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Season 1

8 episodes · 12th July 1997

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 smile. Get yourself a weapon. Stay on everybody's good side... if you can find one.

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Episodes

01 The Routine still The Routine Episode 112th July 1997 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. 02 Visits, Conjugal and Otherwise still Visits, Conjugal and Otherwise Episode 214th July 1997 With Schibetta and the prison brass in a race to uncover Ortolani's killer (for very different reasons), we see how inmates react to visits from both their wives and, in one case, family members who are also in prison. 03 God's Chillin' still God's Chillin' Episode 321st July 1997 As friction grows in the wake of increasing deaths, Schibetta, Saïd, and Keane are brought together by Glynn, who tells them to keep their respective groups quiet or else he'll lock the prison down. The tension increases following a visit from Governor Devlin, who was responsible for the ban on smoking and conjugal visits. 04 Capital P still Capital P Episode 428th July 1997 Governor Devlin has reinstated capital punishment in the state, and the first Oz prisoner scheduled to die is Keane. 05 Straight Life still Straight Life Episode 54th August 1997 The infiltration of drugs into Oz has reached unprecedented levels, and the undercover efforts of McManus and Glynn to find out who's smuggling them in backfires in a deadly way. Despite a lockdown in Emerald City, the drugs continue to trickle in—and the blame shifts from prisoners to corrupt officials. 06 To Your Health still To Your Health Episode 611th August 1997 Three generations of Alvarezes—all prisoners at Oz—are united when the partiarch, Ricardo, is found face down in his cell, suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Beecher, who as Schillinger's "prag" has been forced to wear women's clothes, flips out after taking PCP. 07 Plan B still Plan B Episode 718th August 1997 A recovered Saïd ostracizes Mershah for turning his back on him when he was dying—and orders the rest of the Muslims to do the same. Impressed by Saïd's power, Groves makes a deadly decision in his honor. Meanwhile, Beecher, transformed by prison life, finally gets revenge on Schillinger. 08 A Game of Checkers still A Game of Checkers Episode 825th August 1997 Beecher is released from the hole and Schillinger is left eyeless and weak. A riot breaks out after two white punks get into a fight over checkers. Frustration, sexuality, hate, revenge, racism all rear their ugly heads, causing the violence to escalate.
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01 Lee Tergesen profile Lee Tergesenas Tobias Beecher 02 Harold Perrineau profile Harold Perrineauas Augustus Hill 03 Dean Winters profile Dean Wintersas Ryan O'Reily 04 Eamonn Walker profile Eamonn Walkeras Kareem Saïd 05 Ernie Hudson profile Ernie Hudsonas Leo Glynn 06 Terry Kinney profile Terry Kinneyas Tim McManus 07 Rita Moreno profile Rita Morenoas Sister Peter Marie Reimondo 08 J.K. Simmons profile J.K. Simmonsas Vernon Schillinger 09 Kirk Acevedo profile Kirk Acevedoas Miguel Alvarez 10 Craig muMs Grant profile Craig muMs Grantas Poet 11 BD Wong profile BD Wongas Father Ray Mukada 12 Tom Mardirosian profile Tom Mardirosianas Agamemnon Busmalis 13 Tom Fontana profile Tom FontanaCreator
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