Orange Is the New Black season 7
The seventh and final season of the American comedy-drama television series Orange Is the New Black premiered on Netflix on July 26, 2019, at 12:00 am PDT in multiple countries. It consists of thirteen episodes, each between 55 and 89 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 was created and adapted for television by Jenji Kohan.
The season chronicles Piper's life after being released contrasted against the experiences of other prisoners, some of whom now reside in immigration detention centers.
Episodes
Alternative ending
Another ending was considered for the show with Piper telling her story to Jenji Kohan, who would make it into a TV series. When Jenji told it to her son, he told her that the show and fans deserved better than that.Cast and characters
Recurring cast
Detainees
- Karina Arroyave as Karla Córdova
- Marie-Lou Nahhas as Shani Abboud
- Melinna Bobadilla as Santos Chaj
Special guest stars
- Jason Biggs as Larry Bloom
- Diane Guerrero as Maritza Ramos
- Michael Harney as Sam Healy
- Laverne Cox as Sophia Burset
- Samira Wiley as Poussey Washington
- Lea DeLaria as Carrie "Big Boo" Black
- Pablo Schreiber as George "Pornstache" Mendez