Netflix Renews ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK for 3 More Seasons
Orange is the New Black must be doing very well for Netflix, because the streaming service announced today that they've picked it up for three more seasons! That a big order! Creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan will stay on to spearhead the prison-set drama and the fourth season will premiere on June 17th.
Netflix's VP of original content Cindy Holland said in a statement:
"Jenji and her team have produced a phenomenal and impactful series that is both funny and dramatic, outrageous and heartfelt. Audiences around the world have come to love the ladies and men of Orange is the New Black, and we are eager to see where three more seasons will take them,” Netflix's vp, original content, Cindy Holland, said in a statement.
These are Kohan's thoughts on the show getting three more seasons:
“Three more years! Not quite a political term, but still plenty of time to do some interesting things. In some cultures, ‘May you lead an interesting life,’ is a curse, but I don't live in those cultures. Here's to keeping it interesting. Thanks Netflix! Both thanks and you're welcome Lionsgate! And kudos and gratitude to the stellar cast and crew and writers and producers and editors and musicians and mixers and shleppers... with whom I have the pride and honor of crafting this show. Three more years! Three more years!"
Lionsgate TV group chairman Kevin Beggs added:
“We’re proud to continue our long-standing relationships with Netflix and the incredibly talented Jenji Kohan and delighted that one of the most acclaimed shows on television will continue on Netflix for three more seasons. Jenji’s brilliant creative vision and a truly amazing cast have catapulted Orange is the New Black to the forefront of the platinum age of television, and we’re pleased that Orange fans around the world will be rewarded with another three seasons."
It's going to be interesting to see where Kohan takes these characters over the next three seasons. So much craziness can happen. I started watching the show reluctantly, but now I'm hooked because it's such a great show!
The series is based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by Piper Kerman, and it stars Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon, Laverne Cox, Dascha Polanco, Danielle Brooks, Selenis Leyva, Samira Wiley, Taryn Manning, Yael Stone, Jackie Cruz, Lea DeLaria, Adrienne C. Moore, and Elizabeth Rodriguez, along with Michael Harney and Nick Sandow.