In a world where readers sometimes only scan the headlines to get their news, an Orange Is the New Black hoax posted on a satirical news site fooled many fans of the Netflix series.
The satirical story, which went up on Friday and eventually turned into a social media rumor, claimed Netflix had canceled the production of Season 3 and planned to remove the first two seasons because of the lack of male leads on the show.
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Fed up with the rumors, Netflix responded in the best way possible online, stealing the memorable "bullshit" line from OITNB's Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson. Even one of the show's actors, Michael Harney (who plays Sam Healy in the show), chimed in.
Orange Is The New Black has NOT been canceled. Whoever started this rumor will be spending some time in the SHU. pic.twitter.com/tslCdjBkht— Orange Is the New... (@OITNB) July 12, 2014
Don't worry, dandelions! @OITNB is not cancelled. Follow season 3 production here: http://t.co/0EaXwhWq3u— Netflix US (@netflix) July 12, 2014
@OITNB I will escort the responsible parties personally along with a few of my friends— Michael Harney (@MichaelHarney4) July 12, 2014
As Mashable previously reported, Netflix is already working on OITNB's third season.
The prison dramedy ended 2013 as Netflix's most-watched original series ever. Just last week, the first season earned 12 Emmy nominations, including in comedy categories for best series, lead actress (Taylor Schilling as Piper), supporting actress (Kate Mulgrew) and guest actress (Natasha Lyonne as Nicky, Uzo Aduba as Crazy Eyes and Laverne Cox as Sophia).
The first season won Best Comedy Series at the Critics' Choice Awards, while the second season earned favorable reviews after debuting this June.
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