Orange Is the New Black season 5

The fifth season of the American comedy-drama television series Orange Is the New Black premiered on Netflix on June 9, 2017, at 12:00 am PST in multiple countries. It consists of thirteen episodes, each between 51 and 60 minutes. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum-security federal prison. The series is created and adapted for television by Jenji Kohan.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Special guest stars

Recurring cast

Staff

Catherine Curtin as Wanda Bell
Joel Marsh Garland as Scott O'Neill
Matt Peters as Joel Luschek
Alysia Reiner as Natalie "Fig" Figueroa
Alan Aisenberg as Baxter "Gerber" Bayley
Beth Dover as Linda Ferguson / "Amelia Von Barlow"
Jimmy Gary Jr. as Felix Rikerson
James McMenamin as Charlie "Donuts" Coates
Nick Dillenburg as Ryder Blake
Evan Arthur Hall as Stratman
Mike Houston as Lee Dixon
Brad William Henke as Desi Piscatella
John Palladino as Josh
Emily Tarver as Artesian McCullough
Michael Torpey as Thomas "Humps" Humphrey

Others

Berto Colon as Cesar
Deborah Rush as Carol Chapman
Ian Paola as Yadriel
Bill Sage as Governor Hutchinson
John Magaro as Vince Muccio
Mary Steenburgen as Delia Powell-Mendez

Production

In February 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth, sixth, and seventh season. The fifth season was released on June 9, 2017.

Cyberhack

In April 2017, it was reported that a cybercriminal had stolen the first ten episodes of the fifth season in a security breach of a post-production company. Netflix failed to respond to ransom demands, and the cybercriminal leaked the episodes online. Netflix confirmed the security breach and an ongoing investigation by federal law enforcement. Multichannel News reported that demand for the series significantly increased over the seven-day period following the leak of the episodes. It was also said that the leak would likely cause a decrease in demand for the fifth season when Netflix releases it in June.

Reception

Critical reception

The fifth season has received "generally favorable" reviews. On Metacritic, it has a score of 67 out of 100 based on 20 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 76% rating with an average score of 7.47 out of 10 based on 33 reviews.