In 2013, the series "Orange - the hit of the season" was released. The multi-series received good enough reviews, so work on the project continues to this day. The article will tell about the plot of the tape, the actors who performed the main roles, ratings and reviews of the series.
Briefly about the plot
Reviews about the series "Orange - hit of the season" are quite positive. Viewers like the theme of the project, the atmosphere, the main characters.
The series is based on an American autobiographical book by the name of Piper Kerman "Orange is the hit of the season. My year is in women's prison." At the center of the story is a young girl, Piper Chapman, who goes to jail. She was implicated in crime almost ten years ago, but justice still overtook her, and now the girl has lost everything.
She has to get used to the terrible new order. Piper literally needs to learn to survive, to solve numerous conflicts in which other prisoners are constantly drawing her. Of course, viewers at the same time learn stories from the lives of other girls.
Next seasons
Since the first season, or rather, the plot “Orange is the hit of the season” received quite positive reviews, the creators of the project decided to extend the series. At the moment, six seasons of the tape have been released; for 2019, the seventh part of the story is planned. Most likely, it will become final, but the creators of the project did not report exact information about this.
The second season tells how the heroes are finding out more and more shocking details about each other, about the new prisoners of Lichfield Prison. Life behind bars soon changes dramatically.
In the third season, the confrontation between prisoners and guards reaches a special peak. In addition, the main characters are increasingly faced with parental problems, which are much more difficult to solve from prison.
Fourth season. Lichfield is becoming a commercial business. Because of this, the situation in the prison becomes very unstable, prisoners recall old grievances, begin to force events.
Fifth season. Prisoners are experiencing the tragedy that occurred at the end of last season. If before that the situation was quite tense, now any wrong step can cause a whole explosion of emotions.
In the summer of 2018, the sixth season of the project was released. It talks about how prisoners organize a riot, take hostages in order to achieve better living conditions. However, how can this end for them? Reviews about season 6 “Orange is the hit of the season” are also mostly positive. The project has a huge army of fans, which is looking forward to the release of the next episodes of history.
main characters
Reviews about "Orange is the hit of the season" and the leading actors in the series are pretty positive. The audience is impressed by the work of the actors, you believe their game, involuntarily imbued with the difficult fate of the characters.
The role of Piper Chapman was performed by actress Taylor Schilling. We remind you that her character is an ordinary girl. She is from a good family, she should be married soon. In general, Piper is happy, but soon her life turns upside down. The fact is that ten years ago she met a girl Alex, who was involved in the sale of drugs. Piper even sometimes helped her spread. The criminal past, it seemed, no longer affects her life, but once she is accused of distributing illegal drugs - a mistake ten years ago spoils the heroine's entire life. She quarrels strongly with family, with the groom. Who knows, when she goes free, will the guy want to restore this relationship?
In prison, Piper meets the very Alex Wouse, because of which it all began. The role of the former lover Chapman was played by Laura Prepon. In her youth, the heroine was a pretty decent girl. She was brought up without a father who did not even know about the existence of Alex. One day, Vaughs decides to find his dad, but in the end she regretted that she met him: father Alex turned out to be a drug addict who did not see anyone and nothing because of his addiction. The girl gets acquainted with the drug dealer Farhi, who becomes her supplier.
Other participants in the series
Of course, in the series there are a large number of minor heroes. Despite the fact that they appear much less frequently in the frame, still these characters are remembered by the audience. Among such heroes is Desi Piscatella. The actor from “Orange is the hit of the season” Brad Hanke starred in the fourth and fifth season, playing one of the main opponents of the key characters in the story.
The audience also fell in love with the girl Susanne's “Crazy Eyes”. Her role was played by Ouzo Aduba. Galina Reznikova (Kate Mulgrew) also appears in the tape. The heroine is considered one of the most influential women in prison. Galina is very cruel to other prisoners, but still often helps someone, mostly drug addicts.
What did the audience like?
There are a lot of positive reviews about “Orange - the hit of the season”. The series has been very popular for six years, it has a good rating.
Of course, first of all, the audience admire the heroes of the tape. Each of the characters is unique, there is not a single ordinary person. The series takes place in the same places, but thanks to such a variety of heroes the picture does not look monotonous, on the contrary, the series is very saturated, exciting.
The series "Orange is the hit of the season" will definitely appeal to those who are tired of melodramas and want something dynamic. Spectators are constantly in suspense, waiting, and therefore the seasons look very fast, because it is simply impossible to tear yourself away from the screen.
Negative comments
Of course, the creators of the project repeatedly had to listen to criticism about "Orange is the hit of the season."
Of course, not all viewers are delighted with the film. The fact is that in the series, many frank scenes are shown, in almost every series they show naked bodies. Of course, for some this is not a problem, but many people think that frank moments are inserted into the tape too often, and besides, they are not very interesting. Also, viewers do not like the lesbian theme - the main plot of the series is built on it. Relations between girls often show, they are constantly talked about.
Some fans stop watching the series, as they believe that it is gradually slipping. In the third season, there is more drama, little humor, the characters become cruel, cynical, so the impression of watching changes a lot, especially in comparison with the first part of the project.
Series Awards
Reviews about “Orange is the hit of the season” are, of course, different, but it’s still difficult to argue with the fact that the series has been shot quite qualitatively. This is also confirmed by the fact that the project has many prestigious awards.
Actress Uzo Aduba, mentioned earlier, received two Emmy Awards. She received the first award after the release of the first season of history, where her character appeared occasionally. However, Uzo’s game so impressed film critics and viewers that she was given a prize, and the authors of the series transferred it to the main cast. Aduba received the second prize a year later.
The series also received the Actor Guild Award in the category "Best Cast" in 2015, 2016, 2017. Also, Uzo Aduba was recognized as the best supporting actress for two consecutive years.
The tape has repeatedly claimed the prestigious Golden Globe Award in the nominations for Best Series, Best Actress (Taylor Schilling), Best Supporting Actress (Uzo Aduba).
Who worked on the project?
The directors of "Orange - The Hit of the Season" were made by such famous directors as Andrew McCarthy, Phil Abraham, Michael Trim, Konstantin Makris. At the head of the creation of the serial film is Genji Cohen. She, along with Piper Kerman, Jordan Harrison and Lauren Morelli, wrote the script. The series was produced by Genji Cohen, Tara Herrmann, Mark A. Burley, Neri Kyle Tannenbaum, Lisa Winnecourt. Of course, the team of the project “Orange is the hit of the season” is much larger, hundreds of people worked on it, which made the picture exciting, interesting and truly impressive.