Orange is the new black to finish with the seventh series

Netflix has announced the end of one of its biggest hits, Orange Is The New Black.

The comedy drama on women in prison will end after its seventh series to come.

In a video on the series' official Twitter account, members of the cast, including Uzo Aduba and Taylor Schilling, promised a fanfare outing.

It aired for the first time in 2013 and was a huge success, winning the Emmys and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The show takes place in Litchfield's fictional jailhouse and is based on the 2010 memoir Orange is the new black: my year in a Piper Kerman women's prison.

It's quickly become a huge success for Netflix and it's one of its biggest original series.

Uzo Aduba who plays Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren said: "Season seven, you will not be disappointed.

"It's a season you will not forget and we'll give you everything you could need and more."

"I am very grateful for the moments of fun, knowledge, friendship, love and family we have created together," she added.

Kate Mulgrew, who plays Galina "Red", said Reznikov: "I will miss playing and living on the edge of one of the most innovative, original and controversial series of this decade".

The show was praised for portraying prisoners, as well as addressing issues such as gender, race and sexuality.

"Orange is the new black has changed my life"

The actors of the series shared the information on the social networks with messages intended for the televiewers and about their passage in the series.

Adrienne C. Moore wrote on Instagram that the actors "would not be where we are today" without the fans of the OITNB.

"OITNB has changed my life and introduced so many wonderful people from all over the world! With this official message of the end of our race, my heart is a bit heavy, but excited for the future," he said. Selenis Levya writes on Instagram.

Uzo Aduba quoted Winnie The Pooh on Twitter, in which he wrote: "How lucky I have to have something that makes it so hard to say goodbye so loudly."

"Thank you so much for this opportunity to work with you all and change my life in ways every day," said Taryn Manning, who paid tribute to her cast colleagues on Instagram.

The decision to close it comes as the popularity of Netflix continues to grow.

It added seven million new customers in the three-month period ending in September, bringing its total to more than 137 million.

House of Cards, another of his original successes, will also end after a final season starting in November.

The latest episodes of Orange Is The New Black are expected to air in the summer of 2019.

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