“Orange is the New Black” is a television series that was released on Netflix in 2013. It is based on the memoir of the same name by Piper Kerman and was created by Jenji Kohan. The show follows Piper Chapman, a woman in her thirties who is sentenced to fifteen months in prison for a crime she committed a decade earlier. The show explores the lives of the inmates at the fictional Litchfield Penitentiary and the relationships they form with each other and the prison staff. The show was widely praised for its portrayal of a diverse cast of characters and its exploration of social and political issues. It ran for seven seasons and ended in 2019.