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Oz (1997-2003)

6 seasons
4,22 427 votes

State: Ended

Genre: Drama

Origin: United States

Developed by: Tom Fontana

Stars: Harold Perrineau, Lee Tergesen and Dean Winters

IMDb score: 8,7 (115.538)

Releasedate: Saturday 12 July 1997

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Oz plot

Prisoners of an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison, known as Emerald City, go through their daily lives watching their backs. Cliques are important for survival, but can everyone be trusted?

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hatebreeder

  • 517 comments
  • 330 votes
Friday 22 March 2019
Oz season 1

[user=1612]Thirstyjimmyke[/user].

I like this series so much that I can even become jealous that people like you can enjoy this series for a few more seasons. A really great series!!!

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Lebarron

  • 110 comments
  • 106 votes
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Oz season 1

The most groundbreaking series ever in TV history. Never before has so much explicit content been shown in a primetime TV series as in this series, opening doors for series such as Game of Thrones and Spartacus. Oz is about daily life in a Maximum security prison, a zoo with people in fact, from both the residents and the employees. A lot of bad things happen like intrigue, violence and rape of prisoners among themselves but by the staff. At the same time, you also see that those same hardened individuals have moments of doubt and sometimes even remorse. Oz is full of special characters who, despite their criminal and often violent background, can also be sympathetic. Or in case the staff seem sympathetic but can be surprisingly unsympathetic at times. This is what makes Oz so captivating. Even if you have already seen it, it remains interesting because you can then look at events in the background. That's like a Where is Waldo thing, you always discover something new. One thing is certain, whoever has seen Oz never wants to go to jail.

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