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Orange Is the New Black

TV · 2013–2019 · 7 seasons

A sprawling, humane ensemble drama that balances bleak institutional cruelty with warm, funny, deeply human character studies.

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American comedy-drama series
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TV
Year
2013–2019
Seasons
7
Episodes
91
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • corruption
  • survival
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
comedy drama, crime, LGBT-related
Created by
Jenji Kohan
Starring
Laura Prepon, Laverne Cox, Kate Mulgrew, Jason Biggs, Taylor Schilling, Natasha Lyonne, Uzo Aduba, Taryn Manning
Music
Gwendolyn
Length
7 seasons, 91 episodes
Network
Netflix
Country
United States
Languages
American English

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