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Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black (2013)

TV-MA 7.9/10 IMDb

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.

Creator: Jenji Kohan

Cast: Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted) Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Religious persecution Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Forced institutionalization Grief / bereavement (major focus) Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted) Overdose scenes

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Police brutality Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Slavery / forced labor Torture
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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

18 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 9 warnings
Avg severity:(2.8)
Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Wrongful imprisonmentExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rape
Season 2 9 warnings
Avg severity:(3.1)
Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Wrongful imprisonmentSexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseSexual assault / rape
Season 3 9 warnings
Avg severity:(3.0)
Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)InfidelityExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsDrug use (depicted)Sexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced labor
Season 4 9 warnings
Avg severity:(3.9)
Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Wrongful imprisonmentDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violencePolice brutalitySexual assault / rapeTorture
Season 5 10 warnings
Avg severity:(3.6)
Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Wrongful imprisonmentDrug use (depicted)Overdose scenesGore / graphic violenceGun violencePolice brutalitySexual assault / rapeTorture
Season 6 9 warnings
Avg severity:(3.6)
Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWrongful imprisonmentSexual coercion / non-consensual situationsDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violencePolice brutalityTorture
Season 7 10 warnings
Avg severity:(3.8)
Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWrongful imprisonmentDrug use (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenPolice brutalitySexual assault / rapeTorture

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