Orange Is the New Black is an American comedy-drama 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 who is sent to a women's federal prison for transporting a suitcase full of drug money across international borders, 10 years prior, for her girlfriend at the time, Alex Vause (Laura Prepon).
As of June 17, 2016[update], 52 episodes of Orange Is the New Black have been released, concluding the fourth season. On February 5, 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth, sixth and seventh season. The fifth season will be released on June 9, 2017.