November 8, 2024 00:53 AM

‘Orange Is The New Black’ Season 5 Update: Behind the Scenes Of Filming Poussey’s Death; Piper Chapman Reprise Role

One of the hit American TV series "Orange Is the New Black" has been renewed for its fifth season. Its upcoming season is set to premier by June 2017 on Netflix. It was reported that behind the scenes of Poussey's death was heartbreaking. On the other hand, it was also revealed that Taylor Schilling would reprise her role as Piper Chapman.

On the previous season of "Orange Is the New Black", it was shown that Pousey Washington, whose character played by Samira Wiley died tragically inside Litchfield Penitentiary. Fans were shocked about the sudden death of Poussey.

As the news released by ET Online, it was revealed that Wiley knew about her fate as Poussey in "Orange is the New Black". However, most of the cast and crew of the hit Netflix series did not know about her fate until the script was handed out. "I knew that the character was going to die over a year before everyone else," Wiley said.

Alan Aisenberg who portrayed the role of Baxter Bayley claimed that he was very emotional when he read the episode. Besides, he had difficulty in keeping the 'death scene' episode of Poussey from his "Orange is the New Black" co-stars. "I read the episode and was just crying. I was completely overwhelmed and excited and terrified, like, every emotion that you can have.", Aisenberg said.

On the other hand, it was reported that Taylor Schilling would reprise her role as Piper Chapman in "Orange is the New Black" Season 5. Based on the news released by Movie News Guide, it was revealed that Chapman's character will be back on set. Besides, it was confirmed by Schilling about her involvement in its upcoming season.

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