--- ---  # Netflix Sets Date for _Orange is the New Black_ Season 3 Premiere ## Video: House of Cards and the Rising Success of Netflix [Watch (HLS stream): House of Cards and the Rising Success of Netflix](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xqXLOACS.m3u8) (2:43)  _Published 2013-09-22. Netflix used to mail DVDs. Now it's primed for a big night at the Emmy's._  by [Dan Kedmey](https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Mar 2, 2015 8:50 PM UTC  Taylor Schilling in a scene from Orange is the New Black Taylor Schilling in a scene from Orange is the New BlackJojo Whilden—Netflix  by [Dan Kedmey](https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Mar 2, 2015 8:50 PM UTC The wait is almost over for _Orange is the New Black_ fans eager to reunite with Piper, Red, Crazy Eyes and Taystee. Netflix announced Monday the third season of its award-winning comedy drama would premiere on the streaming service June 12\. The prison-set show will return about a month before the service premieres the long-awaited sequel to _Wet Hot American Summer,_ on July 17. _Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp_ will reunite the movie’s original cast for an eight-episode series, all of which will take place on the first day of summer camp. Can’t stand the wait? Get your teaser clip [here](http://time.com/3685687/wet-hot-american-summer-teaser/). Netflix Gives Orange is the New Black, Wet Hot American Summer Dates ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3729109/netflix-orange-is-the-new-black-wet-hot-american-summer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3729109/netflix-orange-is-the-new-black-wet-hot-american-summer/"},"headline":"Netflix Sets Date for Orange is the New Black Season 3 Premiere","datePublished":"2015-03-02T20:50:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:50:57.095Z","description":"The streaming company also gave a release date for the Wet Hot American Summer sequel","url":"https://time.com/3729109/netflix-orange-is-the-new-black-wet-hot-american-summer/","keywords":["Television","Netflix"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3bc272491a6a299d/698781c0a988caecd36acbff/orange-new-black.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3bc272491a6a299d/698781c0a988caecd36acbff/orange-new-black.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"orange-new-black","caption":"Taylor Schilling in a scene from Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” Season 2. Photo credit: JoJo Whilden for Netflix","creditText":"Jojo Whilden—Netflix","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3729109/netflix-orange-is-the-new-black-wet-hot-american-summer/","name":"Netflix Sets Date for Orange is the New Black Season 3 Premiere"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"House of Cards and the Rising Success of Netflix","description":"Netflix used to mail DVDs. Now it's primed for a big night at the Emmy's.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/xqXLOACS/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-09-22T19:50:29.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xqXLOACS.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3729109/netflix-orange-is-the-new-black-wet-hot-american-summer/","duration":"PT2M43S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3729109/netflix-orange-is-the-new-black-wet-hot-american-summer/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```