Oz (TV series)

Oz
Oz
Genre	Crime; Serial drama; Tragedy; Psychological drama; Thriller;
Created by	Tom Fontana
Showrunner	Tom Fontana
Written by	Tom Fontana
Starring	Ernie Hudson; Terry Kinney; Harold Perrineau; Eamonn Walker; Kirk Acevedo; Rita Moreno; J. K. Simmons; Lee Tergesen; Dean Winters; Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje;
Music by	Steve Rosen; Dave Darlington;
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	56 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Tom Fontana; Barry Levinson; Jim Finnerty;
Producers	Debbie Sarjeant; Mark A. Baker; Irene Burns; Bridget Potter; Jorge Zamacona; Greer Yeaton;
Cinematography	Alex Zakrzewski; Jean de Segonzac; Craig DiBona; Glenn Kershaw;
Editors	Sue Blainey; Cindy Mollo; Vanessa Procopio; Jay Pires; James Y. Kwei; Ken Eluto; Deborah Moran;
Running time	55–60 minutes; 100 minutes (series finale)
Production companies	The Levinson/Fontana Company; HBO Original Programming; Viacom Productions (seasons 4–5); Rysher Entertainment (seasons 1–5);
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	July 12, 1997 –; February 23, 2003

Oz is an American prison drama television series set at a fictional men's prison created and principally written by Tom Fontana. It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by the premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997, and ran for six seasons. The series finale aired on February 23, 2003.

Oz

Genre	Crime Serial drama Tragedy Psychological drama Thriller
Created by	Tom Fontana
Showrunner	Tom Fontana
Written by	Tom Fontana
Starring	Ernie Hudson Terry Kinney Harold Perrineau Eamonn Walker Kirk Acevedo Rita Moreno J. K. Simmons Lee Tergesen Dean Winters Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Music by	Steve Rosen Dave Darlington
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	56 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Tom Fontana Barry Levinson Jim Finnerty
Producers	Debbie Sarjeant Mark A. Baker Irene Burns Bridget Potter Jorge Zamacona Greer Yeaton
Cinematography	Alex Zakrzewski Jean de Segonzac Craig DiBona Glenn Kershaw
Editors	Sue Blainey Cindy Mollo Vanessa Procopio Jay Pires James Y. Kwei Ken Eluto Deborah Moran
Running time	55–60 minutes 100 minutes (series finale)
Production companies	The Levinson/Fontana Company HBO Original Programming Viacom Productions (seasons 4–5) Rysher Entertainment (seasons 1–5)
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	July 12, 1997 (1997-07-12) – February 23, 2003 (2003-02-23)