But it's a hard sell to just go in and try to sell those stories initially.” 3. But if you take this white girl, this sort of fish out of water, and you follow her in, you can then expand your world and tell all of those other stories. “You're not going to go into a network and sell a show on really fascinating tales of black women, and Latina women, and old women and criminals. 'In a lot of ways Piper was my Trojan Horse,” said Kohan. Kohan knew that Piper (played by Taylor Schilling) would appeal to network execs, but she wanted to go much deeper than that story.

KOHAN ALWAYS HAD BIG PLANS FOR THE SHOW'S OTHER CHARACTERS. Kerman was particularly impressed with Kohan’s devotion to telling the story properly as “she asked question after question after question.” 2. She had to call Kerman and “beg” her for the rights. Kohan wasn’t the only one who wanted to adapt it. And I'm looking for those spaces where people actually do mix-and prison just happens to be a terrific one.' There's all these pieces, they're next to each other, they're not necessarily mixing. We talk about this country as this big melting pot, but it's a mosaic. 'I'm always looking for those places where you can slam really disparate people up against one another, and they have to deal with each other. Jenji Kohan, who was already well-known for creating Weeds, read Piper Kerman's memoir and thought it would be perfect for a TV show adaptation. COMPETITION FOR THE RIGHTS TO PIPER KERMAN'S MEMOIR WAS STIFF. 's fourth season is here! Before you sit down to binge-watch, get to know Piper, Alex, and Crazy Eyes even better with these facts about what goes on behind the scenes of Litchfield Penitentiary.

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