Netflix Reveals “Orange Is The New Black” Will End After Season 7

Netflix, has revealed that the Emmy-winning women’s-prison drama ‘Orange Is The New Black’ will end with the upcoming seventh season.

The cancellation of the Lionsgate-produced series was announced on social media by the streaming giant, “After seven seasons, it’s time to be released from prison,” said series creator Jenji Kohan. “I will miss all the badass ladies of Litchfield and the incredible crew we’ve worked with. My heart is orange but fade to black.”

The Vice President of Original Content for Netflix Cindy Holland, added in a statement shared by Deadline: “During production of Season 1, everyone involved with Orange Is The New Black felt like we knew a special secret we couldn’t wait to share with the world. Since then, we have laughed, cried, raged, and roared with the women of Litchfield, and every moment spent with them felt like borrowed time — too good to last forever. We will be sad to say goodbye but we will definitely be going out on a high. We are grateful to Jenji Kohan and her groundbreaking vision; to her supremely talented team of writers and producers; and to a once-in-a-lifetime cast and crew for creating a truly special work of art that has inspired conversations and connected audiences around the world.”

“Orange is the New Black has profoundly impacted popular culture worldwide, and has played a prominent role in building Lionsgate into a platform-defining brand,” said Lionsgate Television Group Chairman Kevin Beggs. “Thanks to the brilliance of Jenji Kohan, the mastery of the creative and production team, the transcendent cast, and our tremendous partnership with Netflix, the series has surpassed our expectations year after year. With great pride, we are working together to bring this landmark series to a triumphant, satisfying close with the upcoming seventh season.”

Orange is the New Black was created by Kohan, based on Piper Kerman’s memoir Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison.

The series has received widespread acclaim since its 2013 premiere, becoming Netflix’s most-watched original series. Season 7 is slated to premiere in summer 2019.