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'Orange is the New Black' trailer hints at a darker season 4

Things are getting more intense on the Netflix hit show as Litchfield becomes a for-profit prison and gains 100 new inmates.

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The award-winning Netflix series "Orange is the New Black" is back for season 4 next month. A trailer released Tuesday gives us a hint of what's to come for the women inside Litchfield Penitentiary.

The teaser video blends moments of humor -- as Danielle Brooks as Taystee shows off her receptionist skills -- with a much more serious side. Early on, you hear Piper (Taylor Schilling) say, "I've been in Litchfield for a while now, and I've started to feel unsafe lately." Things get increasingly more intense from there. Litchfield is a for-profit prison now and it has 100 new inmates. The trailer ends with Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba as Crazy Eyes lying in a hospital bed.

The new season makes its debut in the US on June 17.