Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black
Jenji Kohan
Comedy, Drama

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Plot Summary:

Based on the memoir written by Piper Kerman, Orange is the New Black is a comedy-drama web TV series. It takes place in the fictional prison of Litchfield Penitentiary, where Piper was sent to prison for a crime she committed back a decade prior to the beginning of the show. Chapman was caught with a suitcase that had drug money that she carried for her then-girlfriend Alex Vause.

Piper lived a quiet, privileged life as a member of the NYC elite before all hell broke loose and her life turned upside down.Casting:

Orange is the New Black has a fairly large casting due to the makeup of the prison population of Litchfield Penitentiary along with other occupants of the New York City setting. Taylor Schilling takes top billing as Piper Chapman, while Laura Prepon stars as Alex Vause. Main cast members include Michael Harney as correctional officer Sam Healy. The inmates that comprise the main cast include Michelle Hurst as Claudette Pelage, Kate Mulgrew as Red, Uzo Aduba as Suzanna “Crazy Eyes” Warren, Danielle Brooks as Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson, Natasha Lyonne as Nicky Nichols.Production:

Jenji Kohan read Piper Kerman’s memoir after a friend sent it off to her. She opted for a meeting between herself and Kerman in order to pitch the idea of a television adaptation, while making corrections on notes she took and asking Kerman about her experiences that were detailed in the book. Kerman gave her seal of approval for the memoir to adapted for TV viewing. Kohan stated at one point that the show would focus on characters whose population demographic are not normally portrayed on television.

Produced by Tilted Productions in partnership with Lionsgate Television, Orange is the New Black with Kohan credited as the creator of the show. By November 2011, different parties were in the process of finalizing negotiations before the series was green-lit for release. Katie Holmes was tapped by Kohan to take the role of Piper Chapman, but the actress has other commitments to tend to at the time. Announcements for the show’s casting made by August 2012, and Taylor Schilling was chosen to be cast as Piper Chapman. Jason Biggs was picked for the role of Larry Bloom, Piper’s fiancee.

Yael Stone and Laura Prepon joined the cast as Lorna Morello and Alex Vause. Prepon initially auditioned for the role of Piper Chapman, but Jenji noted a toughness that she carried that didn’t quite jibed with Piper’s character. Actresses Alysia Reiner (Fig) and Abigail Savage (Gina) auditioned for the role of Alex Vause.

The show finally aired on Netflix in July 11, 2013. While Netflix is the primary streaming platform.

Review:Dark comedy is nothing new for Weeds creator Jenji Kohan, and Orange is the New Black delivers it in spades. Some of situations that plays out in the show is nothing short of hilarious, with lines that are timed and delivered at the right moments throughout the episodes. One can somewhat empathize with Piper Chapman to her predicament before landing in prison (despite the fact that she broke the law).

The environment of the prison is a very gross reflection of the prisons of real life. Funding cuts, prison privatization, overcrowding, police brutality, racial discrimination and corruption are all heavily rampant in the series. The ability of the prison’s ability to fulfill its obligations and responsibilities as a
correctional facility constantly comes into question.Trivia:

  • Ryan Murphy originally had the rights to Piper Kerman’s memoir before Jenji Kohan did. He admitted he couldn’t figure out how to get a workable script off of it.
  • The show is based on the 2010 memory “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Woman’s Prison” by Piper Kerman. It’s about her time in prison, which spanned 13 months of a 15 month sentence that she served at the Danbury Federal Correctional Facility in Connecticut. Kerman’s last name was changed to Chapman in the show.
  • The bulk of the outdoor scenes were filmed at a mental hospital in Rockland County, New York where it was mostly abandoned. The remainder of the outdoor scenes were shot all over the county suburbs.
  • Taylor Schilling (Piper Chapman) and Kate Mulgrew (Red) worked together before on the TV series Mercy (2009), where they had roles as daughter and mother. Michael Chernus (Cal Chapman) played her as her brother on the same show.
  • The title sequence of the series feature close-ups of real former inmates, including a shot of Piper Kerman since her memoir serves as the basis of the TV series.
  • Uzo Aduba (Crazy Eyes) became the first actress to win two Emmy Awards within consecutive years in two different categories. She first won in 2014 in the Comedy category while earning her second award in 2015 in the Drama category.
  • Uzo Aduba was only meant to make appearances in the first three episodes of Season 1. The writers and producers gave her a recurring guest role after seeing her performances.
  • In 2017, Sesame Street ran a parody of Orange Is the New Black dubbed “Orange Is the New Snack.” In this parody, a small blonde Muppet who goes by the name of Piper Snackman starts at a new school and introduces her friends to a new snack: oranges. This parody boasted a new interpretation of the show’s theme song (‘You’ve Got Time (for Snacks)’) and Muppet versions of many of the TV series’ characters (‘Googly Eyes’, ‘Forlorn-a’, ‘Mr. Mustache’, etc.) The Muppet characters make mention of the schools punishment, called the SHU – which actually turns out to be a shoe.
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Laura Prepon
Alex Vause
* 1980-03-07
Watchung, New Jersey, USA
Taylor Schilling
Piper Chapman
* 1984-07-27
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Taryn Manning
Tiffany 'Pennsatucky' Doggett
* 1978-11-06
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Danielle Brooks
Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
* 1989-09-17
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Selenis Leyva
Gloria Mendoza
* 1972-05-26
Baracoa, Cuba
Yael Stone
Lorna Morello
* 1985-03-06
Sydney, Australia
Nick Sandow
Joe Caputo
* 1966-08-03
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Dascha Polanco
Dayanara 'Daya' Diaz
* 1982-01-01
Dominican Republic
Uzo Aduba
Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren
* 1981-02-10
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Kate Mulgrew
Galina 'Red' Reznikov
* 1955-04-29
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Jackie Cruz
Marisol 'Flaca' Gonzales
* 1986-08-08
New York City, New York, USA
Alex Vause
Laura Prepon
* 1980-03-07
Watchung, New Jersey, USA
Piper Chapman
Taylor Schilling
* 1984-07-27
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Tiffany 'Pennsatucky' Doggett
Taryn Manning
* 1978-11-06
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
Danielle Brooks
* 1989-09-17
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Gloria Mendoza
Selenis Leyva
* 1972-05-26
Baracoa, Cuba
Lorna Morello
Yael Stone
* 1985-03-06
Sydney, Australia
Joe Caputo
Nick Sandow
* 1966-08-03
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Dayanara 'Daya' Diaz
Dascha Polanco
* 1982-01-01
Dominican Republic
Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren
Uzo Aduba
* 1981-02-10
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Galina 'Red' Reznikov
Kate Mulgrew
* 1955-04-29
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Marisol 'Flaca' Gonzales
Jackie Cruz
* 1986-08-08
New York City, New York, USA
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