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TV series

Oz

1997TV-MA6 seasons8.0 / 10

Life's not a word. It's a sentence.

The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.

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Synopsis

The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.

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Episode 1

Dead Man Talking

56m7.3 / 10

At the bi-annual review of solitary prisoners, the board decides to release Alvarez and Schillinger back into gen pop. Rebadow, still mourning the loss of his grandson, gets transferred to work in the library, where he is thrilled to meet the new librarian, Stella Coffo. Meanwhile, Timmy Kirk, now sentenced to Death Row, pleads to Father Mukada to help exorcize him; Ryan O'Reily seeks to prove his brother Cyril had no premeditated plans of murder; and Winthrop makes Schillinger an offer he can't refuse.

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Directed by Adam BernsteinWritten by Tom FontanaGuest stars Andy Powers, Otto Sanchez, Carl DiMaggio, Željko Ivanek, Joel West

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Episode 2

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil

57m7.2 / 10

The unexpected arrival of Mayor Wilson Loewen at Oz spurs an ironic turn involving Schillinger and Beecher. Meanwhile, Dr. Nathan discovers why solitary inmates are getting sick; a new business plan within Oz inspires Redding; Schibetta looks to puts a curse on the O'Reily family; and some Death Row prisoners get a bang out of a magazine photo shoot.

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Directed by Marc KlasfeldWritten by Tom Fontana, Sunil NayarGuest stars Brendan Kelly, Jerome Preston Bates, Andrea Anders, Andy Powers, Blake Robbins, Otto Sanchez, Carl DiMaggio, Željko Ivanek

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Episode 3

Sonata de Oz

57m8.0 / 10

Schillinger has a disappointing visit with his "hero", Mayor Loewen. Glynn has to face up to the truth when Oz loses its first prisoner to toxic poisoning. Down in solitary, Officer Brass gets some quality one-on-one time with Morales. Cyril undergoes a round of unusual therapy, and Said gets more than he bargained for in leading the Muslims into a new business venture.

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Written by Tom Fontana, Sunil NayarGuest stars Andrea Anders, Matthew Cowles, Blake Robbins, Otto Sanchez, Carl DiMaggio, Željko Ivanek, Malik, Roxanne Hart

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Episode 4

A Failure to Communicate

57m7.7 / 10

Glynn receives some good and bad news on the toxic-poisoning case. Meanwhile, Rebadow's relationship with Stella hits a snag; Keller and Beecher work out a mutually beneficial arrangement; Poet and Redding nearly come to blows; Hoyt is transferred from Death Row; and Robson finally gets some redemption.

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Directed by David Von AnckenWritten by Tom FontanaGuest stars Brendan Kelly, Andrea Anders, Blake Robbins, Cyrus Farmer, Otto Sanchez, Carl DiMaggio, Felix Solis, Željko Ivanek

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Episode 5

4 Giveness

56m5.9 / 10

Everyone has a different opinion of new inmate Idzik; Alvarez receives shocking news; Redding's attempts at reform continue; Murphy makes a confession to Glynn; Morales'(David Zayas) medical suspicions are confirmed; and Beecher's devotion to Keller leads him into a perilous position.

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Written by Tom FontanaGuest stars Matthew Cowles, Blake Robbins, Cyrus Farmer, Otto Sanchez, Carl DiMaggio, Connie Nelson, Malik, Peter Francis James

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Episode 6

A Day in the Death...

57m7.6 / 10

Idzik faces his enemies; the intrigues behind the Loewen case get more complicated; changes are made in the hospital; the Muslims run into business trouble; Rebadow and Stella get closer; and the inmates rally to support the O'Reilys.

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Written by Tom Fontana, Sunil NayarGuest stars Casey Siemaszko, Andrea Anders, Matthew Cowles, Cyrus Farmer, Peter Francis James

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Episode 7

Junkyard Dawgs

57m8.0 / 10

Three new inmates arrive, one of whom is close to the O'Reilys; Busmalis and Rebadow prove to be "true Romeos"; the Keller-Beecher-Schillinger triangle gets more pointed; and an awards banquet ends in a fateful discovery.

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Written by Tom FontanaGuest stars Matthew Cowles, Cyrus Farmer, Otto Sanchez, Ashley Hamilton, Malik

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Episode 8

Exeunt Omnes

1h 38m6.4 / 10finale

Oz is in upheaval following the return of Martin Querns. Meanwhile, Howell and Robson each receive troubling news, Mukada answers an unsolved mystery, and the O'Reilys struggle to make amends. Finally, the prison production of 'Macbeth' ends with a staggering final act.

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Directed by Alex ZakrzewskiWritten by Tom FontanaGuest stars Mason Adams, Casey Siemaszko, Marilyn Chris, Jerome Preston Bates, Andrea Anders, Blake Robbins, Cyrus Farmer, Simon Jones

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More about Oz

Cast

Lee TergesenTobias Beecher
Harold PerrineauAugustus Hill
Dean WintersRyan O'Reily
Eamonn WalkerKareem Saïd
Ernie HudsonLeo Glynn
Terry KinneyTim McManus
Rita MorenoSister Peter Marie Reimondo
J.K. SimmonsVernon Schillinger

Credits

Created by
Tom Fontana
Written by
Tom Fontana, Sunil Nayar

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
56
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • HBOUnited States
  • The Levinson/Fontana CompanyUnited States
  • Rysher EntertainmentUnited States

Themes

abuse of poweraryanbetrayalcatholicismdrugsdystopiaexperimentinmate