The following is a list of the episodes of the HBO television drama, Oz. Each episode addresses a particular "theme" which is addressed during Augustus Hill's narratives, as well as during certain points in the actual episode. During the first six episodes of season 6, Augustus Hill shares the narration with another inmate. In the season 5 episode "Variety" the narratives were replaced by short songs sung by series characters, in a variety show format.
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Season 1 (1997)
The first season of Oz is starring Ernie Hudson as Warden Leo Glynn, Terry Kinney as Emerald City Unit Manager Tim McManus, Harold Perrineau as inmate and narrator Augustus Hill, and Eamonn Walker as new inmate and devout Muslim Kareem Saïd.
It is also starring Kirk Acevedo as Latino inmate Miguel Alvarez, Edie Falco as correctional officer Diane Wittlesey, Rita Moreno as prison counselor Sister Peter Marie Reimondo, Tony Musante as inmate and Mafia boss Nino Schibetta, Leon Robinson as inmate Jefferson Keane, J.K. Simmons as inmate and Aryan Brotherhood leader Vernon Schillinger, Lee Tergesen as new inmate Tobias Beecher, Sean Whitesell as cannibalistic inmate Donald Groves, Dean Winters as manipulative Irish inmate Ryan O'Reily, and B.D. Wong as the prison chaplain Father Ray Mukada.
Recurring guest stars included Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as inmate and Homeboys gang leader Simon Adebisi, Rick Fox as inmate and former basketball star Jackson Vahue, Goodfella Mike G as inmate and Schibetta's right hand man Joey D'Angelo, Stephen Gevedon as biker inmate Scott Ross, Craig muMs Grant as inmate Arnold "Poet" Jackson, Zeljko Ivanek as Governor James Devlin, Tim McAdams as inmate and Homeboy Johnny Post, George Morfogen as long-term inmate Bob Rebadow, Steve Ryan as corrupt Officer Mike Healy, Lauren Vélez as prison doctor Gloria Nathan, and J.D. Williams as homeboy inmate Kenny Wangler.
Season 1 chronicles the spiritual and political journeys of many of the characters as they descend into insanity, rise and fall politically, and seek redemption. The season shows the different gangs fight each other as well as the prison system, culminating in a riot in which the inmates take over Emerald City.
| # | Prod. Code | Episode | Written By | Directed By | Original Airdate | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 | The Routine | Tom Fontana | Darnell Martin | July 12, 1997 | Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary |
| 2 | 102 | Visits, Conjugal and Otherwise | Tom Fontana | Nick Gomez | July 14, 1997 | Sex |
| 3 | 103 | God's Chillin | Tom Fontana | Jean de Segonzac | July 21, 1997 | Religion |
| 4 | 104 | Capital P | Tom Fontana | Darnell Martin | July 28, 1997 | Capital Punishment |
| 5 | 105 | Straight Life | Tom Fontana | Leslie Libman & Larry Williams | August 4, 1997 | Drugs |
| 6 | 106 | To Your Health | Tom Fontana | Alan Taylor | August 11, 1997 | Health |
| 7 | 107 | Plan B | Tom Fontana | Darnell Martin | August 18, 1997 | Unplanned Events |
| 8 | 108 | A Game of Checkers | Tom Fontana | Jean de Segonzac | August 25, 1997 | Revolution |
Season 2 (1998)
The second season of Oz is starring Kirk Acevedo as Latino inmate Miguel Alvarez, 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 starring Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as inmate and Homeboys gang leader Simon Adebisi, Edie Falco as correctional officer Diane Wittlesey, George Morfogen as long-term inmate Bob Rebadow, Lauren Vélez as prison doctor Gloria Nathan, and B.D. Wong as the prison chaplain Father Ray Mukada.
