8 TV Shows That Aren't About What You Think

8. Orange Is The New Black Is Not About Its Lead Character

Orange Is the New Black is one of Netflix's most popular original shows, and it's not hard to see why. The show combines strong acting with spot on writing and direction. It also has an excellent sense of humor, which helps to elevate some of the tension from the show's more dramatic moments - and there are many.

One of the show's greatest accomplishments has to be the expert marketing along with the pitching moves that series creator Jenji Kohan took to get the show made.

In order to get the show made, Kohan focused on lead Piper Chapman in the early seasons and the initial pitch. She would describe Chapman as a 'trojan horse', one that was used mask the series true narrative focus. The marketing worked in a similar way, lulling people in to believe that the show was primarily focused on Chapman.

And for the first few seasons, that wasn't entirely untrue. But this all changed as the show progressed. Later seasons shifted focus on characters from different backgrounds and boomed to cover a diverse array of identities. The true central focus of the show was revealed: to explore demographics that are not normally represented in TV.