'Orange is the New Black' Season 2 News, SPOILERS: Laura Prepon Leaves Popular Netflix Show, Not Featured as Regular in 2014 Episodes, Future in Jeopardy?

"Orange is the New Black" has turned into yet another runaway hit for Netflix, exclusively airing its first season on the streaming website and garnering very positive reviews. But the show, which tells the story of a woman's experience in jail after being convicted of transporting drug money, might be losing one of its biggest characters. Laura Prepon ("That 70s Show"), who portrays Alex, the former drug dealer lesbian lover of the main character Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) is rumored to be leacing the show. What does this mean for the show's second season?

According to Buzzfeed, Prepon is set to finish up her character's arc but will not be signing on as a regular for season two of "Orange is the New Black." Here is an excerpt:

Prepon will come back for a limited number of episodes in the show's 13-episode second season in order to resolve her story. And the door will be left often for her to return in the future. But the actress did not sign a contract tying her to the show for the upcoming season.

Fans will likely be disappointed not to see a years-long arc play out between Alex and Piper (Taylor Schilling); their troubled past relationship resulted in Piper's imprisonment, the main plot of the show. And their (sexual) dynamic, given the fraught circumstances, has been one of the first season's most thrilling threads.

This report has not been confirmed however and Netflix is even denying the claim, stating: "Not accurate. Our season is still developing and nothing is confirmed."

Laura recently opened up about how much she loved being on the show.

"It's cool because, as a female actress, you always try to look for roles that are challenging, different and new," she said. "It's hard to find something like that. When we read roles, it's usually another f**king typical female role. When I read this script, there were so many rad roles, so when I read Alex I loved her."

Season two of "Orange is the New Black" has already begun filming.