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Netflix found some ground-breaking success with its documentary series franchise ‘Jailbirds,’ which depicts the lives of a group of prison inmates. It can be seen as a real-life, behind-the-scenes, and grittier take on the streaming giant’s hit comedy-drama ‘Orange Is the New Black.’ The first installment premiered in 2019 and received glowing reviews from critics, with the viewers praising the emotional nature of the narrative.
The latest installment in the franchise titled ‘Jailbirds New Orleans’ recently debuted on Netflix and reinvigorated the audience’s interest in getting an intimate look at prison life. The new series focuses on the female inmates at the Orleans Justice Center and the drama that unfolds due to the complicated dynamics between them. If you enjoyed the docuseries, you must be wondering whether there will be a Jailbirds New Orleans episode 4 or a ‘Jailbirds New Orleans’ season 2. Here’s all we know.
Jailbirds New Orleans Season 2 Release Date
‘Jailbirds New Orleans’ arrived on September 24, 2021, on Netflix. The series contains three episodes that are 38-42 minutes in length, and all episodes dropped on the service the same day. Upon its release, the series received mixed reviews from critics, with some finding it too dramatic and voyeuristic.
Currently, the makers of the show have not confirmed a second season for the New Orleans-based show. Netflix is also holding its cards close to its chest with respect to the show’s renewal. While it is still early days to definitively rule out a sophomore season, chances are the makers might choose to focus on an entirely new prison in the next installment.
Therefore while we might not get a ‘Jailbirds New Orleans’ season 2, we are likely to receive a new installment in the ‘Jailbirds’ franchise. However, since there is no official news on the show’s future, we will have to wait and see if it gets a traditional second season.
If ‘Jailbirds New Orleans’ exceeds all the viewership expectations of the streaming service, a follow-up season could be announced by Netflix in the coming months. Assuming production on the new installment commences by the year’s end, we will likely see a prospective ‘Jailbirds New Orleans’ season 2 release sometime in 2022.
Jailbirds New Orleans Season 2 Cast: Who can be in it?
‘Jailbirds New Orleans’ features real inmates and guards from the Orleans Justice Center, such as Harley Himber (in prison for drugs and trespassing) and Magen Hall (arrested for second-degree murder, armed robbery, and obstruction). Timanisha Taylor (convicted for multiple felonies such as aggravated assault and home invasion) is another one of the inmates.
The series also features Jamie Evans (charged with burglary and theft), Heather Tredick (serving a sentence for possession of crack and parole violation), and Julie Raffray (arrested for drug possession and second-degree murder). It also features the prison’s correctional officers, such as Lieutenant Picard, Captain Steele, Sergeant Stamps, and Deputy Hunter.
In the second season, we are likely to continue seeing most of the correctional officers while inmates such as Hall, Evans, Tredick, and Raffray could also feature. Inmates like Juicy, Crystal, Amber, Laura, and Byrielle, who briefly appear in the first season, might feature more prominently in season 2. Himber and Taylor are unlikely to appear as they were both released from prison at the end of season 1. We could also see some new faces among the show’s cast.
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Jailbirds New Orleans is a newly released reality series set in the prison cells of New Orleans. The show is divided into 3 episodes, each just a little over the forty-minute mark. This makes the total watch time come down to just below two hours.
Easily something you could finish in one sitting, but the question is would you want to? The mini web series is a part of the larger instalments of reality TV that would focus on the jailed women of Sacramento. The show has garnered quite a controversy online, with Netflix claiming to offer an up-close and ‘scandalous’ view of these women. How ethical is it to film people in an obviously orchestrated portrayal of their lives? Let’s find out:
Trailer for Jailbirds New OrleansReality TV has always been questionable, but filming incarcerated women in jail as a means of entertainment makes this not just a question about trashy TV, but about just how ethical it is in the first place. Netflix shoots detained women as they talk to their friends, and go about their daily lives in prison, and only achieves to make some sort of a “scandalous” spectacle out of them.
Netflix describes the show as:
Feuds, flirtations and toilet talk go down among the incarcerated women at the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans on this gritty reality series.
Via the Netflix Official Site.
– Jailbirds New Orleans review does not contain any spoilers –
Jailbirds New Orleans is, to say the very least, trivial in the very way it deals with life in prison. It focuses on the much smaller problems with how prison systems work in most countries. The lack of comforts like packet food or makeup becomes central, as does what the women get up to in their free time.
The ‘grit’ Netflix promised? Yeah, that’s entirely missing.
Shows like Orange Is the New Black cover all these aspects. Even though they aren’t ‘reality’ TV, they seem more steeped in reality, than the new Netflix show is.
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The show tries to give a wholesome approach to the lives of these women in captivity by focusing on some of the more “fun” parts of their life, like the friendships, bathroom chats, the weird prison hacks, all the while not realizing that these hacks shouldn’t be needed in the first place. Prison systems around the world (with the exception of a few) are designed to punish rather than redeem, and a show like this tries to dilute that sentiment, but ironically, only draws it out further.
It makes prison seem much easier than it really is. What’s really ironic is how reality TV like this is not so realistic in the first place.
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Final Verdict: Jailbirds New Orleans
Question: What was Netflix thinking?
Don’t get me wrong. Making a reality docuseries about life in prison could be eye-opening and subsequently, very important. But Jailbirds New Orleans makes prison life seem like a 24/7 dorm party, which it, of course, isn’t.
A sad attempt, and a sadder outcome. I personally wouldn’t recommend it, even if it is a short watch.
Jailbirds New Orleans is now streaming on Netflix.
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