Oz

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.

First Air Date: 1997-07-12

Last Air Date: 2003-02-23

Number of Seasons: 6

Number of Episodes: 56

Created By: Tom Fontana

Networks: HBO

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Top Cast

Lee Tergesen as Tobias Beecher
Harold Perrineau as Augustus Hill
Dean Winters as Ryan O'Reily
Eamonn Walker as Kareem Saïd
Ernie Hudson as Leo Glynn
Terry Kinney as Tim McManus
Rita Moreno as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
J.K. Simmons as Vernon Schillinger
Kirk Acevedo as Miguel Alvarez
Craig muMs Grant as Poet

Seasons

Specials (2002) - (4 Episodes)

Season 1 (1997) - (8 Episodes)

Season 2 (1998) - (8 Episodes)

Season 3 (1999) - (8 Episodes)

Season 4 (2000) - (16 Episodes)

Season 5 (2002) - (8 Episodes)

Season 6 (2003) - (8 Episodes)

Specials (2002)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Season 1 Featurette (2002-03-19)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 2: Season 2 Featurette

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 3: MT&R Panel Discussion (1997-10-23)

A panel discussion recorded at The Museum of Television & Radio in New York on October 23, 1997, featuring creator Tom Fontana and members of the cast. The participants discuss the origins of Oz, its themes, production challenges, and the cultural impact of HBO’s groundbreaking prison drama shortly after its debut.
Ep. 4: Zo (2024-05-01)

Set more than twenty years after the events of Oz, this short epilogue follows a tense phone conversation between former inmates Tobias Beecher and Ryan O’Reily. As they reflect on their shared past, the lingering psychological scars of Oz resurface, revealing how prison continues to shape their lives long after release.