The OA

This article is about the television series. For the peninsula in Scotland, see The Oa. For other uses of the letters OA, see OA (disambiguation).

The OA
Poster for the first season
Genre
Created by
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerRostam Batmanglij
Composers
  • Rostam Batmanglij
  • Danny Bensi
  • Saunder Jurriaans
  • Jay Wadley
  • John Rossiter
  • Aaron M. Olson
  • Keegan DeWitt
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Jill Footlick
  • Ashley Zalta
  • Aida Rodgers
Production locations
Cinematography
Editors
Running time31–71 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseDecember 16, 2016 (2016-12-16) –
March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
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The OA is an American mystery drama television series with science fiction, supernatural, and fantasy elements.[5][6] The OA debuted on Netflix on December 16, 2016.[7][8] Created and executive-produced by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the series is their third collaboration.[7][8] The series consists of two seasons of eight episodes each, nearly all directed by Batmanglij, and is produced by Plan B Entertainment and Anonymous Content.[9] In the series, Marling stars as a young woman named Prairie Johnson, who has resurfaced after having been missing for seven years. Prairie now calls herself "the OA" and can see, despite having been blind before her disappearance.

On February 8, 2017, Netflix renewed the series for a second season, dubbed "Part II", that was released on March 22, 2019. Although The OA was planned by its creators to be a five-part story told in five seasons,[10] on August 5, 2019, Netflix canceled the series after two seasons, leaving the show with a cliffhanger ending.[11] The OA received generally favorable critical reception, averaging 77% for Part I and 92% for Part II on Rotten Tomatoes. It has been included in the "best of ..." lists of many entertainment publications.

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