The concept of a comedic drama that takes place in women’s prison is probably not very appealing to most, but the Netflix original series “Orange Is the New Black” definitely delivers.

The Netflix exclusive TV series has been available for instant streaming since July 11, 2013. It stars Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon and Jason Biggs. The show was created by Jenji Kohan, who is also the creator of “Weeds,” a which aired from 2005 to 2012 on Showtime.

The show begins by showcasing the lives of the recently engaged couple of Piper Chapman (Schilling) and Larry Bloom (Biggs). It is early on in the show that we find out that Piper has been convicted and sentenced to 15 months in a federal prison for a crime that was committed more than a decade ago. While she didn’t actually handle any drugs, she did transport the money for her drug-dealing girlfriend, Alex Vause (Prepon). Piper didn’t expect her role in the drug ring would come back to bite her later on, but it happened.

Piper’s fiancee Larry goes through some stressful times as he waits for Piper to be released. During Piper’s time in prison, she struggles to find her place where she belongs. Her main struggle is because she doesn’t really fit in with the rest of the women who are very ill-tempered and maniacal.

Piper is very frightened her first few days in the prison because she really doesn’t know what to expect. She eventually does make a few friends and connections along the way. The show lives up to its genre of a comedy-drama because it is a funny series that takes many sudden twists and turns each episode.

Another concept that makes the show interesting is that we get to follow the stories of how many of the other women also ended up in prison.

“Orange Is the New Black” has already been renewed for a second season and is currently being filmed.

It has not yet been confirmed when exactly it will be available for streaming, but stay tuned to find out.

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