitz | Marco Ramirez | Red & Piper | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 3 | 3 | "Lesbian Request Denied" | Jodie Foster | Sian Heder | Sophia & Piper | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 4 | 4 | "Imaginary Enemies" | Michael Trim | Gary Lennon | Miss Claudette | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 5 | 5 | "The Chickening" | Andrew McCarthy | Nick Jones | Aleida & Daya | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 6 | 6 | "WAC Pack" | Michael Trim | Lauren Morelli | Nicky & Piper | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 7 | 7 | "Blood Donut" | Matthew Penn | Sara Hess | Janae | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 8 | 8 | "Moscow Mule" | Phil Abraham | Marco Ramirez | Red | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 9 | 9 | "Fucksgiving" | Michael Trim | Sian Heder | Alex | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 10 | 10 | "Bora Bora Bora" | Andrew McCarthy | Nick Jones | Piper & Tricia | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 11 | 11 | "Tall Men with Feelings" | Constantine Makris | Lauren Morelli | Piper & Alex | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 12 | 12 | "Fool Me Once" | Andrew McCarthy | Sara Hess | Pennsatucky | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
| 13 | 13 | "Can't Fix Crazy" | Michael Trim | Tara Herrmann & Jenji Kohan | none | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) |
Season 2 (2014)
Main article: Orange Is the New Black season 2| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featured character(s) | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Thirsty Bird" | Jodie Foster | Tara Herrmann & Jenji Kohan | Piper | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 15 | 2 | "Looks Blue, Tastes Red" | Michael Trim | Jenji Kohan | Taystee | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 16 | 3 | "Hugs Can Be Deceiving" | Michael Trim | Lauren Morelli | Suzanne | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 17 | 4 | "A Whole Other Hole" | Phil Abraham | Sian Heder | Lorna | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 18 | 5 | "Low Self Esteem City" | Andrew McCarthy | Nick Jones | Gloria | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 19 | 6 | "You Also Have a Pizza" | Allison Anders | Stephen Falk | Poussey | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 20 | 7 | "Comic Sans" | Andrew McCarthy | Sara Hess | Cindy | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 21 | 8 | "Appropriately Sized Pots" | Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Alex Regnery & Hartley Voss | Rosa | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 22 | 9 | "40 Oz. of Furlough" | S. J. Clarkson | Lauren Morelli | Red & Vee | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 23 | 10 | "Little Mustachioed Shit" | Jennifer Getzinger | Sian Heder | Piper & Alex | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 24 | 11 | "Take a Break from Your Values" | Constantine Makris | Nick Jones | Sister Ingalls | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 25 | 12 | "It Was the Change" | Phil Abraham | Sara Hess | Vee | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
| 26 | 13 | "We Have Manners. We're Polite." | Constantine Makris | Jenji Kohan | none | June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) |
Season 3 (2015)
Main article: Orange Is the New Black season 3| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featured character(s) | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Mother's Day" | Andrew McCarthy | Jenji Kohan | various | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 28 | 2 | "Bed Bugs and Beyond" | Constantine Makris | Jim Danger Gray | Bennett | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 29 | 3 | "Empathy Is a Boner Killer" | Michael Trim | Nick Jones | Nicky | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 30 | 4 | "Finger in the Dyke" | Constantine Makris | Lauren Morelli | Big Boo | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 31 | 5 | "Fake It Till You Fake It Some More" | Nicole Holofcener | Tara Herrmann | Flaca | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 32 | 6 | "Ching Chong Chang" | Anthony Hemingway | Sara Hess | Chang | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 33 | 7 | "Tongue-Tied" | Julie Anne Robinson | Sian Heder | Norma | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 34 | 8 | "Fear, and Other Smells" | Mark A. Burley | Nick Jones | Alex | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 35 | 9 | "Where My Dreidel At" | Andrew McCarthy | Jordan Harrison | Leanne | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 36 | 10 | "A Tittin' and a Hairin'" | Jesse Peretz | Lauren Morelli | Pennsatucky | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 37 | 11 | "We Can Be Heroes" | Phil Abraham | Sian Heder | Caputo | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 38 | 12 | "Don't Make Me Come Back There" | Uta Briesewitz | Sara Hess | Aleida & Daya | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
| 39 | 13 | "Trust No Bitch" | Phil Abraham | Jim Danger Gray & Jenji Kohan | various | June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11) |
Season 4 (2016)
Main article: Orange Is the New Black season 4| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featured character(s) | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Work That Body for Me" | Andrew McCarthy | Jenji Kohan | none | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 41 | 2 | "Power Suit" | Constantine Makris | Sara Hess | Maria | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 42 | 3 | "(Don't) Say Anything" | Andrew McCarthy | Jim Danger Gray | Soso | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 43 | 4 | "Doctor Psycho" | Erin Feeley | Carly Mensch | Healy | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 44 | 5 | "We'll Always Have Baltimore" | Tricia Brock | Jordan Harrison | Maritza | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 45 | 6 | "Piece of Shit" | Uta Briesewitz | Lauren Morelli | none | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 46 | 7 | "It Sounded Nicer in My Head" | Mark A. Burley | Nick Jones | Lolly | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 47 | 8 | "Friends in Low Places" | Phil Abraham | Alex Regnery & Hartley Voss | none | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 48 | 9 | "Turn Table Turn" | Constantine Makris | Sara Hess | Blanca | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 49 | 10 | "Bunny, Skull, Bunny, Skull" | Phil Abraham | Carly Mensch | none | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 50 | 11 | "People Persons" | Lev L. Spiro | Nick Jones | Suzanne | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 51 | 12 | "The Animals" | Matthew Weiner | Lauren Morelli | Bayley | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
