Complete first season of Orange is the New Black, the Netflix original series based on Piper Kerman's memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, about her experiences in prison.

The series revolves around Piper Chapman, a woman living in New York City who is sentenced to 15 months in a women’s federal prison for transporting a suitcase full of drug money to her former girlfriend who is an international drug smuggler. The offense occurred ten years prior to the start of the series, and in that time Chapman had moved on to a quiet law-abiding life among New York’s upper middle class.

Orange is the New Black Series Reviews

“In Jenji Kohan’s magnificent and thoroughly engrossing new series, Orange Is the New Black, prison is still the pits. But it is also filled with the entire range of human emotion and stories, all of which are brought vividly to life in a world where a stick of gum could ignite either a romance or a death threat.” Washington Post

“In every case, there is an abiding feeling for character and authenticity that helps elevate Orange Is the New Black to a new definition of television excellence.” San Francisco Chronicle

“Netflix finally achieves its eureka moment with a terrifically entertaining piece of original programming that's truly and bracingly original.” TV Guide

“The performances by the likes of Mr. Biggs, Ms. Mulgrew and, especially, Ms. Schilling are so convincing, and the dialogue so sharp, that none of this feels like prurience for its own sake.” Wall Street Journal

“Orange Is the New Black will be making people cancel their weekend plans so they can find out what happens to these fascinating and desperate women.” Guardian UK