--- ---  # Meet the New _Orange Is the New Black_ Inmate Causing Trouble for Piper and Alex  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Jun 9, 2015 3:07 PM UTC  Stella (Ruby Rose) in Orange is the New Black season three, which hits Netflix on Friday. Stella (Ruby Rose) in Orange is the New Black season three, which hits Netflix on Friday.  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Jun 9, 2015 3:07 PM UTC With just a few days before Netflix drops 13 new episodes of _Orange Is the New Black_, we’re learning more and more about what’s in store for the inmates at Litchfield in the show’s third season. Creator Jenji Kohan already told TIME that a [Martha Stewart-like character is coming](http://time.com/3830699/orange-is-the-new-black-martha-stewart-2/), but there’s another inmate arriving to shake things up — Stella, played by Australian actress Ruby Rose. From the looks of the above preview, she’s not about to polarize the prison the way the Vee did last season. But with an eye on Piper, who’s having a rocky reunion with Alex following her on-and-off lover’s parole violation, Stella may be the character responsible for what Rose calls “the sexiest season by far.” _Read next:_ [_Review:_ ](http://time.com/3910920/oitnb-season-3-review/)[Orange Is the New Black](http://time.com/3910920/oitnb-season-3-review/)[ _Spotlights the Mothers of Detention_](http://time.com/3910920/oitnb-season-3-review/) _Read next:_ [Orange Is the New Black _to Feature Character Based on Martha Stewart_](http://time.com/3830699/orange-is-the-new-black-martha-stewart-2/) Orange Is the New Black - Meet New Inmate Stella ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3913993/orange-is-the-new-black-stella-ruby-rose/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3913993/orange-is-the-new-black-stella-ruby-rose/"},"headline":"Meet the New Orange Is the New Black Inmate Causing Trouble for Piper and Alex","datePublished":"2015-06-09T15:07:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:02:09.940Z","description":"New cast member Ruby Rose promises season three will be the “sexiest season by far\"","url":"https://time.com/3913993/orange-is-the-new-black-stella-ruby-rose/","keywords":["Television","Netflix","Orange Is the New Black"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb908308bb6089982/6988539f35ba6f7a00c0da49/stella.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb908308bb6089982/6988539f35ba6f7a00c0da49/stella.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Stella","caption":"Stella (Ruby Rose) in Orange is the New Black season three, which hits Netflix on Friday.","creditText":"","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/3913993/orange-is-the-new-black-stella-ruby-rose/","name":"Meet the New Orange Is the New Black Inmate Causing Trouble for Piper and Alex"}}]}] ```