Netflix to End 'Orange Is The New Black' After Season Seven

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Netflix will end its long-running drama series Orange Is The New Black after the seventh season, the network announced on social media Wednesday.

In a Twitter post, several stars of the Emmy-nominated series combined to announce that the series will end its run on the streaming service with the upcoming seventh season. The series, created and executive produced by Jenji Kohan, has been one of Netflix's most watched shows.

Orange Is The New Black stars Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Uzo Aduba, Natashia Lyonne and Daniel Brooks.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.