Piper Chapman is sent to prison as a result of her relationhip with a drug smuggler.
      Orange Is the New Black revolves around Piper Chapman (Schilling), a woman from Connecticut, living in New York City who is sent to the women's Litchfield, NY federal prison for possessing a suitcase full of drug money for Alex Vause (Prepon), an international drug smuggler and Chapman's one-time lover. Sentenced to serve a fifteen-month sentence, Chapman must survive the hardships of prison life, and she may have to be a different person to do so.

Orange Is the New Black is an American Netflix original comedy-drama series, created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Lionsgate Television. It is based on Piper Kerman's memoir Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison. The series premiered on July 11, 2013. On June 27, 2013, Netflix renewed Orange Is the New Black for a second season.