Oz (TV series)

Oz
Genre
Created byTom Fontana
Written by
Starring
Music by
  • Steve Rosen
  • Dave Darlington
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes56 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Cinematography
Editors
  • Sue Blainey
  • Cindy Mollo
  • Vanessa Procopio
  • Jay Pires
  • James Y. Kwei
  • Ken Eluto
  • Deborah Moran
Running time55–60 minutes
80 minutes (series finale)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseJuly 12, 1997 (1997-07-12) –
February 23, 2003 (2003-02-23)
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Oz is an American prison drama television series set at a fictional men's prison created and principally written by Tom Fontana.[1][2] It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by the premium cable network HBO.[3] Oz premiered on July 12, 1997, and ran for six seasons. The series finale aired on February 23, 2003.

  1. ^ Adam Dunn (21 February 2003). "The end of 'Oz'". CNN. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  2. ^ "Oz Production Notes". Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference frettsew was invoked but never defined (see the help page).