In the SAG Awards, the series’ second season won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, a prize that it would win again for its third, fourth, and final seasons. In its first year at the Emmys, Orange Is the New Black emerged victorious in Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series ( Uzo Aduba). Praised for its diverse cast, as well as its depiction of gender, sexuality, race, and social issues that pervade the prison system, the series was soon recognized by awards associations such as the Television Academy and even the Screen Actors’ Guild.

Little by little, a devoted fanbase formed around the show. Critics loved it, and so did viewers, who slowly began subscribing in droves to the streaming platform created only nine years prior, in 2007.

Back in the early days of streaming, all the way back in 2013, Orange Is the New Black premiered on Netflix to wide acclaim.