EPISODE
SEASON
Oz - Season 1
You wanna punish a man? Send him to Oz: the name on the street for the Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary. Viewers are exposed to drugs, murder, nudity, rape and enough foul language to make someone wince.
28 December 1968, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
31 December 1920, Chicago, Illinois, USA
8 March 1962, New York City, New York, USA
25 March 1976, Bronx, New York, USA
19 October 1959, New York City, New York, USA
May 29, 2018
Profoundly disturbing, it's a show that you don't want to miss, yet don't always want to watch.
May 29, 2018
As the series moves beyond its introductory shock value, it becomes more serious, disturbing and gripping.
May 29, 2018
Oz is rough, gritty, and knocks you for a loop. It's the type of drama that will never be possible on network television no matter how many curse words the censors eventually allow on the air.
May 29, 2018
This is a rough show to watch, but it's an essential one.
May 29, 2018
Some viewers may be repelled by the sheer concentration of ugliness... But you won't escape easily from this drama's grip.
June 05, 2018
Last year HBO introduced "Oz," a prison drama by Tom Fontana, executive producer of "Homicide: Life on the Street."... Pressed to choose, "Oz" is the superior offering. And that's saying something.
May 29, 2018
Oz is certainly graphic, gritty and bleak. It is also unpleasant to watch. Where is the entertainment value in something this unremittingly dark and unpleasant?
May 29, 2018
One of the best ensembles in recent TV history, this is nigh-on faultless, and relentlessly entertaining.
May 29, 2018
For all its technical dazzle and bracing content, Oz never overcomes a dramatic hurdle: It's nearly impossible to care about the characters.
May 29, 2018
It's the routine of Oz that is so punishing here, like being confined for an hour with something unpleasant and oppressive. It's quality work, but watch it at your own risk.
