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 (15,690 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 comedy drama[13].
  • Orange Is the New Black's genre is LGBT-related television series[14].
  • Orange Is the New Black's genre is 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].
  • A cast member of Orange Is the New Black was Taylor Schilling[17].
  • A cast member of Orange Is the New Black was Laura Prepon[18].
  • A cast member of Orange Is the New Black was Uzo Aduba[19].
  • A cast member of Orange Is the New Black was Danielle Brooks[20].
  • A cast member of Orange Is the New Black was Michael Harney[21].
  • A cast member of Orange Is the New Black was Michelle Hurst[22].
  • A cast member of Orange Is the New Black was Natasha Lyonne[23].
  • A cast member of Orange Is the New Black was Taryn Manning[24].
  • A cast member of Orange Is the New Black was Kate Mulgrew[25].
  • A cast member of Orange Is the New Black was Jason Biggs[26].
  • A cast member of Orange Is the New Black was Yael Stone[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Orange Is the New Black was produced by Jenji Kohan[28]. Cast members include Taylor Schilling[17], Laura Prepon[18], Uzo Aduba[19], Danielle Brooks[20], Michael Harney[21], and Michelle Hurst[22]. It is the creator of Jenji Kohan[3].

Publication

The original language of Orange Is the New Black was American English[29]. Genres include comedy drama[13], LGBT-related television series[14], and crime television series[15]. It was distributed by video on demand[30].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include LGBTQ[31], prison[32], and social inequality[33].

Reception

Awards received include Peabody Awards[4], an award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1940[36]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series[5], a class of award[37], in United States[38]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series[6], a class of award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1986[41]; Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy[7], a class of award[42], in United States[43]; Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film[8], a class of award[44], in United States[45]; and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series[9], a class of award[46], in United States[47].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Orange Is the New Black include Orange Is the New Yellow[48], a television series episode[49], directed by Matthew Faughnan[50].

Why It Matters

Orange Is the New Black ranks in the top 1% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,690 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for it include Orange Is the New Yellow[48], a television series episode[49], directed by Matthew Faughnan[50].

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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  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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