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Season 5 – Orange Is the New Black

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Piper Chapman is a public relations executive with a career and a fiance when her past suddenly catches up to her. In her mid-30s she is sentenced to spend time in a minimum-security women's prison in Connecticut for her association with a drug runner 10 years earlier. This Netflix original series is based on the book of the same title. Forced to trade power suits for prison orange, Chapman makes her way through the corrections system and adjusts to life behind bars, making friends with the many eccentric, unusual and unexpected people she meets.
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Orange Is the New Black — Season 5

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Critics Consensus

Orange Is the New Black's fifth season offers up more of the sharp writing and dizzying tonal juggling acts that fans expect - albeit somewhat less successfully.

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Lauren Carroll Harris Guardian [Orange Is the New Black's] compassion and the super-committed cast still have you rooting for its well-loved characters. Jul 30, 2019 Full Review Arielle Bernstein Salon.com One of the most powerful things that this season of "Orange is the New Black" accomplishes is its depiction of mentally ill women as complete people who are just as capable of growth, change, kindness and compassion as anyone else. Jun 25, 2019 Full Review Soraya Nadia McDonald Andscape The latest season of Orange forces us to ask ourselves if we're still the country of Oprah-as-mentored-by-Maya-Angelou. Sep 26, 2017 Full Review Jorge Loser Espinof Prison overcrowding and abuse as a result of unscrupulous profit exposes the dehumanization of inmates at all levels. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 14, 2019 Full Review Eleanor Halls GQ Magazine [UK] Orange Is The New Black could have done it so well had it really tried. Jul 9, 2019 Full Review Angela L. Harmon The NitPic Season five tries too hard to do too little, and the result is frustratingly dull. May 28, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pathetic b This season is mostly directionless filler. Whatever coherency there was was lost in the edit. Which seems to have been done by someone high on everything except concentration. Or maybe it was just one script written by five different people. In light of the previous seasons, awful. And the character of suzanne has become annoying as hell. The amount of damage she causes(and will continue to in further episodes) and the amount of screentime and love she gets in comparison to someone like the character of Lolly(who is established in a vastly more believable and interesting way) is... very, very, very, very unbelievable. And doesn't help the show at all. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Brijosh I Worst season .. such a torture to finish 13 episodes . Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Óscar B I don't understand why some people don't like this season. The character development is excellent, the back and forth of inmates leaving their differences behind and then going back to being who they are. Great season. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review payton r This show has been amazing up to this point. Somehow this season was nothing but filler while it attempted to make the most critical statement the show has been building up to. This season had the potential to be epic and touch on multiple injustices within the prison industrial complex. This season could’ve cemented this show as one of the best/most important shows in recent memory. However the pandering and plot lines that fell out of touch with reality made the season fall incredibly flat. I was either bored out of my skull or annoyed the whole time. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/19/24 Full Review Tiago S Nessa temporada teve a famosa rebelião, posso dizer um pouco massante ainda mas é o efeito que causa para estar na realidade de uma guerra na prisão, ainda usando muita comédia, tensão, e um pouco de terror na cena que Desi Piscatella captura algumas detentas e causa terror físico e psicológico com a Red, Alex, Pipper; o que até deu um clímax diferente para a série, porém devo dizer que foi uma das melhores season de Orange pois mostra para quem não conhece o que seria uma verdadeira rebelião, entre seus prós e contras tudo se mistura em uma bagunça de egos, e no fim tudo isso não poderia continuar pois como um antigo ditado uma morte acumulava em uma bola de neve, e o último episódio isso se mostrou perfeitamente, sem falar na filmagem ficou incrível de os policiais chegando com tudo, com movimentos concisos, e uma imagem digna de ser apreciada com muita ação também, mais cedo ou mais tarde o julgamento vem. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/18/22 Full Review diane h I liked seasons one through four, but season five is tedious. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Taylor Schilling

Piper Chapman

Natasha Lyonne

Nicky Nichols

Uzo Aduba

Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren

Danielle Brooks

Taystee

Jackie Cruz

Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales

Lea DeLaria

Big Boo

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 9, 2017 Riot FOMO As the standoff at the prison escalates into a riot, enterprising inmates seize opportunities; Taystee decides to confront Caputo. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 9, 2017 F..., Marry, Frieda The inmates plan their next move; Maria convenes a special assembly in the chapel; Frieda utilizes the survival skills she learned as a child. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 9, 2017 Pissters! Linda starts to see the prison in a new light; Judy is desperate to escape; as darkness falls, the inmates compose a list of demands. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 9, 2017 Litchfield's Got Talent Blanca and Red look for dirt on Piscatella; Suzanne holds a séance; Leanne and Angie demand a talent show from the guards. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 9, 2017 Sing It, White Effie As the inmates' antics garner news attention, Flaca and Maritza enjoy the spotlight; Brandy and her crew plan to auction Judy to the highest bidder. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 9, 2017 Flaming Hot Cheetos, Literally Boo comes to Doggett's defense; Janae tries to console Soso; Lorna hits on Nicky; while Alex lays low, Piper takes a stand. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 9, 2017 Full Bush, Half Snickers Suzanne spirals out of control; Taystee and Piper look for ways to honor Poussey's memory. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 9, 2017 Tied to the Tracks Taystee talks with a negotiator; Blanca and Red put their plan into action; Gloria asks Caputo for a favor. Details Episode 9 Aired Jun 9, 2017 The Tightening While Red thinks she detects trouble, others presume she is just paranoid; Cindy and Taystee turn to an unlikely ally; two friends clash. Details Episode 10 Aired Jun 9, 2017 The Reverse Midas Touch Taystee wants negotiations to stay on track; Angie tries to fix Leanne's finger; information from Piscatella's past is revealed. Details Episode 11 Aired Jun 9, 2017 Breaking the Fiberboard Ceiling Red and the others consider their options; Gloria struggles with guilt as she moves forward with her plan; Lorna takes control of the pharmacy. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 9, 2017 Tattoo You Boo turns to blackmail; Nicky promises that she will help Lorna; a discovery is made; Piper has a realization about Alex. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 9, 2017 Storm-y Weather Three days into the riot, the inmates question what the future holds and seek comfort from loved ones. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Jenji Kohan
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 9, 2017
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