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Netflix announces premiere dates for Orange Is the New Black, Grace and Frankie and Kimmy Schmidt

Posted at 12:13 PM, Jan 18, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-18 12:13:56-05

NEW YORK — “Jessica Jones” will get a second season, Netflix announced Sunday at its portion of the winter TV press tour.

That was the lead item in a slew of announcements from the streaming service. Season 2 doesn’t have a release date yet, nor are there any details about where the new season will take Jessica (Krysten Ritter).

Netflix did announce 2016 premiere dates for both returning and new shows:

Returning shows

“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Season 2: Friday, April 15

“Grace and Frankie” Season 2: Friday, May 6

“Orange Is the New Black”: Friday, June 17

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 11:  (L-R) Actresses Uzo Aduba, Taylor Schilling, Laverne Cox and Selenis Leyva attend the "Orange Is The New Black" FYC screening at DGA Theater on August 11, 2015 in New York City.  (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 11: (L-R) Actresses Uzo Aduba, Taylor Schilling, Laverne Cox and Selenis Leyva attend the “Orange Is The New Black” FYC screening at DGA Theater on August 11, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

New shows

“Flaked”: Friday, March 11. The comedy stars Will Arnett as a Venice, Calif., dude whose carefully constructed image starts to fall apart when he falls for his best friend’s girl.

“The Ranch”: Friday, April 1. “That ’70s Show” alums Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson reunite for a multi-camera comedy about brothers who reunite to help their dad (Sam Elliott) run a ranching business. Debra Winger plays their mom.

“Lost & Found Music Studios”: Friday, April 1. A series for tweens about a group of teenage musicians hoping to make it big in the music business.

“Kong: King of the Apes”: Friday, April 15. Animated kids’ show set in 2050. Kong is the only force powerful enough to stop an evil genius and his army of robot dinosaurs — but he’s also public enemy No. 1.

“Marseille”: Friday, May 6. A French political drama starring Gerard Depardieu as the long-time mayor of Marseille hoping to push through one last big deal before he leaves office.

“Word Party”: Friday, June 3. Kids’ show from The Jim Henson Company.

“Stranger Things”: Friday, July 15. Winona Ryder stars in a drama about the search for a missing boy in Indiana that leads to much bigger mysteries.

“The Get Down,” part 1: Friday, Aug. 12. The first six episodes of Baz Lurhmann’s music-infused drama about 1970s New York.