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Our take
Inside Emerald City, an experimental unit of a maximum security prison, inmates divided by race, religion and gang loyalty clash with each other and with the staff trying to reform them.
Why watch HBO's first hour long drama, which opened the door for The Sopranos and everything after.
Seasons & episodes
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 6
Cast & crew
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Ernie Hudson
Warden Leo Glynn
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Terry Kinney
Tim McManus
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Harold Perrineau
Augustus Hill
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Rita Moreno
Sister Peter Marie "Sister Pete" Reimondo
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J.K. Simmons
Vernon "Vern" Schillinger
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Lee Tergesen
Tobias Beecher
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Dean Winters
Ryan O'Reily
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George Morfogen
Robert Rebadow
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Eamonn Walker
Kareem Said
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Granville Adams
Zahir Arif
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Lauren Vélez
Dr. Gloria Nathan
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Kirk Acevedo
Miguel Alvarez
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Quick answers
- Where can I watch Oz?
- In Canada: Crave. In the UK: Paramount+. In the US: HBO Max, Prime Video (rent) and Prime Video (buy). In Australia: Paramount+.
- What is Oz about?
- Inside Emerald City, an experimental unit of a maximum security prison, inmates divided by race, religion and gang loyalty clash with each other and with the staff trying to reform them.
- Who is in the cast of Oz?
- Oz stars Ernie Hudson as Warden Leo Glynn, Terry Kinney as Tim McManus, Harold Perrineau as Augustus Hill, Rita Moreno as Sister Peter Marie "Sister Pete" Reimondo and J.K. Simmons as Vernon "Vern" Schillinger.
- When did Oz start?
- Oz premiered on 12 July 1997 and ran until 2003, with 6 seasons.
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