6.198 minSeason 6 • Episode 8
LatestOz is in upheaval following the return of Martin Querns. Meanwhile, Howell and Robson each receive troubling news, Mukada answers an unsolved mystery, and the O'Reilys struggle to make amends. Finally, the prison production of 'Macbeth' ends with a staggering final act.
The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.
Writing
Tom Fontana's dialogue cuts like a shiv made of iambic pentameter.
Acting
J.K. Simmons as Schillinger: pure venom, unforgettable.
Direction
Hill's narrations break the fourth wall like a prisoner breaks your heart.
Creator
Tom Fontana
Lee Tergesen
Tobias Beecher
Harold Perrineau
Augustus Hill
Dean Winters
Ryan O'Reily
Eamonn Walker
Kareem Saïd
Ernie Hudson
Leo Glynn
Terry Kinney
Tim McManus
Rita Moreno
Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
J.K. Simmons
Vernon Schillinger
Kirk Acevedo
Miguel Alvarez
Craig muMs Grant
Poet
BD Wong
Father Ray Mukada
Tom Mardirosian
Agamemnon Busmalis
Christopher Meloni
Chris Keller
Scott William Winters
Cyril O'Reily
Ra Hanna
Nacim Bismilla
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Premiered 1997 on HBO, predating The Sopranos and essentially inventing prestige prison drama.
The 'Emerald City' set was built on a Brooklyn soundstage so claustrophobic that cast members reportedly had panic attacks.
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