Netflix has just dropped the latest trailer for the comedy-drama TV series “Orange is the New Black” Season 4 which further fuelled fan excitement to the show set to premiere on the streaming service on June 17.
While there have been plenty of reported and rumored plotlines, casting news, and photos from the set on social media and the internet in general about “Orange is the New Black” Season 4, nothing beats a new trailer to hype up the enthusiasm and the anticipation for the Netflix hit series.
The latest trailer features scenes of Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman, Uzo Adaba as Suzanne ‘Crazy Eyes’ Warren, Danielle Brooks as Tasha ‘Taystee’ Jefferson, Kate Mulgrew as Galina ‘Red’ Reznikov, Samira Wiley as Poussey Washington, and Yael Stone as Lorna Morello, details Adweek.
The 13 new episodes of “Orange is the New Black” Season 4 shall be released and posted by Netflix online on June 17.
A heart-wrenching scene
Laverne Cox, who plays Sophia Burset in “Orange is the New Black,” has revealed in a recent interview that there was a scene in Season 3 that really brought her to tears.
Sophia has had a major battle with Gloria, played by Selenis Leyva, during the past season, as a result of their conflict with their respective sons, details Enstarz.
It ended with Sophia getting assaulted in the latter episodes and eventually going to the SHU. Cox said that when he read the script that her character is going to be assaulted in her own salon, it brought her to tears.
She said that she is a lover not a fighter in real life, detailing that she was also bullied a lot when she was a kid. Rather than fight them, she would rather run away from bullies. So when the scene was presented to her by Director Uta Briesewitz, she thought that it was not really who she was so she once again ran.
Her hesitation toward the scene also had something to do with the sensitive subject matter of violence against trans people.
Cox said that she was concerned about trans people watching the TV series and it might trigger something. Nonetheless, she thought that it would be a very important story to tell and tell truthfully so they proceeded with it.
Pushing the envelope further
Less than a month to go before the Season 4 premiere of “Orange is the New Black” on Netflix, fans are getting quite anxious and excited, with some of them digging on whatever information they can get about the show online.
Actress Laura Prepon, who plays Alex Vause in the TV series, says that Season 4 of “Orange is the New Black” will push the envelope further for the show.
Prepon also confirmed during the same interview that her character will come back in the upcoming fourth season well and alive.
She says that she can’t give away any spoiler about the upcoming season but the way it was written, nothing will be taboo for showrunner Jenji Kohan.
The actress also says that the TV series will continue to drill down to the truth of a character, or situation, or a circumstance and in some cases, lots of makeup shall help in those situations.
During the Season 3 finale of “Orange is the New Black,” several busloads of new prisoners were seen arriving at Litchfield Penitentiary, which means that the next season will have new characters which mean new plotlines.
It has also been confirmed recently that actress Jolene Purdy has been tapped to play a recurring role in Season 4 of “Orange is the New Black.”
Though the production team refuses to say anything about the character that Purdy will take on, what is certain is that she will play as a new inmate at Litchfield Penitentiary.
Focus of the fourth season shall also be on the love triangle among Alex Vause, Piper, played by Taylor Schilling, and Stella, played by Ruby Rose Langenheim. It remains to be seen whether Alex will still stick with Piper’s side or watch on the sidelines as Stella makes her revenge.