ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK IS NOT CANCELED
19th July 2014 10:00 am
Ah, the Internet, a magical land where Bill Gates gives away free money, mermaids are real, and Ryan Gosling can successfully and secretly adopt a bouncing baby boy in time for Father's Day. Now, the Internet has presented us with this new fake goodie from the TV world: Orange Is the New Black is cancelled.
The online hoax that tricked thousands into thinking Netflix had pulled the plug on the beloved prison dramedy comes from satirical website The Onion wannabe Empire News.
“We regret to inform Netflix members that Orange Is the New Black has been permanently cancelled,” the articled quoted Netflix’s CEO as saying in a statement. To further double the angst of every OITNB fan out there: “Also, starting September 1st, 2014, past episodes will no longer be available for streaming on Netflix."
“We regret to inform Netflix members that Orange Is the New Black has been permanently cancelled,” the articled quoted Netflix’s CEO as saying in a statement. To further double the angst of every OITNB fan out there: “Also, starting September 1st, 2014, past episodes will no longer be available for streaming on Netflix."
The streaming site and the show's official twitter account quickly responded to the "breaking news" on Twitter:
