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  2. Piper Chapman is an individual character who does not solidly resemble Kerman and her experience in prison; however, as the series was inspired by her book, some of the events in the series are similar to those that take place in her publication.

  3. Jul 31, 2019 · Even some of the drama we see Piper Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling; inspired by Kerman) face on the small screen is an exaggerated version of what the real Piper experiences.

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  4. Feb 12, 2024 · Piper Chapman is, however, based on a real person: Piper Kerman. Her 2010 book, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison is based on her own time in a real-life penitentiary. Certain elements of Kerman's story were tweaked for Orange Is the New Black during its seven seasons.

  5. Jul 2, 2015 · Piper Chapman is based on Piper Kerman, loosely in some aspects and closely in others. The real Piper served time in FCI Danbury (just over the border in Connecticut rather than the New...

  6. Jul 29, 2019 · While she and Piper Chapman share demographic backgrounds (and hair color), Kerman is assuredly not Chapman. Kerman and Chapman’s diverging paths are especially evident in the finale of...

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  7. Piper Elizabeth Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling) is the protagonist of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. The character is based on Piper Kerman, author of the non-fiction book Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, upon which the series is based. [1]

  8. May 7, 2015 · It’s common knowledge to fans that Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black is based on the events of the real-life Piper Kerman—known on the show as Piper Chapman, played by Taylor...

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