Orange is the New Black: Season 4

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: June 17, 2016

Starring: Nick Sandow, Michael Harney, Laura Prepon

Summary: The prison dramedy returns for its fourth season with a commitment for another three seasons.

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 4 Episodes

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S4:E13. Toast Can't Never Be Bread
Air Date: June 17, 2016
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S4:E12. The Animals
Air Date: June 17, 2016
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S4:E11. People Persons
Air Date: June 17, 2016

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Joshua Alston

Jun 16, 2016

Once the show establishes its new rhythm, one in which it’s impossible to guess who or what the next scene will consist of, Orange is thrillingly off-kilter. Read full review

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Matt Roush

Jun 23, 2016

Orange loses little steam in its fourth tour of duty, with extremes of dark comedy and bitter tragedy, often heartbreaking in its depiction of metal illness and addiction, devastating in its escalation of racial conflict after the prison's cold-blooded new corporate owners flood the cell block with new bodies, triggering a demographic power shift. [27 Jun - 10 Jul 2016, p.15]

Mark Dawidziak

Jun 13, 2016

The remarkable thing is that, even with a bigger cast, Kohan never sacrifices a whit of clarity or energy. Orange Is the New Black is as fresh and as vital as ever, and you don't always see that in a fourth season. Read full review

Caroline Framke

Jun 20, 2016

The new status quo and even more skewed power balances within the prison doesn’t just test every single character. It pushes all of them to their limits, and eventually throws them right the hell off the cliff they’ve been teetering on the edge of. Read full review

Bethonie Butler

Jun 16, 2016

Season 4 feels more like a drama than ever, and that’s not a bad thing. “Orange Is the New Black” has introduced a multitude of characters we don’t usually see on television and given them complicated and intimate relationships that speak volumes about issues not contained to prison’s impenetrable walls. Read full review

Kevin Fallon

Jun 17, 2016

Orange Is the New Black itself, which has grown richer, more surprising, and ambitious in its fourth season. That doesn’t always mean it’s better than ever--often it isn’t--but is just as admirable as ever. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Jun 15, 2016

If you love Orange Is The New Black, you’re going to be pleased with the way the new season unfolds. If you’re more skeptical of its ongoing strength, you may feel, as I did, that some of the show’s irritating habits have increased. Read full review

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donaldist

Jun 17, 2016

What a terrific piece of television, fully committed to the scope and sprawl of the prison, constructed with labyrinthine preciseness, and capable of brutality and pathos at which previous seasons have only hinted. It's not any more subtle than before, but what's the point of subtlety whenWhat a terrific piece of television, fully committed to the scope and sprawl of the prison, constructed with labyrinthine preciseness, and capable of brutality and pathos at which previous seasons have only hinted. It's not any more subtle than before, but what's the point of subtlety when dealing with issues of such immediate prescience? A wounded animal isn't exactly going to whimper quietly.
For a needlessly precise numerical score- 92/100, or an A… Expand

8 of 11 users found this helpful83

jesseurbancsik

Jun 20, 2016

This is Netflix's best show. The acting is phenomenal, with Taylor and the whole supporting ladies in need of Emmy nominations for next years Emmy's. This season get's better and better with every episode and it's hard not to binge watch in two days. GREAT JOB!

2 of 4 users found this helpful22

jmascaraque

Jun 20, 2016

Una increíble cuarta temporada,todo el potencial me ha sorprendido,normalmente una serie en su cuarta temporada después de haber tenido éxito parece difícil superarse,pero OITNB lo ha logrado.Diálogos con mucho ingenio,actuaciones brillantes y ese toque de comedia que hace a esta serie únicaUna increíble cuarta temporada,todo el potencial me ha sorprendido,normalmente una serie en su cuarta temporada después de haber tenido éxito parece difícil superarse,pero OITNB lo ha logrado.Diálogos con mucho ingenio,actuaciones brillantes y ese toque de comedia que hace a esta serie única en su especie,a pesar del drama contenido en esta temporada.… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

Evic21

Jun 18, 2016

Despite the slow build up to the new changes at Litchfield, Season four of OITNB is an incredibly powerful fourth chapter in the lives of the women we have learned to love for who they are behind their criminal veil. It's funny, serious, heartbreaking and breath taking. So many things haveDespite the slow build up to the new changes at Litchfield, Season four of OITNB is an incredibly powerful fourth chapter in the lives of the women we have learned to love for who they are behind their criminal veil. It's funny, serious, heartbreaking and breath taking. So many things have corrupted the inside of the prison that it's hard to guess what's coming next. Season four never has a dull moment, even if those moments are hard to watch.… Expand

3 of 5 users found this helpful32

Daigoust

Jun 18, 2016

Muito foda, difícil a 4a temporada se manter tão boa quanto a primeira e até superando a 2a e a 3a. O único problema é estou cansando e/ou enjoando dos romances lésbicos, melhor dosarem na próxima temporada ou vai ficar difícil de engolir... mas a série no geral ta muito foda, consegue teMuito foda, difícil a 4a temporada se manter tão boa quanto a primeira e até superando a 2a e a 3a. O único problema é estou cansando e/ou enjoando dos romances lésbicos, melhor dosarem na próxima temporada ou vai ficar difícil de engolir... mas a série no geral ta muito foda, consegue te sensibilizar e te revolta com as injustiças!!! Parabéns aos criadores, redatores e Netflix!!!… Expand

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

JoeJutty

Jul 7, 2016

Arguably the best season in the series, marred only by it's incredibly negative and ugly stereotyping of veterans. Overall much more emotional, much darker, and a solid return to form after a bumbling season 3.

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shoulderoforion

Jun 20, 2016

What a terrible season, such lazy writing & directing, I liked the first two seasons, the third season was alright, and this season was so bad I fast forwarded though so much cloying unnecessary filler plots. Blech, they ruined it.

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Series Overview
Season 7

81
- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: July 26, 2019
Season 6

69
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: July 27, 2018
Season 5

67
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: June 9, 2017
Season 4

86
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E13. Toast Can't Never Be Bread
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E12. The Animals
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E11. People Persons
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E10. Bunny, Skull, Bunny Skull
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E9. Turn Table Turn
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E8. Friends in Low Places
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E7. It Sounded Nicer in My Head
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E6. Piece of Sh*t
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E5. We'll Always Have Baltimore
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E4. Doctor Psycho
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E3. (Don't) Say Anything
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E2. Power Suit
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
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  S4:E1. Work That Body for Me
  Air Date: June 17, 2016
Season 3

83
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: June 12, 2015
Season 2

89
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 11, 2013
Season 1

79
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 11, 2013