'Orange is the New Black' Brings Back Regulars, Adds a New Face for Season 2
by EG
Season 1 of "Orange is the New Black" is still warm, but there's already plenty of speculation about what will happen in season 2 of the Netflix original series.
One thing we know for certain: two of the supporting characters from the first season will definitely be back for the second, and one new inmate will be on hand. (If you haven't yet watched season 1, you might want to stop reading, because the fate of one of the characters was in doubt at the end of season one's final episode.)
Access Hollywood reports that Taryn Manning, the actress who plays the evangelical meth addict Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett, will be back next season, this time as an official regular rather than a recurring character. Given the ending of the first-season finale, there was some question whether or not Pennsatucky would be able to make it back for another season.
In addition to Manning, Danielle Brooks, who plays Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson, will be back for season 2 in a regular role. Lorraine Toussaint ("Friday Night Lights," "Saving Grace") will also join the cast next season as a newly incarcerated drug dealer.