Oz-Complete First Season (1997)

"Quality work...there's nothing like it  Los Angeles Times
"Stunning  Chicago Sun Times
"Gripping...  New York Times
"Gripping  The New York Times

Editor's Note The Oswald Maximum Security Prison has opened an experimental new ward reserved for especially dangerous criminals. This unit, Emerald City, focuses on rehabilitation, but the world inside is even more corrupt and violent than the mean streets where these inmates come from. Inside the walls there are also two sets of rules, those laid down by the warden and those understood by the racially divided prisoners. This HBO series is full of gritty, violent imagery and deftly handles sensitive issues about the American Justice System. This collection chronicles the entire first season which culminates in an unforgettable takeover of the prison by the inmates. Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana created the gritty series. The acclaimed cast includes Rita Moreno, B.D. Wong, Ernie Hudson, and Lauren Velez. Eight one-hour episodes.

	Rita Moreno
	Terry Kinney
	Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje
	B.D. Wong
	Harold Perrineau Jr.
	J.K. Simmons
	Leon
	Lee Tergesen
	Ernie Hudson
	George Morfogen
	Lauren Velez
	Dean Winters
	Eamonn Walker
	Tom Fontana - Executive Producer
	Barry Levinson - Executive Producer
	Kathy Bates - Director
	Nick Gomez - Director
	Bob Balaban - Director
	Leslie Libman - Director

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4 stars out of 5 -- "Not for the faint-hearted, but gripping viewing." 03/01/2007 p.122