Foxtel’s showcase channel will marathon screen the entire third season of the critically acclaimed Lionsgate/Netflix original series Orange is the New Black from 2.00pm EST on Friday, June 12 – the same time as the US.
All 14 episodes of the new season will air back-to-back straight through to the end of the final episode.
Each new episode will air ad break-fee and will also be available on demand for internet connected iQ boxes straight after it airs on showcase via Foxtel’s Anytime^ service.
Season three will start again at 9.00am on Saturday, June 13, followed by a weekly installment of season three episodes beginning in their regular timeslot on Sunday, June 14 at 7.30pm EST.
Based on the best-selling memoir by Piper Kerman, Orange is the New Black is a fierce and funny comedy drama series that goes inside the walls of an American all-women’s prison with an unforgettable and irreverent group of inmates.
The Emmy Award-winning series stars Taylor Schilling (Piper) as a woman sent to prison for a crime she committed in her youthful past, trading her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict behind bars.
Former MTV Australia and Foxtel presenter Ruby Rose joins the cast in season three, as a rumoured new love interest for both Piper and Alex (Laura Prepon).
Orange is the New Black also stars Michelle Hurst (Miss Claudette), Kate Mulgrew (Galina ‘Red’ Reznikov), Natasha Lyonne (Nicky Nichols), Laura Prepon (Alex Vause), Michael Harney (Sam Healy), Maria Dizzia (Polly Harper), Pablo Schreiber (Pornstache) and Australian Actress Yael Stone (Lorna Morello).
A marathon of Orange is the New Black season one and two will air on Foxtel’s showcase channel from 3.30pm EST on Saturday, June 6.