Orange Is The New Black has a lot to answer for. The end of
season five left us reeling with almost too many emotions to process and no
idea what would happen next. But with season 6 of the Netflix series confirmed
and a release date on the horizon, there is one thing we do know: we're
entering a post-Litchfield world and things look very different.
We left the last season in the aftermath of the lengthly
riot that saw many of the prisoners being shipped off to a new location when
guards eventually re-seise control. Inmates Alex, Piper, Taystee, Big Red,
Gloria, Frieda, Nicky, Suzanne, Cindy and Blanka (so, the majority of the
remaining lead characters) managed to avoid the mass relocation and hid in the
prison bunker, but their time there was inevitably limited. With little
indication of what would happen to them, we're pretty much left in the dark
about where the story progress, until now.
What's going to happen in Orange Is The New Black Season 6
We have a feeling that some unresolved karma and consequence
is going to come around this year. Two prison guards - Humphrey and Piscattella
- were killed last season, factions formed, friendships were made (and broke)
and no doubt someone will have to pay for all of the different layers of drama
that ensued.
'Toward the end of season five, there were some people that
were greeing to stick together, and there were some people that were looking
out for themselves', Black Cindy actress Adrienne C Moore told The Hollywood
Reporter last year. 'We’ll see the repercussions of those decisions in this
next season.'
For those of you who weren't too sure about the thirteen
episodes of a three day riot set up the production team went with last year,
don't worry, season 6 will likely be very different. Co-producer Tara Herrmann
told The New Yorker: 'We had lost a bunch of the original writers. It wasn't
anyone's fault. It was just a new dynamic - people were attached to the
characters as viewers, not as creators'. Only two writers from last season
continued on to work on season 6, so expect a shift in tone and direction this
time around.
An updated version of the opening credits was released
giving us a sneak peak at what we can assume will be the inside of on of the
prisons the Lichfield inmates have been taken too. A Twitter user did us all
the favour of screenshoting some of the new interior and we're both nervous and
eager to see how it's going to pan out - needless to say, those shackles don't
look promising.
The Orange Is The New Black Twitter account shared an
ominous teaser for the upcoming season. We see a prison canteen filling with
orange smoke and yep, that's the infamous chicken perching in the window.
The full trailer offers much more to speculate over. We see
our original inmates thrown into the depths of Litchfield Maximum Security
prison where in-fighting is high on the agenda. There's an investigation into
the deaths of the two prison guards, Suzanne is struggling to adapt to the new
environment without any allies and there's no sign of Alex Voss... yet. Watch
the full trailer below.
What will the new Orange Is The New Black prison look like?
In true social media brillance, fan accounts have been
tweeting images spotted in the new teaser trailer and first looks at the
unnamed location for the next installment.
When is Orange Is The New Black Season 6 on Netflix?
Not long to wait now. It's finally been announced that the
new season will be hitting our screens on 27 July 2018. Mark the date in your
diary because we have a feeling this is going to be a back-to-back viewing
scenario.
MORE: Looking For Your Next TV Binge? Here Are All The Best
Things On Netflix In June
You Me Her
We're already two seasons in to this series and if you
haven't caught up yet, it might be time to schedule you're next Netflix binge.
To bring you up to speed: You Me Her is about a throuple. Not a couple, there's
three of them in a relationship and the series follows the highs and lows of
their trying to navigate this version of polygamy with all of the usual tropes
of your favourite romance-orientated American sitcoms.
Available 1 June 2018
Champions
If you've been missing a dose of Mindy Kaling from your
television schedule she's back in all of her comedic glory. Champions sees
Mindy reunite with a high school fling and introducing him to their 15-year-old
son, Michael (who will win you over almost immediately). Sure, the plot line
might not be revolutionary, but it makes for an easy, funny watch.
Available 12 June 2018
Queer Eye
The Fab Five are back way sooner than any of us could have
dreamed! The revival of the noughties make-over franchise quickly came to
define our 2018 and season 2 is undoubtedly at the top of many a watch list.
Available 15 June 2018
The Staircase
Another month, another Netflix documentary to fuel office
chit chat for a good few days. The Staircase tells the story of crime novelist
Michael Peterson, who was charged and convicted of the murder of his wife
Kathleen. The docu-series originally aired back in 2004, and this new
installment will include the original episodes alongside new revelations about
what happened ahead of Peterson's conviction.
Available 8 June 2018
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
A fierce and fascinating look into international icon Grace
Jones' life is making it's way to Netflix. Unlike many documentaries about the
famous women of our time, the focus isn't tragedy but rather an energetic and
poignant making of Grace's life and career.
Available 1 June 2018
Planet Earth II
Planet Earth II needs no introduction, just rest assured
that you'll have access to the soothing sounds of David Attenborough's voice
against the chirps, coos and mating calls of the animal kingdom on demand very
soon.
Available 11 June 2018
Ghostbusters
In amongst the boozy brunches, lazy afternoon picnics and
weather-dependent BBQs, you're going to want some serious down time. The type
of down time that calls for a vaguely familiar storyline retold by four funny
female Hollywood stars. Here's the answer to your call.
Available 7 June 2018
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