Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (LGF): Is Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)’s Latest Hit Show Doomed If This Star Actress Walks Away?

Chances are that Prepon wants to cash in on the acclaim from her first season at Orange, and who can blame her? A role like this could be the perfect springboard from mostly TV show work into leading-lady roles on the silver screen.

That said, the framework around Orange Is the New Black is complex enough, interesting enough, and flexible enough to allow for some turnover. One core character already left the prison only to come back a few episodes later. And if HBO hit Game of Thrones taught us anything, it is that drama series only get more interesting when none of your favorite characters are guaranteed to survive the next episode.

So Prepon may or may not be around for the entire second season, but Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE:LGF) will find ways to roll with the punches. I still see Orange in the running for Emmys in 2014 and beyond.

The payoff in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) subscribers comes from building a complete portfolio covering several niches in high-quality content. Orange will do its part for lovers of prison drama, three-dimensional female characters, and unpredictable plot twists.

In fact, letting Laura Prepon walk away might be the tastiest twist of the second season. We shall see in 2014.

The article Is Netflix’s Latest Hit Show Doomed If This Star Actress Walks Away? originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Anders Bylund.

Fool contributor Anders Bylund owns shares of Netflix, but he holds no other position in any company mentioned. Check out Anders’ bio and holdings or follow him on Twitter and Google+. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of Netflix.

Copyright © 1995 – 2013 The Motley Fool, LLC. All rights reserved. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.