A Dawson’s Creek Actor Turned Down Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black

It’s difficult to imagine a time when a star coming aboard a Netflix show seemed like a gamble. Yet, back in 2013, the streaming service began taking risks when it went behind the bars of a woman’s prison with “Orange is the New Black.” Spanning seven seasons,  the award-winning show became a flagship entry for the streaming service. The story of Piper Chapman‘s time at Litchfield Penitentiary made stars out of lead Taylor Schilling and a supporting cast that included Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, and Laverne Cox. However, we could have seen a very different Piper walk into C-Block.

In a 2014 interview with E! Online,…