Jenji Kohan wants TV writers to ditch dystopian stories in favor of ones that lean into a 'protopia' and serve up a more positive vision of the world and where we're headed. The writer was also quizzed about whether she liked the notion of sequel to her show Weeds. It's safe to say she does not want to…

EXCLUSIVE: Orange is the New Black and Weeds showrunner Jenji Kohan is to deliver a masterclass at Seriesly Berlin, the new TV festival launching in the German capital next week. The storied creator-showrunner will “share insights into her writing process, developing and pitching shows, handling…

Diane Guerrero, who played Maritza Ramos on the Netflix hit “Orange is the New Black,” worked at a bar where patrons would recognize her. "How could you tell this complete stranger how much you're getting paid for being on a television show?" she asked. "Because everyone's reaction would be, like, 'Oh, my…

Brad William Henke, a former NFL player who segued to acting and appeared in TV series including Orange Is the New Black, Justified and Lost and such films as Pacific Rim and World Trade Center, has died. He was 56. His family said Henke died in his sleep November 29, but no cause was given. Born on…

Kathryn Kates, a veteran character actress who appeared in such TV series as Orange Is the New Black, Seinfeld, Law & Order: SVU and The Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark, has died. She was 73. Her reps at Headline Talent Agency said Kates died Saturday of cancer in Florida. See Kates’ final Instagram…

UK’s Alibi Acquires ‘Pretty Hard Cases’ UKTV channel Alibi has secured UK rights to Canadian drama Pretty Hard Cases starring Orange Is The New Black’s Adrienne C. Moore. The 10-parter follows two vastly different female detectives who are at the top of their respective games. It is produced by Cameron Pictures in…

I don’t think you will get much argument that Uzo Aduba is an Emmy magnet — and deserves to be. She already has three of the winged statuettes at home and is vying for a fourth this year, and what is really impressive is that they are all in different categories. Very few people in the history of the Emmys have done th…

Orange Is the New Black and Weeds creator Jenji Kohan posted a raw, heartbreaking tribute to her late son Charlie Noxon today, calling the 20-year-old, who died in a New Year’s Eve skiing accident, her “golden child” and her “best work.” Read the entire Instagram post below. Kohan, who also executive produces GLOW…

Jon Snow headed north. Selina Meyer got her presidential library. Sheldon and Amy got their global recognition. Litchfield Correctional became an ICE detention center. And the Pfefferman clan danced into the sunset. TV fans bid farewell to a brace of popular series in 2019. The final credits rolled on HBO’s Emmy-laden…

TV producer Jenji Kohan and writer Christopher Noxon remembered their son Charlie Noxon, who died Tuesday in a Park City, Utah, skiing accident, as “questioning, irreverent, curious and kind,” calling his death at age 20 “an unfathomable tragedy.” Kohan, who created Showtime’s Weeds and Netflix’s Orange Is The New Blac…

Calls are ongoing for the reopening of a toll-free hotline for detained immigrants that was shut down after it was featured in a episode of Orange Is The New Black. The California-based Freedom for Immigrants says the hotline was shut down on August 7, about two weeks after the July 26 premiere of the final season of…

Orange Is The New Black has moved to the top of Netflix's UK charts – two weeks after launching its seventh and final season. Jenji Kohan's prison drama has swapped places with Stranger Things, which has moved into second. This comes a week after Netflix said that 105M have watched at least one episode, making it the…