Meanwhile, Season 5 of “Orange is the New Black” will see the character Sam Healy back in action. Actor Michael Harney, who plays the role of Sam Healy, has confirmed that he will return to “Orange is the New Black” when it returns to Netflix in the spring of next year.
Harney also says that he is honored to be able to represent the mentally ill community through his effective portrayal of the show.
He explained that the population needs support and he believes that there are programs that help the folks struggling with their support needs.
The actor said that he is really impassioned to do his Sam Healy role in a way that he did because the heavy-duty sufferings of the character actually reflect the major challenges of the mentally ill community.
In a previous interview, he said he has no idea whether he shall be reprising his role as Sam Healy again in Season 5 of “Orange is the New Black.”
He said that he feels very comfortable with the writers of “Orange is the New Black.” They just give him things to do and then he just kind of ride the wave in the ocean.
Harney added that he just gets on it and go with it. As he goes in his career, he prefers having a freshness to things and he did not really know anything until he got his hands on the script of those episodes.