Orange Is the New Black Season 2 coming this summer

Daily Xtra talks to Taylor Schilling about Netflix show’s appeal

Taylor Schilling on the appeal of Orange Is the New Black. Season 2 of the online series will be released on June 6.

Netflix has just announced that Season 2 of Orange Is the New Black will be released June 6, 2014. A 15-second teaser gives fans a taste of what they can expect in the new season. The online series has caught the attention of many in the queer community, with its lesbian story lines and trans characters.

Orange Is the New Black is set in an American federal women’s prison where Piper Chapman is doing time for a drug-related conviction.

Daily Xtra spoke with Taylor Schilling, who plays Chapman, while she was in Toronto promoting her new movie, Stay, at the film festival. Click on the above image for our video interview.

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