TV series
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 Sep 2, 2026
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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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Episode 1
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.
Directed by Zal BatmanglijWritten by Brit Marling, Zal BatmanglijGuest stars Nikolai Nikolaeff, Zoey Todorovsky, Marcus Choi, Hiam Abbass, Robert Eli, Amelia Campbell, Shannon Walsh, Shuler Hensley
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Zal BatmanglijWritten by Melanie MarnichGuest stars Nikolai Nikolaeff, Zoey Todorovsky, Zachary Gemino, Robert Eli, Victor Slezak, Genevieve Adams, Svetlana Efremova, Danny Guzman
Episode 3
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.
Directed by Zal BatmanglijWritten by Brit Marling, Dominic OrlandoGuest stars Chloë Levine, Juan Castano, Rosalind Chao, Jack DiFalco, Ryan Homchick, Alexa Marcigliano
Episode 4
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.
Directed by Zal BatmanglijWritten by Ruby Rae SpiegelGuest stars Riz Ahmed, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Marcus Choi, Hiam Abbass, Ryan Homchick, Melanie Ehrlich
Episode 5
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.
Directed by Zal BatmanglijWritten by Brit Marling, Zal BatmanglijGuest stars Riz Ahmed, Robert Eli, Robert Morgan, Victor Slezak, Martha Millan
Episode 6
As the group continues its search for the final movement, a startling turn of events gives Hap's work a new urgency.
Directed by Zal BatmanglijWritten by Melanie MarnichGuest stars Michael Cumpsty, Marcus Choi, Robert Morgan, Jeryl Ann Costello
Episode 7
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.
Directed by Zal BatmanglijWritten by Brit Marling, Zal BatmanglijGuest stars Riz Ahmed, Chloë Levine, Juan Castano, Robert Eli, Amelia Campbell, Ryan Woodle, Adam Ratcliffe, Valeri Mudek
Episode 8
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.
Directed by Zal BatmanglijWritten by Brit Marling, Zal BatmanglijGuest stars Riz Ahmed, Chloë Levine, Robbie Tucker, Marcus Choi, Robert Eli, Robert Morgan, Melanie Ehrlich, Cynthia Mace
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
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' Sosa
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