Episodes The Tip July 11, 1998 Ancient Tribes July 20, 1998 Great Men July 27, 1998 Losing Your Appeal August 3, 1998 Family Bizness August 10, 1998 Strange Bedfellows August 17, 1998 Animal Farm August 24, 1998 Escape from Oz August 31, 1998 Directed by Nick Gomez Uli Edel Bob Balaban Keith Samples Kathy Bates Alan Taylor Mary Harron Jean de Segonzac Written by Tom Fontana Sean Jablonski Bradford Winters Debbie Sarjeant Cast Kirk Acevedo ... Miguel Alvarez (8 episodes) Ernie Hudson ... Warden Leo Glynn (8 episodes) Terry Kinney ... Tim McManus (8 episodes) Rita Moreno ... Sister Peter Marie Reimondo (8 episodes) Harold Perrineau ... Augustus Hill (8 episodes) J.K. Simmons ... Vern Schillinger (8 episodes) Lee Tergesen ... Tobias Beecher (8 episodes) Eamonn Walker ... Kareem Said (8 episodes) Dean Winters ... Ryan O'Reily (8 episodes) Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ... Simon Adebisi (8 episodes) Edie Falco ... Officer Diane Whittlesey (8 episodes) George Morfogen ... Bob Rebadow (8 episodes) Luna Lauren Velez ... Dr. Gloria Nathan (8 episodes) (as Lauren Velez) BD Wong ... Father Ray Mukada (8 episodes) Granville Adams ... Zahir Arif (8 episodes) J.D. Williams ... Kenny Wangler (8 episodes) Ali Merhi ... Luis Batista (7 episodes) Craig muMs Grant ... Poet (7 episodes) (as muMs) Tom Mardirosian ... Agamemnon Busmalis (7 episodes) Bryan Callen ... Jonathan Coushaine (7 episodes) Leif Riddell ... Mark Mack (7 episodes) Sean Dugan ... Timmy Kirk (7 episodes) Chuck Zito ... Chucky Pancamo (7 episodes) Eddie Malavarca ... Peter Schibetta (6 episodes) Todd Etelson ... Mario Seggio (6 episodes) Kathryn Erbe ... Shirley Bellinger (6 episodes) Scott William Winters ... Cyril O'Reily (5 episodes) Zeljko Ivanek ... Governor James Devlin (4 episodes) Tim Hopper ... Rick Donn (4 episodes) Philip Scozzarella ... Officer Joseph Mineo (4 episodes) (as Philip V. Scozzarella) Austin Pendleton ... William Giles (4 episodes) Christopher Meloni ... Chris Keller (4 episodes) Otto Sanchez ... Chico Guerra (4 episodes) Frank Senger ... Frank Manhardt (3 episodes) Jordan Lage ... Richie Hanlon (3 episodes) Timothy L. Brown ... Officer Jason Armstrong (3 episodes) (as Tim Brown) Lexington Alexander ... Junior Pierce (3 episodes) (as Malé 'BigX' Alexander) Luis Guzmán ... Raoul 'El Cid' Hernandez (3 episodes) (as Luis Guzman) Douglas Crosby ... Officer D'Agnasti (2 episodes) Paul Schulze ... Officer Rick Heim (2 episodes) Annika Peterson ... Shannon O'Reily (2 episodes) Bill Fagerbakke ... Officer Karl Metzger (2 episodes) Danton Stone ... D.A. Pat Fortunato (2 episodes) Skipp Sudduth ... Lenny Burrano (2 episodes) Zakes Mokae ... Kipekemie Jara (2 episodes) David Lansbury ... Robert Sippel (2 episodes) Mark Margolis ... Antonio Nappa (2 episodes) Evan Seinfeld ... Jaz Hoyt (2 episodes) Nelson Vasquez ... Officer Eugene Rivera (2 episodes) Rick Fox ... Jackson Vahue Cotter Smith ... Judge Benjamin Fee R.E. Rodgers ... James Robson Charles S. Dutton ... Professor Alvah Case Dina Pearlman ... Lucille Kempf Kes Kwansa ... Officer (as Kes Kwansa Amissah) Rod McLachlan ... Reporter Kate Rigg ... Reporter Adrienne Shelly ... Sarah Dick Boccelli ... Heinrick Schillinger (as Dick Bocelli) Dylan Baker ... Schillinger's Defense Attorney Melina Kanakaredes ... A.D.A. Marilyn Crenshaw Geoffrey Nauffts ... Clifford Sprague Floyd Resnick ... Officer Tony Devon ... Dr. Meadows Brian Smyj ... Alexander Vogel Elaine Stritch ... Judge Grace Lema Christine Toy Johnson ... Reporter Chazz Menendez ... Wick Terry Serpico ... Freakie Elizabeth Lawrence ... Beecher's Grandmother Cortez Nance Jr. ... Mark Glynn Lou Sones ... Steve Dawkins Bret Bailey ... Officer Pat McNamara ... Dr. Prestopnick LL Cool J ... Jiggy Walker José Ramón Rosario ... Eduardo Alvarez (as Jose Ramon Rosario) Larry Daly ... Officer 'Animal Farm' Jason Gonzalez ... Prisoner Rod Brogan ... Frances Hansell Ray Iannicelli ... Officer Roger Brese Uncredited Cast Frank Bonsangue ... Sicilian Crew (8 episodes) Brett Gillen ... Philip Featherstone (7 episodes) Jack Serra ... Officer Ricotta (4 episodes) Nick Stellate ... Prisoner in Gym (3 episodes) Douglas Crosby ... Officer D'Agnasti (2 episodes) Todo Segalla ... Inmate (2 episodes) Zuill Bailey ... Eugene Dobbins (archive footage) Joseph DeVito ... Correction Officer Ali Merhi ... Luis Batista Carlos Antonio ... Rapist Edgar Nicholson ... Muslim Inmate Chuck Jeffreys ... Hustler Vincent D'Arbouze ... Vincent Peter James Kelsch ... Jim Burns Dan Koko ... Thug #1 Robert Philip Marcus ... Aryan Produced by Jim Finnerty Tom Fontana Barry Levinson Bridget Potter Original Music by David Darlington Steven Rosen

Additional Info Premiere: July 11, 1998 DVD Release: January 07, 2003 Country: Distributor: HBO Studios Websites: Production Companies Rysher Entertainment The Levinson / Fontana Company Viacom Productions (2000) Paramount Network Television (2001) Distributors Home Box Office (HBO)   (1997) (United States) (TV) HBO Max   (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2002) (United States) (season 1) (DVD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2003) (United States) (season 2) (DVD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2004) (United States) (season 3) (DVD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2005) (United States) (seasons 4 and 5) (DVD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2006) (United States) (season 6) (DVD) Paramount Television   (2000) (United States) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.2 / 10 Our Rating 7.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.5 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #1,601 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 6 total ratings Site Ranking #1,597 The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) #1,598 Oz: Season 1 (1997) #1,599 Hustlers (2019) #1,600 Oz: Season 6 (2003) #1,601 Oz: Season 2 (1998) #1,602 Oz: Season 5 (2002) #1,603 Oz: Season 4 (2000) #1,604 Oz: Season 3 (1999) #1,605 The Babysitter (2017)