Orange is the New Black is a comedy-drama web series created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Netflix. The show premiered on July 11, 2013, and has since become one of the most-watched and critically acclaimed series on the platform. The show is set in Litchfield Federal Penitentiary, a fictional women's prison in Connecticut, and follows the lives of a diverse group of women from different backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses.