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Orange Is the New Black (sometimes abbreviated to OITNB) is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. [1] [2] The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison (2010), about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum security federal prison. [3]
Tiffany Doggett's nickname "Pennsatucky" is derived from Pennsyltucky, a slang term for the rural portions of Pennsylvania.The author, Piper Kerman, of the book Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, which inspired Orange is the New Black, describes the real life version of Pennsatucky as "a young woman from western Pennsylvania who proudly called herself a redneck". [1]
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 ...
Based on Piper Kerman’s 2010 memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, the series follows PR exec Piper Chapman (Schilling) as she adjusts to life in a minimum-security women ...
The character of Alex Vause is loosely based on Catherine Cleary Wolters, ex-girlfriend of Piper Kerman, the author of Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison and an executive consultant on the series. [1] [2] In Kerman's memoir, Wolters is given the pseudonym Nora Jansen, who is a marginal character in the book. [3]
Orange Is the New Black has been a significant success for Netflix, becoming its most-watched original series. [2] [3] [4] The series has received critical acclaim since its debut, [5] [6] and many awards and nominations in both comedy and drama categories. Orange Is the New Black has received 16 Emmy Award nominations and four wins
It consists of thirteen episodes, each between 54–60 minutes, with a 77-minute finale. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison (2010), about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum-security federal prison. The series is created and adapted for television by Jenji Kohan.
It consists of thirteen episodes, each between 55 and 89 minutes. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison (2010), about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum-security federal prison. The series was created and adapted for television by Jenji Kohan. [2]