Complex sentence: Casting announcements began in August 2012, with Taylor Schilling first cast in the lead role of Piper Chapman, followed by Jason Biggs as Piper's fiance Larry Bloom.
Split into simpler sentences: Casting announcements began in August 2012, with Taylor Schilling first cast in the lead role of Piper Chapman. Next to join the series was Jason Biggs as Piper's fiance Larry Bloom.