Season 1
(1997)
Overview
Welcome to Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison or "Oz." As run by Tim McManus and overseen by Warden Leo Glynn. Em City is about prisoner rehabilitation over public retribution. No matter how hardened a criminal or killer, whether you're in for a few years or in for life, you have a role to play. Once inside, choose your friends carefully. Every group - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to mutual friends and terrorize mutual enemies. Don't smi…
Cast
as Tobias Beecher
as Augustus Hill
as Ryan O'Reily
as Kareem Saïd
as Leo Glynn
as Tim McManus
Episodes
The Routine 7.6
July 12, 1997
In the "Emerald City" experimental unit of Oswald State Penitentiary, we meet some of the diverse inmates who live with…
Visits, Conjugal and Otherwise 7.6
July 14, 1997
With Schibetta and the prison brass in a race to uncover Ortolani's killer (for very different reasons), we see how inm…
God's Chillin' 7.0
July 21, 1997
As friction grows in the wake of increasing deaths, Schibetta, Saïd, and Keane are brought together by Glynn, who tells…
Capital P 6.9
July 28, 1997
Governor Devlin has reinstated capital punishment in the state, and the first Oz prisoner scheduled to die is Keane.
Straight Life 7.5
August 4, 1997
The infiltration of drugs into Oz has reached unprecedented levels, and the undercover efforts of McManus and Glynn to …
To Your Health 7.9
August 11, 1997
Three generations of Alvarezes—all prisoners at Oz—are united when the partiarch, Ricardo, is found face down in his ce…
Plan B 7.3
August 18, 1997
A recovered Saïd ostracizes Mershah for turning his back on him when he was dying—and orders the rest of the Muslims to…
A Game of Checkers 7.5
August 25, 1997
Beecher is released from the hole and Schillinger is left eyeless and weak. A riot breaks out after two white punks get…