--- description: Don't worry, it's just a hoax title: No, Orange is the New Black Wasn't Cancelled image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06525e70022d45e4/69869b8d35ba6f053cc02ff1/oitnb_ps2_023_h.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # No, _Orange Is the New Black_ Wasn't Canceled by [Dan Hirschhorn](/author/dan-hirschhorn/) ## Dan Hirschhorn Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 13, 2014 9:11 PM CUT  Taylor Schilling in a scene from NetflixÕs ÒOrange is the New BlackÓ Season 2\. Photo credit: JoJo Whilden for Netflix. Taylor Schilling in a scene from NetflixÕs ÒOrange is the New BlackÓ Season 2\. Photo credit: JoJo Whilden for Netflix.Netflix by [Dan Hirschhorn](/author/dan-hirschhorn/) ## Dan Hirschhorn Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 13, 2014 9:11 PM CUT Don’t worry, Piper is coming back to TV. Fans of the Netflix hit _Orange Is the New Black_ were briefly taken in by a hoax this week when the satirical website Empire News posted [a story](http://empirenews.net/netflix-pulls-plug-on-orange-is-the-new-black-the-reason-why-may-shock-you/ "undefined") blaring that Netflix had pulled the plug on the show about life in a women’s prison. “We regret to inform Netflix members that _Orange Is the New Black_ has been permanently cancelled,” the quoted Netflix’s CEO as saying in a statement. “Also, starting September 1st, 2014, past episodes will no longer be available for streaming on Netflix.” Not so fast. Netflix posted a picture Sunday of the characters Crazy Eyes and Taystee on set filming Season 3 and assured fans the show is coming back: > [](https://twitter.com/netflix/status/488419217503289344) The show’s official Twitter page also chimed in: > [](https://twitter.com/OITNB/status/488058857864716288) The clarification was surely welcomed by fans who had reacted to the initial “story” with shock and outrage. > [](https://twitter.com/chelspickard%5F/status/488374420969238528) > [](https://twitter.com/LookIts%5FErica/status/488221310301249536) > [](https://twitter.com/shabbysabby/status/488177256582221824) > [](https://twitter.com/maddiebangbang/status/488173843148963840) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2979889/orange-is-the-new-black-cancelled-hoax/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2979889/orange-is-the-new-black-cancelled-hoax/"},"headline":"No, Orange Is the New Black Wasn't Canceled","datePublished":"2014-07-13T21:11:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T07:46:23.243Z","description":"Don't worry, it's just a hoax","url":"https://time.com/2979889/orange-is-the-new-black-cancelled-hoax/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06525e70022d45e4/69869b8d35ba6f053cc02ff1/oitnb_ps2_023_h.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Hirschhorn","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/dan-hirschhorn/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06525e70022d45e4/69869b8d35ba6f053cc02ff1/oitnb_ps2_023_h.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"oitnb_ps2_023_h","caption":"Taylor Schilling in a scene from NetflixÕs ÒOrange is the New BlackÓ Season 2. 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