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"Oz" (1997): :  -- A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
"Oz" (1997): :  -- A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.

Overview

User Rating:
9.3/10   10,847 votes
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 full episode list
Release Date:
12 July 1997 (USA) more
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Plot:
A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants. full summary
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 wins & 29 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(69 articles)
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User Comments:
One Episode and you will be hooked..... more (119 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 33 of 225)

Ernie Hudson ... Warden Leo Glynn (56 episodes, 1997-2003)

Harold Perrineau ... Augustus Hill (56 episodes, 1997-2003)
Lee Tergesen ... Tobias Beecher (56 episodes, 1997-2003)

J.K. Simmons ... Vern Schillinger (56 episodes, 1997-2003)

Dean Winters ... Ryan O'Reily (56 episodes, 1997-2003)

Terry Kinney ... Tim McManus (55 episodes, 1997-2003)

Rita Moreno ... Sister Peter Marie Reimondo (52 episodes, 1997-2003)
George Morfogen ... Bob Rebadow (51 episodes, 1997-2003)

Eamonn Walker ... Kareem Said (50 episodes, 1997-2003)
B.D. Wong ... Father Ray Mukada (47 episodes, 1997-2003)

Kirk Acevedo ... Miguel Alvarez (46 episodes, 1997-2003)
Philip Scozzarella ... Officer Joseph Mineo / ... (46 episodes, 1997-2003)

Scott William Winters ... Cyril O'Reily (45 episodes, 1998-2003)
Lauren Vélez ... Dr. Gloria Nathan (42 episodes, 1997-2003)
Chuck Zito ... Chucky Pancamo (41 episodes, 1998-2003)
Otto Sanchez ... Chico Guerra (40 episodes, 1998-2003)

Tom Mardirosian ... Agamemnon Busmalis (39 episodes, 1998-2003)

Christopher Meloni ... Chris Keller (38 episodes, 1998-2003)
Granville Adams ... Zahir Arif (37 episodes, 1997-2003)

Craig muMs Grant ... Poet (37 episodes, 1997-2003)
Carl DiMaggio ... Officer Len Lopresti / ... (34 episodes, 1999-2003)
Evan Seinfeld ... Jaz Hoyt (33 episodes, 1998-2003)

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ... Simon Adebisi (32 episodes, 1997-2000)

Robert Clohessy ... Officer Sean Murphy (32 episodes, 1999-2003)
Timothy L. Brown ... Officer Jason Armstrong (32 episodes, 1997-2003)
Kristin Rohde ... Officer Claire Howell (30 episodes, 1999-2003)
R.E. Rodgers ... James Robson (29 episodes, 1998-2002)
Zeljko Ivanek ... Governor James Devlin / ... (27 episodes, 1997-2003)

David Zayas ... Enrique Morales (27 episodes, 2000-2003)

Steven Wishnoff ... Tony Masters (27 episodes, 1999-2003)
Sean Dugan ... Timmy Kirk (26 episodes, 1998-2003)

Edie Falco ... Officer Diane Whittlesey (23 episodes, 1997-2000)
J.D. Williams ... Kenny Wangler (23 episodes, 1997-2000)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min (series finale) | 60 min (53 episodes) | 63 min (season 4 finale) | 68 min (season 2 finale)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo (1997-1998) | Dolby (1999-)
Certification:
Australia:MA | Israel:18 | Portugal:M/16 (DVD rating) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (video rating) | USA:TV-MA
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Kareem Said's name before his conversion to Islam was Goodson Truman. Zahir Arif's name before conversion was Jerome Van Dyke. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Doctor Gloria Nathan (Lauren Velez) talks to Ryan O'Reilly (Dean Winters) about his cancerous tumour in his chest, she says that the lump is "under the left nipple". However, he was clearly bleeding from the right nipple and ever clutching the right one while in the infirmary... more
Quotes:
Tobias 'Toby' Beecher: [watching the Miss Sally show] I'd like a four way with Nooter and Pecky. more

FAQ

Is that a real tattoo getting inked in the credits?
Why did season 3 seem more disjointed and seemed to skip over a lot?
What ever happened to Reverend Cloutier?
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36 out of 40 people found the following comment useful.
One Episode and you will be hooked....., 5 June 1999
Author: saffrin from New York

There was nothing on and I switched on HBO and got hooked on OZ. It is like nothing I have ever seen before. The characters are real and are well acted. By the end of my first episode I was hooked. I find myself wanting to know more about each character and what makes them tick. This is a definite must see show.

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