Fans continue to patiently wait for the return of Netflix's Orange Is The New Black, which will be coming back for its sophomore season.

Natasha Lyonne, who plays Nicky Nichols, recently spoke to Gotham magazine about the popular program, and how it's paving the way for more original programming.

"We have such a nice thing going with all of us that feels really great as a woman, and hopefully [through] these projects, slowly we're chipping away at these ideas-that gay people are considered second class citizens, that women are considered second class citizens-and it feels great to be part of that. And in both cases, it's really funny and original stuff, great writing, great voices," he said.

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Lyonne also elaborated on what she felt was the underlying theme of the show, which in her eyes is the personal demons each of the female inmates are facing.

"Everything on the show is functioning at two levels at all times. There's a real underbelly of suffering and pain. We're people in prison who have this albatross of regret of making, at some point, a terrible decision that led us to be there...And Netflix feels like mavericks, there's not restrictions and walls, they really just want to make the best thing possible," she said.

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Netflix's Orange Is The New Black is set to make its return for its second season at some point in 2014. Be sure to keep checking back for more of the latest details.

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