Orange Is the New Black
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.