Oz 1997 Genres: Prison Drama, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Character Development, Dramatic Tension, Gritty, Inner Conflict, Realism, Sexuality, Social Commentary, Survival Country: USA Director: Duration: Episodes Vary 60 Min Year: 1997 Actors: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, J.K. Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Dean Winters, George Morfogen, Rita Moreno, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker, Craig MuMs Grant, Luna Lauren Velez, Granville Adams, Tom Mardirosian, Ra Hanna, Kirk Acevedo, BD Wong, Chuck Zito, Scott William Winters Storyline: Follows the daily activities of the Inmates at the Oswald Maximum Security Correctional Facility (aka "Oz" for short), an unusual prison where its criminal inhabitants face challenges head on behind bars and do all they can to stay alive.