Netflix Adds Three Seasons To 'Orange Is The New Black'

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Netflix has made a huge commitment to its original dramedy series Orange In The New Black, greenlighting an additional three seasons, the OTT service announced Friday.

The service has also set June 17 as the premiere date for season four, with additional seasons five, six and seven to debut in future years, said company officials.

In addition, Orange Is The New Black creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan has also been retained for three additional seasons and will serve as executive producer and showrunner.

“Jenji and her team have produced a phenomenal and impactful series that is both funny and dramatic, outrageous and heartfelt. Audiences around the world have come to love the ladies and men of Orange is the New Black, and we are eager to see where three more seasons will take them,” said Cindy Holland, Vice President of Original Content at Netflix.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.