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'Orange Is the New Black' - Let’s start with the one we all know: 'Orange Is the New Black.' This American comedy-drama helped put Netflix original programming on the map back in 2013.

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'Orange Is the New Black' - There have been several lesbian couples on 'Orange Is the New Black,' but the relationship between Alex (Laura Prepon) and Piper (Taylor Schilling) rules supreme.

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'Wentworth' - 'Wentworth,' also known as 'Wentworth Prison,' is another high-profile women’s prison show that’s still on the air, having also premiered in 2013.

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'Wentworth' - Again, there have been several lesbian relationships on this Australian show, and quite a few beloved couples. But in many ways it was Nicole da Silva’s character Franky Doyle that really embodied what the series is all about.

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'Prisoner' - Australian fans will know that 'Wentworth' is actually a reimagining of 'Prisoner' (1979 to 1986), also known as 'Prisoner: Cell Block H' and 'Caged Women.'

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'Prisoner' - 'Prisoner' also had several lesbian characters, including their own Franky Doyle (played by Carol Burns).

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'Celblok H' - All of this might also sound familiar to the Dutch. 'Celblok H,' an adaptation of 'Wentworth,' ran from 2014 to 2017.

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'Celblok H' - Fans really seemed to enjoy the chemistry between Freddy (Eva van de Wijdeven, pictured) and Bodine (played by Caro Lenssen in 2016, and then by Ilse Ott in 2017).

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'Bad Girls' - Time to discuss one of the most iconic women’s prison shows ever: 'Bad Girls.' The British drama ran from 1999 to 2006.

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'Bad Girls' - There were a few popular lesbian couples on this series as well, but Helen (Simone Lahbib) and Nikki (Mandana Jones) take the cake.

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'Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast' - 'Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast' ("Behind Bars – The Women's Prison") was Germany’s response to the genre. The soap opera ran from 1997 to 2007, with a DVD box set coming out in 2010 containing two previously unaired episodes.

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'Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast' - Lesbian couple Walter (Katy Karrenbauer, pictured) and Bea (Sonia Farke) were quite popular with fans of the show.

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'Vis a vis' - 'Vis a vis,' also known as 'Locked Up,' is an ongoing Spanish drama that premiered in 2015.

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'Vis a vis' - Fans enjoy lead character Macarena’s (Maggie Civantos, right) romance with Rizos (Berta Vázquez, left).

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'Unité 9' - 'Unité 9' ("Unit 9") is a French-Canadian prison drama that premiered in 2012.

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'Unité 9' - Concluding in late March 2019, this show also depicted lesbian relationships.

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'Within These Walls' - 'Within These Walls' was a British drama series that ran from 1974 to 1978. Unlike most shows on this list, it focused on the prison staff as opposed to the inmates.

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'Within These Walls' - While not overtly queer (not surprising for the time), the show did include lesbian themes.

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'Women in Prison' - Now a rarity on this list: a sitcom. The American show 'Women in Prison' ran from 1987 to 1988.

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'Women in Prison' - Again, not an overtly queer show, but it too included lesbian themes.

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'Stranger Inside' - Switching things up yet again, there’s the American made-for-TV movie 'Stranger Inside.'

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'Stranger Inside' - Released in 2001 on HBO, the Cheryl Dunye-directed TV movie did not shy away from lesbian sex scenes.

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'Affinity' - Yet another women’s prison television film was 2008’s 'Affinity,' based on the Sarah Waters book of the same name.

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'Affinity' - Set in Victorian England, 'Affinity' made the film festival circuit run first before ending up on TV shortly afterwards.

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'Kittens in a Cage' - 'Kittens in a Cage' is a 2015 American comedy web series set in a women’s prison.

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'Kittens in a Cage' -

Main character Junie (Rebecca Mozo) is a popular new prisoner, with a few fellow inmates swooning over her.

See also: The best prison movies ever released.

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