Recurring guest stars included Bryan Callen as Christian inmate Jonathan Coushaine, Kathryn Erbe as death row inmate Shirley Bellinger, Bill Fagerbakke as corrupt corrections officer Karl Metzger, Rick Fox as inmate and former basketball star Jackson Vahue, Craig muMs Grant as inmate Arnold "Poet" Jackson, Luis Guzmán as new inmate and Latino gang leader Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez, Zeljko Ivanek as Governor James Devlin, Jordan Lage as homosexual inmate Richie Hanlon, Eddie Malavarca as inmate and new leader of the mob Peter Schibetta, Tom Mardirosian as inmate Agamemnon "The Mole" Busmalis, Mark Margolis as Peter Schibetta's godfather and new inmate Antonio Nappa, Christopher Meloni as new inmate Chris Keller, Austin Pendleton as inmate and alzheimer's patient William Giles, Evan Seinfeld as new biker inmate Jaz Hoyt, J.D. Williams as homeboy inmate Kenny Wangler, and Scott William Winters as Ryan O'Reily's brother, Cyril O'Reily.
Season two of Oz continues showing the aftermath of the riot and the lessons each of the characters learned from it. Throughout the course of the season, each of its principle characters are forced to confront their own demons, and some prevail where others falter.
| # | Prod. Code | Episode | Written By | Directed By | Original Airdate | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 201 | The Tip | Tom Fontana | Nick Gomez | July 11, 1998 | Blame/Lying |
| 10 | 202 | Ancient Tribes | Tom Fontana and Sean Jablonski |
Uli Edel | July 20, 1998 | False Perceptions |
| 11 | 203 | Great Men | Tom Fontana and Sean Jablonski |
Bob Balaban | July 27, 1998 | Historical Impact |
| 12 | 204 | Losing Your Appeal | Tom Fontana and Bradford Winters |
Keith Samples | August 3, 1998 | Love |
| 13 | 205 | Family Bizness | Tom Fontana and Bradford Winters |
Kathy Bates | August 10, 1998 | Family |
| 14 | 206 | Strange Bedfellows | Tom Fontana | Alan Taylor | August 17, 1998 | Consequences of Actions |
| 15 | 207 | Animal Farm | Tom Fontana and Debbie Sarjeant |
Mary Harron | August 24, 1998 | Animals |
| 16 | 208 | Escape From Oz | Tom Fontana | Jean de Segonzac | August 31, 1998 | Escaping Prison Life |
Season 3 (1999)
The third season of Oz is starring 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 starring Kathryn Erbe as death row inmate Shirley Bellinger, Edie Falco as correctional officer Diane Wittlesey, 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 Mol" 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.
| # | Prod. Code | Episode | Written By | Directed By | Original Airdate | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 301 | The Truth and Nothing But... | Tom Fontana | Nick Gomez | July 14, 1999 | The Truth |
| 18 | 302 | Napoleon's Boney Parts | Tom Fontana | Matt Dillon | July 21, 1999 | Napoléon Bonaparte |
| 19 | 303 | Legs | Tom Fontana | Keith Samples | July 28, 1999 | Running |
| 20 | 304 | Unnatural Disasters | Tom Fontana and Bradford Winters | Chazz Palminteri | August 4, 1999 | God's Will |
| 21 | 305 | U.S. Male | Tom Fontana and Bradford Winters | Steve Buscemi | August 11, 1999 | The U.S. Postal Service |
| 22 | 306 | Cruel and Unusual Punishments | Tom Fontana | Terry Kinney | August 18, 1999 | Punishment |
| 23 | 307 | Secret Identities | Tom Fontana and Sunil Nayar | Adam Bernstein | August 25, 1999 | One's True Identity |
| 24 | 308 | Out o'Time | Tom Fontana | Barbara Kopple | September 1, 1999 | The New Year/End of the Millennium |
Season 4 (2000-2001)
| # | Prod. Code | Episode | Written By | Directed By | Original Airdate | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 401 | A Cock and Balls Story | Tom Fontana | Adam Bernstein | July 12, 2000 | The US Prison System |
| 26 | 402 | Obituaries | Tom Fontana | Kennith Fink | July 19, 2000 | Newspaper Obituaries |
| 27 | 403 | The Bill of Wrongs | Tom Fontana | Goran Gajic | July 26, 2000 | The Bill of Rights |
| 28 | 404 | Works of Mercy | Tom Fontana | Adam Bernstein | August 2, 2000 | Mercy |
| 29 | 405 | Gray Matter | Tom Fontana | Brian Cox | August 9, 2000 | The Human Brain/ The Criminal Mind |
| 30 | 406 | A Word to the Wise | Tom Fontana | Keith Samples | August 16, 2000 | Figures of Speech |
| 31 | 407 | A Town without Pity | Tom Fontana | J. Miller Tobin | August 23, 2000 | Prison Economics |
| 32 | 408 | You Bet Your Life | Tom Fontana | Adam Bernstein | August 30, 2000 | Gambling |
| 33 | 409 | Medium Rare | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar | Alex Zakrzewski | January 7, 2001 | News and the Media |
| 34 | 410 | Conversions | Tom Fontana | Adam Bernstein | January 14, 2001 | Converting |
| 35 | 411 | Revenge is Sweet | Tom Fontana | Goran Gajic | January 21, 2001 | The Effects of Revenge |
| 36 | 412 | Cuts Like a Knife | Tom Fontana | Steve Buscemi | January 28, 2001 | Weapons/Shanks |
| 37 | 413 | Blizzard of '01 | Tom Fontana | Leslie Libman | February 4, 2001 | Snow |
| 38 | 414 | Orpheus Descending | Tom Fontana & Sean Whitesell & Sunil Nayar | Gloria Muzio | February 11, 2001 | Orpheus |
| 39 | 415 | Even the Score | Tom Fontana & Sean Whitesell & Sunil Nayar | J. Miller Tobin | February 18, 2001 | Sports |
| 40 | 416 | Famous Last Words | Tom Fontana & Sean Whitesell | Adam Bernstein | February 25, 2001 | Last Words |
Season 5 (2002)
| # | Prod. Code | Episode | Written By | Directed By | Original Airdate | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 501 | Visitation | Tom Fontana | Alex Zakrzewski | January 6, 2002 | Historical figures and prison |
| 42 | 502 | Laws of Gravity | Tom Fontana & Sean Whitesell | Rob Morrow | January 13, 2002 | The Three Laws |
| 43 | 503 | Dream a Little Dream of Me | Tom Fontana & Sean Whitesell | Adam Bernstein | January 20, 2002 | Dreams |
| 44 | 504 | Next Stop: Valhalla | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar | J. Miller Tobin | January 27, 2002 | Norse Mythology |
| 45 | 505 | Wheel of Fortune | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar | Terry Kinney | February 3, 2002 | Psychics |
| 46 | 506 | Variety | Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters | Roger Rees | February 10, 2002 | Variety Show |
| 47 | 507 | Good Intentions | Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters | Adam Bernstein | February 17, 2002 | Good Intentions Going Bad |
| 48 | 508 | Impotence | Tom Fontana | Alex Zakrzewski | February 24, 2002 | Impotence |
Season 6 (2003)
| # | Prod. Code | Episode | Written By | Directed By | Original Airdate | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 601 | Dead Man Talking | Tom Fontana | Adam Bernstein | January 5, 2003 | Death and Afterlife |
| 50 | 602 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar | Marc Klasfeld | January 12, 2003 | Senses |
| 51 | 603 | Sonata da Oz | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar | Judy Dennis | January 19, 2003 | Music |
| 52 | 604 | A Failure to Communicate | Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters | David Von Ancken | January 26, 2003 | Communication |
| 53 | 605 | 4Giveness | Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters | John Henry Davis | February 2, 2003 | Forgiveness |
| 54 | 606 | A Day in the Death... | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar & Bradford Winters | Daniel Loflin | February 9, 2003 | Causes of Death |
| 55 | 607 | Junkyard Dawgs | Tom Fontana & Chuck Schweitzer | Theodore Bogosian | February 16, 2003 | Junk |
| 56 | 608 | Exeunt Omnes | Tom Fontana | Alex Zakrzewski | February 23, 2003 | True Facts |
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