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Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes. It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons. The series finale aired February 23, 2003. The show was filmed in New York City, New York and later Bayonne, New Jersey.


"Oz" is the nickname for the Oswald State Correctional Facility, formerly Oswald State Penitentiary, a fictional maximum-security prison (level 4). The nickname is a reference to the classic film The Wizard of Oz, which is notable for popularizing the phrase: "There's no place like home"; in contrast, the series has used the tagline: "It's no place like home".


In 2008, the show was placed at #73 on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list.

Genre


Crime drama


Suspense


Dark Comedy


Created by Tom Fontana


Written by Tom Fontana


Bradford Winters


Sunil Nayar


Sean Jablonski


Sean Whitesell


Directed by Adam Bernstein


and others


Starring Kirk Acevedo


Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje


Ernie Hudson


Terry Kinney


Rita Moreno


Harold Perrineau


J.K. Simmons


Lee Tergesen


Eamonn Walker


Dean Winters


Theme music composer Steve Rosen &


Dave Darlington


Country of origin United States


No. of seasons 6


No. of episodes 56 (List of episodes)


Production


Executive producer(s) Tom Fontana


Barry Levinson


Jim Finnerty


Producer(s) Debbie Sarjeant


Mark A. Baker


Irene Burns


Bridget Potter


Jorge Zamacona


Greer Yeaton


Editor(s) Deborah Moran


Running time 55 minutes


Production company(s) The Levinson/Fontana Company


Rysher Entertainment


HBO Original Programming


Broadcast


Original channel HBO


Original run July 12, 1997 – February 23, 2003

Season 3 (1999)



The third season of Oz starred Kirk Acevedo as Latino inmate Miguel Alvarez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as inmate Simon Adebisi, Ernie Hudson as Warden Leo Glynn, Terry Kinney as Emerald City Unit Manager Tim McManus, Rita Moreno as prison counselor Sister Peter Marie Reimondo, Harold Perrineau as inmate and narrator Augustus Hill, J.K. Simmons as reformed Aryan Brotherhood inmate Vernon Schillinger, Lee Tergesen as the mentally unstable inmate Tobias Beecher, Eamonn Walker as inmate and devout Muslim leader Kareem Saïd, and Dean Winters as manipulative Irish inmate Ryan O'Reily.


It is also starred Kathryn Erbe as death row inmate Shirley Bellinger, Edie Falco as correctional officer Diane Whittlesey, Luis Guzmán as inmate and Latino gang leader Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez, Mark Margolis as inmate and Italian gang leader Antonio Nappa, Christopher Meloni as inmate Chris Keller, George Morfogen as longterm inmate Robert 'Bob' Rebadow, Lauren Vélez as prison doctor Gloria Nathan, and B. D. Wong as the prison chaplain Father Ray Mukada, Granville Adams as Muslim inmate Zahir Arif, Arija Bareikis as Tricia Ross, the sister of dead inmate Scott Ross, Philip Casnoff as new Russian inmate Nikolai Stanislofsky, Robert Clohessy as new head CO of Emerald City Sean Murphy, Seth Gilliam as new CO Clayton Hughes, Tom Mardirosian as inmate Agamemnon "The Mole" Busmalis, Craig muMs Grant as inmate Arnold "Poet" Jackson, Kristin Rohde as new CO Claire Howell, J. D. Williams as inmate and Homeboy gang leader Kenny Wangler, and Scott William Winters as inmate Cyril O'Reily.

Episodes

17 1 "The Truth and Nothing But..." Nick Gomez Tom Fontana July 14, 1999 The truth


The name of the prison changes to Oswald State Correctional facility level 4. Governor Devlin makes a deal with Weigart, a pharmaceutical corporation that is cutting costs to the state prison medical board, this results in Alvarez, who is suicidal in being rejected his medicine and is not being fed for blinding Rivera. Wangler, who dubs himself brickz, takes new inmate Malcolm Coyle under his wing, Nappa who suspects he's undercover, decides to have Wangler prove his loyalty to him. Adebisi is released from the psych ward and decides not to fight back. Clayton Hughes, who is a close friend of Glynn whose father was killed in the line of action, is hired. Another new CO, Claire Howell, sets her sights on McManus. O'Reilly wants to get revenge on Schillinger by causing trouble between him and the bikers. Richie Hanlon is sent to death row and Bellinger finds him intriguing. Said has a meeting Scott Ross' sister in trying to get her to join the lawsuit, in which he starts to show feeling for her. McManus finds out the truth of Metzger and tries to get Beecher to testify on what happened to him, which he declines, Keller starts to feel guilty for his part and wants to prove his love to him so he confesses the truth to McManus and Beecher gets sweet revenge on Metzger.


