'Orange Is the New Black' Season 4 Release: What Time Will The Next 13 Episodes Drop? [VIDEO]
Orange Is the New Black season 4 is very close to dropping on Netflix, so what time should we expect it?
Season 4 of OITNB is expected to drop at 3 a.m. ET / midnight PT on Netflix. All 13 episodes will be available at once, as always. It's possible that Netflix will do another "early release" like they did for season 3, though this was for the special "OrangeCon" event so it may have been a one-time thing.
Critics have been highly praising the new season as a strong one.
"Based on the first six episodes of the 4th season, 'OITNB' remains fresh, funny/sad, smart, inventive, well-written, and particularly well-acted," writes NewsDay. "There's nothing here to disappoint established fans, maybe even a little something (or someone) to attract new ones."
Meanwhile, The Hollywood Reporter writes that the show could enter the pantheon of the greatest shows ever.
"Early episodes of season four are as compelling and entertaining and as well-written and acted as they have been for the past three, which is a tremendous achievement (particularly if it holds - which is likely, but not guaranteed)," they write. "That is, if 'Orange Is the New Black' nails it again in this coming season as so many signs seem to suggest, it will enter into that rarefied realm of top-five best series discussions."
Season 4 of Orange Is the New Black will see the arrival of a whole bunch of new prisoners to Litchfield. There's also a new corporate ownership, which will surely lead to some conflicts within management and the prisoners.
Additionally, the season will address racial tensions and culture like never before, as many reviews have addressed.
"Even more thrillingly, the show leans hard into the racial and ethnic tensions that have always been bubbling beneath its surface," writes the Boston Globe. "Without giving away any significant plot points (Netflix required all writers to sign an embargo that safeguarded against spoilers large and small), Litchfield finds itself in the thick of a culture clash that at first seems amusing but escalates until it's anything but. To its immense credit, this isn't a network procedural-style, smash-and-grab stab at sociopolitical relevance; 'Orange's conflict is deftly etched, starting small but expanding to address the failings of an entire system."
Watch the season 4 trailer of Orange Is the New Black here:
