Oz

Season 1 Episode 1: The Routine

In the "Emerald City" experimental unit of Oswald State Penitentiary, we meet some of the diverse inmates who live within a pecking order of Homeboys, Latinos, Muslims, Irish, Aryans, and Wiseguys. No clear-cut leader emerges—with the possible exception of Kareem Saïd, a Muslim author who preaches non-violence and abstinence. Saïd's arrival doesn't prevent a short-fused Mafia inmate named Dino Ortolani from ticking off just about everybody—a habit that ends up burning him.

Genre:

Crime, Drama

Seasons:

6

Episodes:

56

Cast:

Lee Tergesen, Harold Perrineau, Dean Winters

Quality:

HD

Duration:

56 min

First Air:

1997

Rating:

8.0