The 'Orange Is The New Black' Cast hit the red carpet for the premiere of season 2 last Thursday evening (May 15) at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City. The OITNB opened up about season 2 spoilers!
Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, and Danielle Brooks hit the red carpet at the premiere of the second season ofOrange Is the New Black on The ladies were joined by co-stars Laura Prepon, Natasha Lyonne,Jason Biggs, Taryn Manning, Matt McGorry, Madeline Brewer, Dascha Polanco, Laverne Cox, Lea DeLaria,Samira Wiley, series creator Jenji Kohan, and more!
Series creator Jenji Kohan (Weeds) talked to The Hollywood Reporter about her strategy for an awesome season 2 for OITNB. "No one wants to have sophomore slump! Expectations got so high, it's terrifying," she said. "But when you're in it, you're in it, and the worry about the pressure is a luxury ... the perpetual motion makes you put the other stuff on the backburner. I'll have a nervous breakdown soon, but I don't know when that's gonna happen!"
Natasha Lyonne (Nicky Nichols) told the Hollywood Reporter about how the series has affected her daily life: "Now I can literally leave the house in my pajamas and my hair as crazy as I want, and no one's surprised!" she said. "It's like, 'I saw that Natasha in person, and boy, she looks just like she does in prison!'"
Laverne Cox said about being the first trans person to have a starring role on a major scripted series, "It's a lot of pressure, and I'm lucky to have a lot of amazing support and people in my life who remind me that I'm enough, and I'm doing enough. Unfortunately there's a lot of injustice when it comes to trans people in this country, and I can't fight all those battles, so I have to remember who I am and what my role is. We all have our role to play in making lives better and the world a better place, so I'm trying to do what I can."
Dascha Polanco (the pregnant inmate Dayanara in a secret relationship with John Bennett) said about her character, "I'm really grateful - Jenji and the writers, the way they've put it together is the way it's supposed to be, and I accept it and embrace it. The fans are gonna be super excited!"
There will be a peek into Piper Chapman's past in the first episode, with 12-year-old Clare Foley playing the role of a young Piper in the flashback: "You see Piper as a daddy's girl, and some of her friends being naughty, but she's trying to be good," she said to the Hollywood Reporter.
The second season of 'Orange Is The New Black' will premiere on Netflix on June 6.
