The fifth season of the American

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'' premiered on

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on June 9, 2017, at 12:00 am PST in multiple countries. It consists of thirteen episodes, each between 51 and 60 minutes. The series is based on

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's memoir, '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison'' (2010), about her experiences at

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, a minimum-security

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. The series is created and adapted for television by

Jenji Kohan Jenji Leslie Kohan (born July 5, 1969) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of the Showtime comedy-drama series ''Weeds'' and the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black''. S ...

Episodes

Cast and characters

Main cast

Special guest stars

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as Larry Bloom *

Samira Wiley Samira Wiley is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Poussey Washington in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019) and as Moira in the Hulu dystopian drama series ''The Handmaid's Tal ...

as Poussey Washington

Recurring cast

Inmates

Production

In February 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth, sixth, and seventh season. The fifth season was released on June 9, 2017.

Cyberhack

In April 2017, it was reported that a

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had stolen the first ten episodes of the fifth season in a security breach of a post-production company. Netflix failed to respond to ransom demands, and the cybercriminal leaked the episodes online. Netflix confirmed the security breach and an ongoing investigation by federal law enforcement. ''

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'' reported that demand for the series significantly increased over the seven-day period following the leak of the episodes. It was also said that the leak would likely cause a decrease in demand for the fifth season when Netflix releases it in June.

Reception

Critical reception

The fifth season has received "generally favorable" reviews. On Metacritic, it has a score of 67 out of 100 based on 20 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 76% rating with an average score of 7.47 out of 10 based on 33 reviews.

References

External links

* * {{Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black 2017 American television seasons