, ▁T ilt ed ▁Produ ctions , ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ▁throughout ▁its ▁entire ▁eight ▁season ▁air ing . ▁ ▁Orange ▁Is ▁the ▁New ▁Black ▁ ▁Koh an ▁created ▁the ▁Net fli x ▁comedy - d rama ▁Orange ▁Is ▁the ▁New ▁Black , ▁an ▁adaptation ▁that ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁Pi per ▁K erman ' s ▁mem oir ▁Orange ▁Is ▁the ▁New ▁Black : ▁My ▁Year ▁in ▁a ▁Women ' s ▁Pr ison ▁about ▁her ▁experiences ▁in ▁a ▁minimum - security ▁women ' s ▁prison . ▁Koh an ' s ▁executive ▁producing ▁duties ▁as ▁show runner ▁and ▁head ▁writer ▁consists ▁of ▁running ▁the ▁writer ' s ▁room , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁her ▁writing ▁studio , ▁T ilt ed ▁Produ ctions , ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Net fli x , ▁as ▁a ▁streaming ▁service ▁distribution ▁model ▁of ▁TV ▁and ▁movie ▁content , ▁is ▁unique ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁provide ▁ratings ▁information , ▁so ▁Koh an ▁does ▁not ▁know ▁exact ▁ratings ▁for ▁Orange ▁Is ▁the ▁New ▁Black , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁character ized ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁watched ▁original ▁series ▁on ▁Net fli x , ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁distribution ▁model ▁where ▁b inge ▁view ing ▁is ▁enabled ▁by ▁full ▁seasons ▁of ▁shows ▁being ▁made ▁available ▁at ▁once . ▁ ▁Other ▁projects ▁ ▁Produ cing ▁ ▁Koh an ▁has ▁an ▁overall ▁deal ▁with ▁Net fli x . ▁ ▁Hay worth ▁Theatre ▁ ▁Koh an ▁own s ▁the ▁historic ▁Hay worth ▁Theatre ▁in