Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling (Photo : Getty Images/Tim P. Whitby)
"Orange is the New Black" just beat "Stranger Things" as the most-streamed original series of 2016 on Netflix.
Warning: This article contains spoilers from "Orange is the New Black." Read at your own risk!
According to Standard UK, the fourth season of "Orange is the New Black" was streamed over 23 million times within the first 35 days after its release in June. This figure is approximately two million times more than the streaming that "Stranger Things" received within the same timeframe. In third place is "Fuller House," the sequel to the 1980s hit TV show, "Full House" with 21.5 million streams.
Meanwhile, "Orange is the New Black" Season 4 finale instantly became one of the most popular episodes throughout the show's history. At that time, Poussey (Samira Wiley) was killed off. The shocking demise of one of the series' most-loved characters resulted in a fan outrage online.
Viewers questioned executive producer Jenji Kohan's decision to kill Poussey, but Wiley said that she was fine with the execs' decision. After all, it was their goal to make sure that people will have something sensible and important to talk about after the episode aired.
In other news, "Orange is the New Black" Season 5 will premiere on Netflix this June. Even though Poussey has already passed, there are rumors that Wiley will reprise her role in a series of flashbacks. Unfortunately, this has not been confirmed yet by the network.
Elsewhere, Lori Petty, whose character Lolly was dragged into the psych ward in Season 4, told The Hollywood Reporter that her character will most likely return. "I certainly hope so. I do think we will. I cannot say for sure, but I absolutely think we will. They are just now filming episode one of season five and you know how we ended season four," she said back in July 2016.
"Orange is the New Black" has also been renewed by Netflix up to Season 7. Even though new characters are interested every season and some old one are either killed off or axed, it is confirmed that Taylor Schilling and Laura Prepon will continue to play their respective roles until the end.
