The fourth season of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black is just around the corner and the new season has a whole slew of themes. In a recent interview, actress Kate Mulgrew advised that fans “buckle their seatbelts” for Season 4.
"There's a lot of laughs, but you must buckle your seatbelts, because she takes some very interesting turns,” said Mulgrew, who plays Red in the series. “It gets darker. It gets very dark. I think you will be very surprised, I think you will be wholeheartedly engaged, you will be riveted."
Mulgrew also added that show creator Jenji Kohan will be "examining the prison system as it has never been examined before” in the new season.
"We start with political agendas, the corporatization of the prison, the stratification of people into their little mosaic groups,” said show creator Jenji Kohan at the 2016 Winter TCA Press Tour. “We want it to be a surprise, but [you can expect] all the fun stuff like race and hate and some things from current events that we wanted to filter through our lens."
Previously, actress Selenis Leyva, who plays Gloria Mendoza in the series, dished on what fans can expect to The Huffington Post.
“I think [Season 4] is going to be one of the most talked about seasons,” Leyva said. “There’s a lot more conflict, there’s division amongst the groups more than ever. This is the season of the rise of the Latinas and there’s a lot of conflict within that.”
Things could become a bit dangerous at Litchfield, according to some hints from Leyva. “There’s a lot of danger lurking around the corner this season,” said Leyva. “My heart was beating fast for the six months we were shooting.”
Orange is The New Black debuts on Netflix on June 17.
