Netflix has decided to wind down “Orange is the new Black”, announcing that the show won’t continue past the seventh season.
The cast, upon hearing the news, let rip with their emotions in a tearful Twitter message :
Warning: This may make you cry. The Final Season, 2019. #OITNB pic.twitter.com/bUp2yY0aoK
— Orange Is the New… (@OITNB) October 17, 2018
Debuting in 2013, the prison dramedy earned an Emmy nomination in 2014 for Outstanding Comedy Series and another in 2015 for Outstanding Drama Series, when it decided to switch genres.
“Orange Is the New Black” returns in 2019 on Netflix.