Orange Is the New Black

Ryan Murphy had the rights to Piper Kerman's memoir before Jenji Kohan, but admitted he could never figure out how to do it the proper way. He then ended up letting the option lapse and it became what it is now.

Every time Piper goes to the phone, the same crying woman is at another phone.

Laverne Cox's twin brother, musician M. Lamar, appears in a flashback as Sophia before her gender transition.