In an exclusive interview with Closer Weekly, Kate Mulgrew, who plays “Red” on the hit series Orange Is the New Black, hints at what is to come for her full-bodied Russian character in the upcoming season. “We’ll finish the sixth season in February,” she explains to Closer.

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And she says we can expect much more drama from the women of Litchfield. “It feels very new, far more treacherous. We’re going into this facility where the stakes are raised. These are bad, bad women, and I get involved with one!” she reveals to Closer. “There are still surprises — wicked surprises,” Kate hints.

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