描述了主人公Piper（Taylor Schilling）在大学里结识了一名女毒贩Alex Vause（Laura Prepon），在交往过程中，主人公Piper曾帮女毒贩运黑钱过关。10年后，女主角结识了男人Larry Bloom，并与之相爱。谁知噩耗传来，警方逮捕女毒贩Alex Vause，Piper遭到牵连，因10年前运黑钱事件被判入狱服刑15个月。Piper的社会经验很少，面对糟糕的新环境有些不知所措。在联邦女子监狱内，她将第一次领略什么是「监狱文化」——这里有敌意，有包容，有眼泪，有欢笑，也有爱。她虽然得到了一群性格坦率的女囚犯的认可，但她的牢狱生活绝不会一帆风顺。
泰勒·席林 饰 Piper Chapman
贾森·比格斯 饰 Larry Bloom
凯特·穆格鲁 饰 Galina "Red" Reznikov
娜塔莎·雷昂 饰 Nicole "Nicky" Nichols
丹妮尔·布鲁克 饰 Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
奥卓·阿杜巴 饰 Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren
萨米拉·威利 饰 Poussey Washington
达莎·波兰科 饰 Dayanara Diaz
迈克尔·哈内 饰 Sam Healy
Selenis Leyva 饰 Gloria Mendoza
耶尔·斯通 饰 Lorna Morello
塔恩·曼宁 饰 Tiffany 'Pennsatucky' Doggett
Nick Sandow 饰 Joe Caputo
劳拉·普莱潘 饰 Alex Vause
Joel Garland 饰 Scott O'Neill
凯瑟琳·柯婷 饰 Wanda Bell
马特·麦高瑞 饰 John Bennett
拉维恩·考克斯 饰 Sophia Burset
帕布罗·施雷柏 饰 George 'Pornstache' Mendez
贵美子·格伦 饰 Brook Soso
Yvette Freeman 饰 Irma
Judith Roberts 饰 Taslitz
迈克尔·哲努斯 饰 Cal Chapman
大卫·阿隆·贝克 饰 Tim
金·迪莱克特 饰 Diane Vause
鲁比·罗丝 饰 Stella Carlin
麦克·休斯敦 饰 CO Lee Dixon
布莱恩·黑利 饰 US Marshal Anderson
罗莉·佩蒂 饰 Lolly Whitehill
Jimmy Gary Jr. 饰 CO Felix Rikerson
Evan Hall 饰 CO Stratman
Emily Tarver 饰 CO Artesian McCullough
Michael Torpey 饰 CO Thomas Humphrey
瓦内莎·凯 饰 Elizabeth Wilkinson
麦克斯·詹金斯 饰 Drew
Madison McKinley 饰 Rachel
约翰·德里奥 饰 1978 Joey Caputo
Nick Sakai 饰 Happy Clappy Waiter #3
约瑟夫·梅伦德兹 饰 El León
奥娜·劳伦斯 饰 10 Year Old Tiffany
导演 安德鲁·麦卡锡，迈克尔·特里姆
编剧 Jenji Kohan
第四届评论家电视选择奖 最佳喜剧
喜剧类最佳女配角：凯特·穆格鲁 喜剧类最佳客串演员：乌佐·阿杜巴
Year Ceremony Category Recipients Result
2014 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Comedy Series Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Kate Mulgrew Won
Laverne Cox Nominated
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Uzo Aduba Won
71st Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Taylor Schilling Nominated
25th GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Won
第56届格莱美奖 Best Song Written for Visual Media Regina Spektor– "You've Got Time" Nominated
66th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Taylor Schilling (Episode: "The Chickening") Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Kate Mulgrew (Episode: "Tit Punch") Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Uzo Aduba (Episode: "Lesbian Request Denied") Won
Laverne Cox (Episode: "Lesbian Request Denied") Nominated
Natasha Lyonne (Episode: "WAC Pack") Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Jodie Foster (Episode: "Lesbian Request Denied") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Liz FriedmanandJenji Kohan (Episode: "I Wasn't Ready") Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Jennifer Euston Won
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series William Turro (Episode: "Tit Punch") Won
Shannon Mitchell (Episode: "Tall Men With Feelings") Nominated
Michael S. Stern (Episode: "Can't Fix Crazy") Nominated
第40届人民选择奖 Favorite Streaming Series Won
18th Satellite Awards Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Won
Best Cast – Television Series Won
Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Taylor Schilling Won
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film Laura Prepon Won
Uzo Aduba Nominated
30th TCA Awards Program of the Year Nominated
Outstanding New Program Won
66th Writers Guild of America Awards Best Comedy Series Nominated
Best New Series Nominated
Best Episodic Comedy Liz FriedmanandJenji Kohan (Episode: "I Wasn't Ready") Nominated
Sian Heder (Episode: "Lesbian Request Denied") Nominated
2014 Young Hollywood Awards Best Cast Chemistry – TV series Nominated
Bingeworthy TV series Won
Breakthrough Actress Danielle Brooks Won
We Love to Hate You Pablo Schreiber Won
2015 第41届人民选择奖 Favorite TV Dramedy Pending
19th Satellite Awards Best Musical or Comedy Series Pending
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series Taylor Schilling Pending
26th Producers Guild of America Awards Best Episodic Comedy Mark A. Burley, Sara Hess, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Neri Tannenbaum, Michael Trim, Lisa I. Vinnecour Pending
第67届美国编剧工会奖 Best Comedy Series Pending
Best Episodic Comedy Nick Jones (Episode: "Low Self Esteem City") Pending
72nd Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Pending
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Taylor Schilling Pending
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Uzo Aduba Pending
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Comedy Series Pending
第41届人民选择奖 最受欢迎流媒体剧集
2015 第21届美国演员工会奖 喜剧类剧集最佳女演员 奥卓·阿杜巴获奖 获奖
喜剧类剧集最佳集体表演 《女子监狱》 获奖
第67届艾美奖 剧情类最佳女配角 奥卓·阿杜巴 获奖
2016 第73届金球奖 音乐喜剧类最佳剧集 提名
最佳女配角 提名
第22届美国演员工会奖 喜剧类剧集最佳女演员 提名
喜剧类剧集集体表演奖 提名
2017年 美国演员工会奖 喜剧类剧集最佳群戏 获奖
专辑曲目：
01. Regina Spektor – You’ve Got Time (03:11)
02. Betty Davis – Walkin’ Up The Road (02:51)
03. Benny Latimore – Move and Groove Together (02:35)
04. Tune-Yards – Gangsta (03:56)
05. The Staple Singers – I’ll Take You There (03:14)
06. Kelis – Milkshake (03:03)
07. Leagues – Walking Backwards (04:11)
08. Little Foot Long Foot – Kickface (03:51)
09. The Velvet Underground & Nico – Sunday Morning (02:55)
10. The Duchess and The Duke – Living This Life Makes It Hard (04:34)
11. Nancy Cassidy – Chicken (01:53)
12. Whispering Jack Smith – Baby Face (02:59)
season no. of episodes released date
1 13 July11,2013
2 13 June6,2014
3 14 June2015
女子监狱在上映第一周内的收视率就超过netfix之前的连续剧《house of cards纸牌屋》，arrested development发展受阻。