18 2 "Napoleon's Boney Parts" Matt Dillon Tom Fontana July 21, 1999 Napoléon Bonaparte


With Metzger dead, McManus brings in a childhood friend, Sean Murphy to become supervisor and with his help, organize a boxing tournament. Coyle, who is working in the barbershop, confesses a strange tale to Hill, who doesn't take the news very well. A lawsuit is in effect against the state. Said who does not want his judgment about his faith clouded, decides to fast. McManus and Howell's relationship takes a turn for the worse. Hughes feels that he doesn't have what it takes to be a CO. Schillinger's son is arrested for possession of drugs. Keller is sent back to Em City but Schillinger exacts his revenge on him. Adebisi wants to work in the AIDS ward in hopes to learn about the disease but his true motives become clear when he gets revenge on Nappa. Alvarez continues to show signs of agitation, and Dr. Fredrick Garvey, who is head of the organization, gives her two weeks notice for disagreeing with him, Mukada tries to comfort Alvarez by giving him food, when he refuses the COs continue to take their frustrations out on him, Sister Pete decides to start a victim/offender program, in which Mukada wants the first session to be between Alvarez and Rivera, Glynn disagrees and Alvarez ends his pain the only way he knows how.


19 3 "Legs" Keith Samples Tom Fontana July 28, 1999 Running


Following the suicide attempt by Alvarez, Dr. Nathan decides to expose Garvey, Devlin instead exposes Garvey's past on the condition the Weigart will overlook their policies. Hill is in protective custody confessing in Coyle's murdering a family, Said and other leaders want to protect Hill, but Nappa takes matters in his own hands. Said's efforts to practice his religion takes another turn when he and the other Muslim prisoners goes on hunger strike, McManus and Glynn have no choice but to give in by allowing Said to have food in his cell. After Howell tries to apologize for her actions, McManus wants to break it off with her, after assaulting a prisoner, she is fired. The boxing tournament gets underway with Pancamo and Cyril winning their first matches. Rebadow has diabetes and after he faints he decides to meet his son and grandson whom he has never met before or were aware of his presence. Nappa finds out he is HIV positive and transferred out of Em City. Keller continues to prove his love for Beecher by helping him get revenge on Schillinger when the arrival of a new inmate attracts their attention.


20 4 "Unnatural Disasters" Chazz Palminteri Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters August 4, 1999 God's will


Beecher befriends Schillinger's son as a means to get back at him. Howell sues McManus for sexual harassment and is reinstated. Said cannot fight the feelings that he has for Patricia Ross. Keller manipulates Sister Pete in discovering why she became what she became. Rivera agrees to meet with Alvarez and Alvarez is released from Solitary and participates in the upcoming boxing match against homosexual Jason Cramer, where O'Reilly uses his tricks in letting Cramer win. Hughes tries to earn respect his own way, which costs him his position in Em City and is transferred to the library. Hanlon's murder conviction is overturned and Nikolai Stanislofsky gets revenge but slits the wrong throat. Nappa decides to confess everything he's done in the course of his life. Adebisi recruits the Latinos to try to run with the Sicilians' drug trade. Wangler gets disturbing news that his son may be getting hurt and gets his comrades to take care of the matter.


21 5 "U.S. Male" Steve Buscemi Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters August 11, 1999 U.S. Postal Service


Hamid Khan defeats Wangler in the final first-round boxing match. In an act of revenge for the Homeboys, Poet delivers a poem attacking Said. Said's fellow Muslims also condemn him for continuing to meet with Patricia Ross; Said has a heated confrontation with them when he finds out that Patricia has received threatening messages demanding that she cut off contact with him. New inmate Yuri Kosygin, a Russian gangster, sparks animosity between the Sicilians and Russians when he declines Nappa's offer of friendship. Wangler learns that his contract has been carried out and his wife and her lover are dead. While Wangler attends their funeral, Adebisi severely wounds Pierce and Poet in a bid to regain control of the Homeboys. McManus prepares for his sexual harassment trial and is enraged when Dr. Nathan does not immediately agree to serve as his character witness. Officer Hughes begins investigating his father's murder and becomes aggressive while questioning Rebadow. Father Mukada witnesses the incident and offers Hughes emotional support, but Hughes declines. Beecher comforts and bonds with Andrew Schillinger as he gives up drugs and goes through withdrawal. Beecher uses his influence over Andrew to taunt and threaten Vern Schillinger; Vern tries to improve his relationship with his son, but Andrew rejects him and white supremacy. After assaulting Vern, Andrew is put in solitary confinement, where Vern tests him by passing drugs to him through Officer Lopresti. Andrew cannot resist the drugs and suffers a fatal overdose.


