Orange Is the New Black

American comedy-drama series
TVSeries television_series Q7099650
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Orange Is the New Black

Summary

Orange Is the New Black is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,395 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orange Is the New Black is the creator of Jenji Kohan[3].
  • Orange Is the New Black received the Peabody Awards[4].
  • Orange Is the New Black received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series[5].
  • Orange Is the New Black received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series[6].
  • Orange Is the New Black received the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy[7].
  • Orange Is the New Black received the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film[8].
  • Orange Is the New Black received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series[9].
  • Orange Is the New Black's instance of is recorded as television series[10].
  • Orange Is the New Black's instance of is recorded as web series[11].
  • Orange Is the New Black's composer is recorded as Gwendolyn[12].
  • Orange Is the New Black's genre is recorded as comedy drama[13].
  • Orange Is the New Black's genre is recorded as LGBT-related television series[14].
  • Orange Is the New Black's genre is recorded as crime television series[15].
  • Orange Is the New Black's based on is recorded as Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison[16].
  • Orange Is the New Black's logo image is recorded as Orange is the new Black Logo.svg[17].
  • Orange Is the New Black's cast member is recorded as Taylor Schilling[18].
  • Orange Is the New Black's cast member is recorded as Laura Prepon[19].
  • Orange Is the New Black's cast member is recorded as Uzo Aduba[20].
  • Orange Is the New Black's cast member is recorded as Danielle Brooks[21].
  • Orange Is the New Black's cast member is recorded as Michael Harney[22].
  • Orange Is the New Black's cast member is recorded as Michelle Hurst[23].
  • Orange Is the New Black's cast member is recorded as Natasha Lyonne[24].
  • Orange Is the New Black's cast member is recorded as Taryn Manning[25].
  • Orange Is the New Black's cast member is recorded as Kate Mulgrew[26].
  • Orange Is the New Black's cast member is recorded as Jason Biggs[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Orange Is the New Black's producer is recorded as Jenji Kohan[28]. Cast members include Taylor Schilling[18], Laura Prepon[19], Uzo Aduba[20], Danielle Brooks[21], Michael Harney[22], and Michelle Hurst[23]. It is the creator of Jenji Kohan[3].

Publication

Orange Is the New Black's original language of film or TV show is recorded as American English[29]. Genres include comedy drama[13], LGBT-related television series[14], and crime television series[15].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include LGBTQ[30], prison[31], and social inequality[32].

Reception

Awards received include Peabody Awards[4], an award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1940[35]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series[5], a class of award[36], in United States[37]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series[6], a class of award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1986[40]; Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy[7], a class of award[41], in United States[42]; Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film[8], a class of award[43], in United States[44]; and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series[9], a class of award[45], in United States[46].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Orange Is the New Black include Orange Is the New Yellow[47], a television series episode[48], directed by Matthew Faughnan[49].

Why It Matters

Orange Is the New Black ranks in the top 1% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,395 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for it include Orange Is the New Yellow[47], a television series episode[48], directed by Matthew Faughnan[49].

FAQs

What awards did Orange Is the New Black receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[4], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series[5], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series[6], and Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy[7].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer Gwendolyn
    Executive producer Jenji Kohan, Liz Friedman
    Original broadcaster Netflix
    Main subject LGBTQ, prison, social inequality
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