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‘Orange is the New Black’ to end with season seven

The series premiered in 2013

Published

8 years ago

October 18, 2018

Mariah Cooper

Uzo Aduba in ‘Orange is the New Black’ (Screenshot via YouTube)

“Orange is the New Black” will be ending after season seven.

Netflix made the announcement with a video featuring some of the cast members bidding farewell to the show and promising exciting storylines for the final lockdown at Litchfield Penitentiary.

“The final season is coming,” Taylor Schilling (Piper Chapman) says in the video.

“I’m going to miss playing on the edge of one of the most groundbreaking, original, and controversial series of this decade,” Kate Mulgrew, who plays Russian innmate Galina ‘Red’ Reznikov, says.

Uzo Aduba, who portrays Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren added: “I’m so grateful for the fun times, the knowledge, the friendships, the love, the family that we have created together.”

“Orange is the New Black” premiered in 2013 and was based on the memoir of the same name by Piper Kerman. The story followed Piper during her time at a minimum security prison. It received critical acclaim for its portrayal of LGBT characters. The show went on to receive 16 Emmy nominations and won four. Aduba received one of the awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2015.

The final season will premiere in 2019.

Warning: This may make you cry. The Final Season, 2019. #OITNB pic.twitter.com/bUp2yY0aoK

— Orange Is the New… (@OITNB) October 17, 2018

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September 9, 2026

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Blade Foundation to host fundraiser in Rehoboth on Sept. 12

Mayor-elect Stewart, state Rep. Snyder-Hall to give remarks

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3 days ago

September 7, 2026

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Rehoboth Mayor-elect Susan Stewart will speak at the Blade Foundation fundraiser on Sept. 12.

The Washington Blade Foundation will host a fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 12 in Rehoboth Beach featuring remarks from Rehoboth’s Mayor-elect Susan Stewart and Delaware state Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall.

The Foundation funds fellowships for aspiring queer journalists and enterprise journalism projects.

The event will be held at a private home in Rehoboth. Tickets are $100 and include open bar from Diego’s, catered appetizers from the Blue Moon, entertainment, guest speakers, and an auction. Tickets are available here.