22 6 "Cruel and Unusual Punishments" Terry Kinney Tom Fontana August 18, 1999 Punishment


William Cudney, who has been stealing chloral hydrate for Ryan O'Reily, realizes that O'Reily has been using it to drug some of the boxing contestants, fixing the matches. Cudney plans to turn O'Reily in, but O'Reily hires Kosygin to kill him. With his brother's help, Cyril O'Reily defeats Pancamo in the next match. Stanislofsky attempts to bring Kosygin down, telling Pancamo that Kosygin has been fixing the boxing matches. Kosygin attacks Stanislofsky, almost killing him, but is stopped and taken to the hole. Nappa decides to write a memoir with the help of his new cellmate, Nat Ginzburg. Pancamo hears of this and decides that Nappa must be stopped, since his memoir might include confessions implicating the other Italians. At McManus's suggestion, Wangler enrolls in a parenting program and has a visit with his infant son, but he storms out when the baby seems uncomfortable around him. Adebisi, who is keeping Wangler tied up at night, plots to bring McManus down. Father Mukada takes up the investigation of Hughes's father's death, interviewing Giles, who tells him that Glynn was the killer. Keller tries to repair his relationship with Beecher, but Beecher continues to rebuff him. Beecher goes to Said for spiritual counsel. Khan disagrees with Said's decision to include Beecher in their group; he rejects Said and takes over leadership of the Muslims.


23 7 "Secret Identities" Adam Bernstein Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar August 25, 1999 One's true identity


Alvarez meets with Rivera and his wife, but when they ask him why he mutilated Rivera, he does not fully explain his reasons. Sister Pete determines that Keller has been manipulating her, trying to earn her favor so that she might convince Beecher to forgive him. Realizing that she is sexually attracted to Keller, she decides to leave the convent. Carlo Ricardo is put in solitary confinement for refusing to cooperate in an investigation of the drug trade in Oz; this causes him to miss his final visit with his sister, who is moving away. After Father Mukada confronts Glynn about Hughes's father's murder, Glynn finally tells Hughes what happened, confessing that his own foolish behavior with the inmates led to the fatal beating. Nappa completes his memoir, but Ginzburg secretly conspires with Pancamo, killing Nappa and destroying the memoir. McManus tells Whittlesey that he still has feelings for her; she kisses him in front of Claire Howell. McManus's legal problems worsen when Wangler makes a claim that McManus groped him, and Adebisi gets the media involved in the story. Bellinger's final appeal is denied, and after seeking McManus's advice about execution methods, she decides on hanging. Soon afterward, though, an exam reveals that she is pregnant. Beecher continues to explore Islam with Said, who recommends that he forgive Keller and Schillinger. Beecher and Keller reconcile, but Schillinger refuses to forgive Beecher and attacks him instead; Said and Keller intervene, setting off a melee between the Muslims and Aryans in which Beecher and Schillinger are stabbed.


24 8 "Out o' Time" Barbara Kopple Tom Fontana September 1, 1999 The new year, end of the millennium


Alvarez is cast out and attacked by the other Latinos, but he defends himself, killing Ricardo in the process. He then tells Glynn that Ricardo was responsible for Ardith Glynn's rape. After hearing Bellinger's stories about her daughter being possessed by Satan, Sister Pete decides that Bellinger is mentally ill and convinces Governor Devlin to commute her sentence. This infuriates Bellinger, who had stated a desire to be executed. Ryan O'Reily is caught and forced to stop controlling the boxing matches with chloral hydrate, but he still manages to give Cyril an advantage in the final match, manipulating Cyril with thoughts of their abusive father. Cyril is so enraged that his knockout punch leaves opponent Khan brain dead. Racial tensions escalate amongst inmates and staff; Schillinger attempts to rally the white inmates despite their differences, while Adebisi does the same with the black inmates. Hughes begins to adopt Adebisi's views on race, and when he expresses these views to Glynn, Glynn fires him. Hill tries to stay out of the racial conflict, but when he is put in solitary confinement for defying Murphy, the inmates become more defiant. As the new millennium arrives, Glynn puts the prison on lockdown, and Adebisi finds a gun in his bed.

Season 4 (2000 - 2001)



Episodes

25 1 "A Cock and Balls Story" Adam Bernstein Tom Fontana July 12, 2000 The U.S. prison system


The lockdown ends. Khan is taken off life support, and Arif assumes leadership of the Muslims. Cyril O'Reily feels guilty about Khan and has recurring nightmares about the two men he has killed. Sister Pete tries to help by setting up a victim/offender meeting between Dr. Nathan and the O'Reily brothers, but Nathan refuses to participate. During recreation time for the inmates in solitary confinement, Giles overhears Alvarez saying that Bevilacqua was the true culprit in Ardith Glynn's rape; Giles stabs both inmates, killing Bevilacqua. Beecher continues to seek Schillinger's forgiveness and decides, against Keller's wishes, to help Schillinger find his son Hank. This leads to tension and an eventual fistfight between Beecher and Keller. Bellinger returns to death row after miscarrying under suspicious circumstances. Governor Devlin's campaign manager invites Glynn to run for lieutenant governor alongside Devlin. McManus is upset to learn that Whittlesey, while on vacation, became engaged and will not return to Oz.