“Orange Is The New Black” is not just a television series for some, but also a medium to tell the story of every inmate and the things they are going through. In fact, it features real-life happenings based on Piper Kerman's memoir, “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison.”
Now that the comedy-drama web television series has been renewed to have its sixth and seventh season, three of its stars revealed what they want to happen to their characters in the show.
In an interview with ABC News, Dascha Polanco, Selenis Leyva, and Adrienne C. Moore talked about what they want their future to be in the coming “Orange is the New Black” Season 6.
Stars’ wishes for their characters
Dascha Polanco wants her character as Dayanara Diaz to be allowed to deal with her emotional problems in “Orange is a New Black” Season 6. This was after she gave her baby away and shot a prison guard in the previous season.
"I want Dayanara to go through a postpartum depression,” the 34-year-old star told ABC News. She really aims to explore this kind of topic in the television series.
She also wants the show’s writer to let her role be visited by the father of her child, C.O. John Bennett (Matt McGorry). She, too, wants to know the whereabouts of her character’s daughter.
Moreover, Selenis Leyva wants her role as Gloria Mendoza to seek for closure after her fellow inmate has betrayed her. Although fans saw much of her character in the previous season, she still wants her character to be tough as she can be to deal with the disloyalty she is experiencing. "If Gloria is the leader of the crew … then it's time to buckle up,” the 45-year-old actress said.
Lastly, Adrienne C. Moore wants nothing for Cindy "Black Cindy" Hayes but to have her own “sexy” moment. The 36-year-old star explained that she wants Cindy to be in a relationship because big girls are also sexy.
However, although these are what they want to happen to their respective characters, it’s still upon the decision of the show’s writers.
The lessons from ‘OITNB’
Meanwhile, in a different interview with Hello Beautiful, Dascha Polanco, talked about the lessons viewers could get from watching “Orange is the New Black.”
Polanco wants everyone to know the hardships of the prisoners are being through when they are about to be released out of jail. She told the publication that people have to help these inmates to be successful in their own little ways when they get out from the prison. This includes education, commitment, and to be able to survive on their own and to become a better person
“Orange is the New Black” Season 6 is expected to return on Netflix in 2018.