Contrary to rumors going around on the internet these days that Piper Chapman, played by actress Taylor Schilling, will meet her demise in the upcoming Season 5 of the American comedy-drama TV series “Orange is the New Black” on Netflix, critics believe that the rumors are inaccurate.
The speculations about the impending death of Piper Chapman in the hit series began following the recent release of the official trailer of “Orange is the New Black” Season 5 which showed the hand of Piper about to be smashed.
Critics believe that it is almost impossible for Schilling’s character in the TV series to die because she is actually portraying in the show Piper Kerman, the author of “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison,” the main source material for the TV series.
As such, it is Kerman’s story that is being told in the TV series and she cannot share it to the world if she did not come out alive of the Litchfield Penitentiary alive.
In addition, there are also speculations saying that the hair evolution of Piper Chapman in the TV series is also a clue that she will finally meet her end in Season 5.
Piper first appeared in the TV series with a long hair before she ended up in jail. When she got incarcerated, she wore a shoulder-length hair. But in the preview of the upcoming fifth season of “Orange is the New Black,” she was seen frequently wearing a pulled back hair style, notes Chatt Sports Net.
The hair evolution means nothing
In a recent interview, Taylor Schilling denied that Piper’s hair has any relevance to the situation that her character is into in Litchfield Penitentiary.
She said that at this point in her character’s life, she has become more practical and has only one thought running through her mind, which is to survive.
The actress added that Piper’s outsides are becoming less and less important because she is kind of moving further and further away from the idea of what she thought she was.
Schilling also hinted that things will be tough for Piper in the upcoming fifth season of “Orange is the New Black,” but it is unlikely for her character to meet her demise and follow the death of Poussey Washington, played by Samira Wiley, who perished during a riot in Season 4, notes Game & Guide.
But it seems that the rumors about Piper dying in Season 5 are the same as the ones last year when speculations started going around that Laura Prepon’s Alex Vause will die because she would not be able to survive the assault on her by an assailant.
In order to arrest the rumors, Prepon posted a photo of herself in orange uniform and posting her Litchfield Penitentiary inmate ID. And true enough, she survived and was very much alive during the fourth season of the TV series.
Renewed until Season 7
Contrary to inaccurate reports in July saying that Netflix has just canceled Season 5 of “Orange is the New Black,” the TV series has already been renewed by the streaming service giant for three more seasons, which means it is officially good to go until Season 7.
As to whether it could go beyond Season 7, it is too early to say since the start of the three-season renewal is only about to begin next year.
Showrunner Jenji Kohan was the person who was most excited and grateful for the good news about the three-season renewal of “Orange is the New Black.”
In a social media post, Kohan thanked Netflix and also welcomed Lionsgate. He also lauded the stellar cast, crew, writers, producers, editors, musicians, mixers, and shleppers with whom he has the pride and honor of crafting “Orange is the New Black.” He ended his post by repeating ‘three more years!’