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12 July 1997 (USA)
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A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants. full summary
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.
Another 11 wins
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29 nominations
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Oz is a fascinating depiction of humanity in it's strangest forms
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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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100 min (series finale) | 60 min (53 episodes) | 63 min (season 4 finale) | 68 min (season 2 finale)
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1.78 : 1 more
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Australia:MA |
Israel:18 |
Portugal:M/16 (DVD rating) |
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (video rating) |
USA:TV-MA
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The prisoner's inmate numbers begin with two digits indicating the year they were incarcerated and then a letter which is the first letter of their last name. The only exception is inmates whose last name begins with O, such as Ryan O'Reilly. Because prison officials believed that an O could be easily mistaken for a zero, they use the letter I for inmates whose last name begins with O.
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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...
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Spoofed in Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts (2009) (TV)
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How did Ryan O'Reilly pull so much crap with everyone and not wind up dead?What ever happened to Reverend Cloutier?
What is a "prag"?
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Oz is set in Oswald State Correctional Facility. It tells the story of confrontation, cruelty, violence, hate and survival at any cost. in a place like Oz, you have to have eyes in the back of your head.
This completely original, intelligent and compelling drama tells of how warped life becomes as soon as you step through the gates of Emerald City.
What is supposed to be a state of art correctional facility is in fact far from being such. The show brings to light some of the many flaws in the prison system, the underestimating of the humanity that cold hard killers are capable of still retaining, and the one true fact: The prisoners are the one's who control the prison.
This magnificent and somewhat surreal show teaches about the importance of every life and helps give an understanding to the reasons that most of the prisoners are there. This show may seem shocking at first but to truly tell it like it is, such a thing is necessary.
Oz is a great depiction of hell on earth and how such a place teaches you some of the most important lessons you will ever learn.