Oz (TV series)

Oz
Oz
Genre	Crime; Serial drama; Psychological drama; Thriller; Tragedy;
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	55–80 minutes
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
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Oz is an American prison drama television series created, co-executive produced, and principally written by Tom Fontana. Set at a fictional men's prison, it was the first one-hour dramatic television series produced by the premium cable network HBO. Oz ran for six seasons, from its premiere on July 12, 1997, to its series finale on February 23, 2003.