5. Orange Is The New Black – Approx. $50Million/ Season
Then we’ve got Orange is the New Black, another original series from Netflix.
This one is an American comedy-drama series created by Jenji Kohan. Produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television, this series is based on Piper Kerman’s memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison (2010).
It is about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum-security federal prison.
The first season, comprising 13 episodes, premiered on July 11, 2013 on Netflix, then on April 15, 2015, the series was renewed for a fourth season, scheduled to premiere in 2016.
