Creator Jenji Kohan toldNPRthis was all intentional.
Fans likely felt the same way.
After seven emotional seasons, it can be hard to say goodbye to an actor you’ve loved watching.
By the time the show concluded, it felt like the industry had changed.
It was like trying to describe TV to folks that had only had the radio."
She also noticed audiences turning against her character, preferring storylines about people of color.
In 2022, she played queer adult film star Erica Gauthier on Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy.”
We need stories to understand ourselves."
Speaking withET Canada, Cox revealed that she was nearly about to quit acting before the role came along.
Nowadays, there are many more.
She added, “The entire culture has really sort of changed because of Netflix.
To have been at the precipice of that feels like this incredible honor.”
She would go on to be nominated for an Emmy four times for her role on the show.
Now, she sees celeb-filled events like the ones Delvey worked her way into as part of her job.
We really need it desperately."
She landed in the hospital.
The year after that interview, she landed the role on “Orange is the New Black.”
The show’s stability helped Lyonne’s career recover.
“I really grew up there in many ways,” she toldIndiewireas the series came to an end.
After “OITNB,” Lyonne led the cast of another Netflix show, one she also helped co-create.
“I’m very grateful that it’s finally here.”
“That whole experience, I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
It was so monumental to my growth as a person.”
In 2023, she spoke withThe New Yorkerabout her experience taking public transportation to work.
She toldComingSoon.netthat she likes voiceover work because it doesn’t depend on her looks.
She added, “It was really wonderful.
I cried and got to hug everybody, and it was lovely.”
She toldUs Weeklythat she cried on set.
Prepon even directed two episodes of the revival, earning praise from her former costars.
“Our prison system is so screwed up.
The entire thing needs to be gutted, re-thought, and completely re-governed,” she reflected.
She toldNerds and Beyondthat it took her a few days to decide whether to accept the role.
“That was a decade of my life that never ended,” she said.
“It just keeps going on and on.
So the significance of Janeway is very apparent to me.”
And it’s been great."
Brooks added, “I always say that in the course of 13 hours, our lives changed.”
Since 2022, Brooks has played Leota Adebayo on the superhero series “Peacemaker.”
She reprises the role in the 2023 film version.
Henke’s character is quite brutal, which the actor toldThe Hollywood Reporterhe enjoyed getting to play up.
Unfortunately, the former NFL star died in December 2022.
In other words, it allowed Leyva to assist others just as her character had.
“It’s not just about one character, it’s about the entire story,” Leyva said.
“So whatever makes the story as a whole feel right is exactly what happened here.”
“That’s a big deal, especially for Latinas.”
In 2023, she acted in “Creed III.”
Since she left “OITNB,” Wiley has been on to arguably bigger and better things.
“It never, ever, ever gets old,” she toldGoldDerby.
After she said goodbye to Daya, that new phase led Polanco right back to streaming television.
In 2022, Polanco starred in “Samaritan,” an Amazon Prime Video superhero movie with Sylvester Stallone.
For that film, Polanco got to be heavily involved in the action sequences.
“My favorite part was being able to do my own stunts,” she reflected toMovieweb.
Polanco posted a photo with her pregnant daughter toInstagramand wrote, “I just got a promotion.”
One such character was Big Boo, a lesbian played by out actor Lea DeLaria.
“Now people see [butch lesbians] as human beings,” she toldIndiewire.
She added, “My whole career has been dedicated to that.
It was fantastic.”
“Everyone is so funny,” she toldGo Mag.
“We spend so much time laughing backstage at everything.”
“I wanted to be the girl next door,” Manning said.
Manning has indeed made a good career of it; she’s been prolific since “OITNB.”
The next year brought four more roles, and in 2023, Manning appeared in three films.
However, she toldSalonthat she’s become more judicious, tired of playing characters like Pennsatucky.
“I’m a lot more well-read than people know.
I’ve just had to say no to paychecks, because I just can’t do it anymore.”
Her personal life has kept Manning in the pop culture eye more than her film roles.