| 52 | 13 | "Toast Can't Never Be Bread Again" | Adam Bernstein | Tara Herrmann & Jenji Kohan | Poussey | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
Season 5 (2017)
Main article: Orange Is the New Black season 5| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featured character(s) | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "Riot FOMO" | Andrew McCarthy | Jenji Kohan | none | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 54 | 2 | "Fuck, Marry, Frieda" | Constantine Makris | Jordan Harrison | Frieda | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 55 | 3 | "Pissters!" | Phil Abraham | Rebecca Angelo & Lauren Schuker Blum | Linda | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 56 | 4 | "Litchfield's Got Talent" | Nick Sandow | Josh Koenigsberg, Jenji Kohan & Tara Herrmann | Alison | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 57 | 5 | "Sing It, White Effie" | Phil Abraham | Molly Smith Metzler | Janae | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 58 | 6 | "Flaming Hot Cheetos, Literally" | Andrew McCarthy | Lauren Morelli | Taystee | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 59 | 7 | "Full Bush, Half Snickers" | Uta Briesewitz | Anthony Natoli | none | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 60 | 8 | "Tied to the Tracks" | Michael Trim | Carolina Paiz | Daya | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 61 | 9 | "The Tightening" | Erin Feeley | Jordan Harrison | Red | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 62 | 10 | "The Reverse Midas Touch" | Laura Prepon | Rebecca Angelo & Lauren Schuker Blum | Piscatella | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 63 | 11 | "Breaking the Fiberboard Ceiling" | Wendey Stanzler | Lauren Morelli | none | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 64 | 12 | "Tattoo You" | Mark A. Burley | Tara Herrmann & Carolina Paiz | Piper & Alex | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
| 65 | 13 | "Storm-y Weather" | Jesse Peretz | Lauren Morelli | none | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) |
Season 6 (2018)
Main article: Orange Is the New Black season 6| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featured character(s) | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "Who Knows Better Than I" | Michael Trim | Jenji Kohan | Suzanne & Cindy | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 67 | 2 | "Sh*tstorm Coming" | Mark A. Burley | Brian Chamberlayne | Cindy | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 68 | 3 | "Look Out for Number One" | Erin Feeley | Hilary Weisman Graham | Frieda | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 69 | 4 | "I'm the Talking Ass" | Phil Abraham | Tami Sagher | Nicky | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 70 | 5 | "Mischief Mischief" | Andrew McCarthy | Anthony Natoli | none | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 71 | 6 | "State of the Uterus" | Constantine Makris | Merritt Tierce | Daddy | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 72 | 7 | "Changing Winds" | Andrew McCarthy | Heather Jeng Bladt | Badison | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 73 | 8 | "Gordons" | Sian Heder | Vera Santamaria | Taystee & Tamika | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 74 | 9 | "Break the String" | Nick Sandow | Kirsa Rein | none | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 75 | 10 | "Chocolate Chip Nookie" | Ludovic Littee | Carolina Paiz | Carol & Barb | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 76 | 11 | "Well This Took a Dark Turn" | Laura Prepon | Anthony Natoli | none | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 77 | 12 | "Double Trouble" | Clark Johnson | Hilary Weisman Graham | none | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
| 78 | 13 | "Be Free" | Nick Sandow | Brian Chamberlayne | Carol & Barb | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) |
Season 7 (2019)
Main article: Orange Is the New Black season 7| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featured character(s) | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 1 | "Beginning of the End" | Michael Trim | Jenji Kohan | Piper | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 80 | 2 | "Just Desserts" | Andrew McCarthy | Brian Chamberlayne | McCullough | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 81 | 3 | "And Brown Is the New Orange" | Constantine Makris | Vera Santamaria | Blanca | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 82 | 4 | "How to Do Life" | Andrew McCarthy | Merritt Tierce | Gloria | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 83 | 5 | "Minority Deport" | Laura Prepon | Anthony Natoli | Aleida | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 84 | 6 | "Trapped in an Elevator" | Nick Sandow | Heather Jeng Bladt | Maria | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 85 | 7 | "Me as Well" | Ludovic Littee | Tami Sagher | Pennsatucky | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 86 | 8 | "Baker's Dozen" | Nick Sandow | Kirsa Rein | Red | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 87 | 9 | "The Hidey Hole" | Natasha Lyonne | Hilary Weisman Graham | Lorna | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 88 | 10 | "The Thirteenth" | Erin Feeley | Merritt Tierce | Alex | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 89 | 11 | "God Bless America" | Diego Velasco | Carolina Paiz | Karla, Shani & Santos | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 90 | 12 | "The Big House" | Phil Abraham | Brian Chamberlayne | Taystee | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
| 91 | 13 | "Here's Where We Get Off" | Mark A. Burley | Jenji Kohan | none | July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) |
See also
References
- Itzkoff, Dave (April 30, 2013). "Netflix Prison Series Gets July Release Date". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- Littleton, Cynthia (February 5, 2016). "Orange Is the New Black Renewed For 3 Seasons By Netflix". Variety. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- Lockett, Dee (October 17, 2018). "Orange Is the New Black's Prison Sentence Will End With Season 7". Vulture. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- Pedersen, Erik (May 22, 2019). "'Orange Is The New Black' Gets Final-Season Premiere Date & Photos – Watch The Video Announcement". Deadline. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- Abrams, Natalie (January 17, 2016). "Netflix sets premiere dates for OITNB, Kimmy Schmidt, and more". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
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