Oz

Series • 1997 - 2003

8.7

Found on the web

The A.V. Club

Oz was intended as a kind of continuation of Homicide, an exploration of what comes after justice is purportedly served.

avclub.com/20-years-ago-oz-locked-down-the-prestige-drama-formula-1798263937

Vice

On the 12th of July, 1997, the landscape of television – and the way we consume and relate to entertainment – changed forever.

vice.com/en/article/3kzzaj/20-years-of-oz-the-show-that-changed-tv-forever

Variety

It is also so relentlessly ugly and grim that the simple act of viewing it weighs heavy on the soul.

variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/oz-2-1117329642/

IMDb

Oz will hook you from the very first episode through the finale and every episode is great!

imdb.com/title/tt0118421/

IMDb

"OZ" was something special that got people's attention: It was a rare series that made up sit up and basically take notice, and actually care for the characters in such an ensemble cast as this, no matter how heinous their crimes.

imdb.com/title/tt0118421/reviews/

Rotten Tomatoes

"The patient zero of HBO dramas pushes the envelope in graphic content and storytelling ambition..."

rottentomatoes.com/tv/oz/s01

Rotten Tomatoes

Inmates and correctional officers inside the Oswald State Correctional Facility, nicknamed 'Oz,' battle for power and survival amid warring factions and explosive acts of retribution.

rottentomatoes.com/tv/oz

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