Episode 1
Homecoming
A woman missing for seven years turns up at a hospital with strange scars on her back but can't -- or won't -- reveal where she's been.
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TV series
The OA
2016TV-MA2 seasons7.5 / 10
This is a dream but you're wide awake.
Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
New Colossus
The OA retraces the dramatic twists and turns in her life after a childhood accident, leading up to a fateful encounter far from home many years later.
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Episode 3
Champion
A journalist approaches the family with an offer. At Hap's, a bond is forged with Homer and the others as they hatch a desperate plan.
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Episode 4
Away
An agonizing dilemma gives OA a new perspective on the group's plight. Homer resolves to find out what Hap's experiments are really about.
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Episode 5
Paradise
While Hap zeroes in on a new test subject in Cuba, Homer and OA work to perfect their escape plan. Scott reaches his breaking point.
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Episode 6
Forking Paths
As the group continues its search for the final movement, a startling turn of events gives Hap's work a new urgency.
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Episode 7
Empire of Light
An ominous new dream and a tense outing with Nancy and Abel take a toll on OA. Steve finds his life in turmoil once again.
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Episode 8
Invisible Self
After OA recounts a dramatic final night at Hap's, the others begin to see her story in a new light. The fragments of the dream click into place.
Where to watch The OAEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
More about The OA
Cast
Brit MarlingOA / Nina Azarova
Jason IsaacsDr. Hunter 'Hap' Percy
Emory CohenHomer Roberts
Kingsley Ben-AdirKarim Washington
Phyllis SmithElizabeth 'Betty' Broderick-Allen
Patrick GibsonSteve Winchell
Brendan MeyerJesse
Brandon PereaAlfonso 'French' SosaCredits
- Created by
- Brit Marling, Zal Batmanglij
- Written by
- Brit Marling, Zal Batmanglij, Dominic Orlando, Henry Bean, Nicki Paluga, Damien Ober, Melanie Marnich, Ruby Rae Spiegel, Claire Kiechel
Production details
- Status
- Canceled
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 16
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Netflix
Plan B EntertainmentUnited States
Anonymous ContentUnited States
Themes
alternate dimensionblinddimensional traveldisappearanceintimatenear-death experiencescience fictionsurrealism
