The fifth season of the American comedy-drama television series Orange Is the New Black premiered on Netflix on June 9, 2017, at 12:00 am PST in multiple countries.
Humphrey, who is suffering major blood loss, has a stroke in the prison infirmary, which is staffed by only a nurse.
It is revealed that Frieda has a secret "bunker" stocked with food that she had built out of an unused pool that was never filled in.
The COs, locked in a room, plot to regain control of the prison after McCullough reveals that the inmates do not have the gun anymore.
A news helicopter suddenly arrives, taking photos and recordings of Judy tied up and unconscious.
Bayley attempts to commit suicide by drinking bottles of paint dye, which turns out to be non-toxic.
Using Humphrey's phone, Red and Blanca send text messages to Piscatella, encouraging him to break into the prison via a window at night.
Taystee agrees to hand over Daya, who first calls Mendez's mother, asking her to adopt her daughter out of foster care.
Daya also asks Mendez's mother to give the child some space, due to Aleida's control she received when she was younger.
Gloria begs Caputo—who is locked in a Porta-Potty—to give her furlough to see her son, but Caputo states he cannot help her until she lets the hostages go.
After Boo disappears, Linda desperately seeks out Caputo, who is let out by Taystee to back up the inmates' claim of slave labor to Figueroa.
Morello, hurt by Nicky's comments that her pregnancy is all in her head, convinces Suzanne to stop taking her psych medicine.
Piper gets the duct tape off her mouth and yells for help, which is heard by the other inmates holed up in Frieda's basement bunker.
As it was not Taystee who sent out the guards as part of an acceptance of the negotiation, MCC decides to send the CERT into the prison to end the riot.
Morello reveals numerous positive pregnancy tests to Nicky, who calls Vince and convinces him to take responsibility.
Poussey's father refuses to accept, stating that Bayley's punishment will be having to live the rest of his life with what he has done.
Dozens of CERT members in riot gear break down the prison doors with smoke bombs, stun guns and batons in hand, causing pandemonium as they handcuff all the inmates.
They get help from Nicky, who takes them down to Frieda's hiding place; Suzanne is revived when they inject her with an epi-pen.
Deciding not to go down without a fight, Ouija, Pidge and the white supremacists barricade themselves inside a dorm and injure some of the CERT members with booby traps before being restrained.
[2] In April 2017, it was reported that a cybercriminal had stolen the first ten episodes of the fifth season in a security breach of a post-production company.
[3][4] Multichannel News reported that demand for the series significantly increased over the seven-day period following the leak of the episodes.