Directed by Darnell Martin Written by Tom Fontana   Cast Ernie Hudson ... Warden Leo Glynn Terry Kinney ... Tim McManus Harold Perrineau ... Augustus Hill Eamonn Walker ... Kareem Said Kirk Acevedo ... Miguel Alvarez Edie Falco ... Officer Diane Whittlesey Rita Moreno ... Sister Peter Marie Reimondo Tony Musante ... Nino Schibetta J.K. Simmons ... Vern Schillinger Lee Tergesen ... Tobias Beecher Sean Whitesell ... Donald Groves Dean Winters ... Ryan O'Reily BD Wong ... Father Ray Mukada Zeljko Ivanek ... Governor James Devlin Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ... Simon Adebisi Stephen Gevedon ... Scott Ross Rick Fox ... Jackson Vahue George Morfogen ... Bob Rebadow Roger Guenveur Smith ... Huseni Mershah Skipp Sudduth ... Lenny Burrano Luna Lauren Velez ... Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez) Zuill Bailey ... Eugene Dobbins J.D. Williams ... Kenny Wangler Murphy Guyer ... Officer Eddie Hunt Wood Harris ... Officer Gordon Wood Tim Hopper ... Rick Donn Curtis McClarin ... Officer Lonnie Smith Novella Nelson ... Loretta Smith Granville Adams ... Zahir Arif Timothy L. Brown ... Officer Jason Armstrong (as Tim Brown) Philip Scozzarella ... Officer Joseph Mineo Craig muMs Grant ... Poet (as muMs the schemer) Brian Sledge ... Trumpet Uncredited Cast Frank Bonsangue ... Sicilian Crew Khalid Gonçalves ... Latino Gangbanger Chazz Menendez ... Wick Leif Riddell ... Mark Mack Produced by Jim Finnerty   Tom Fontana   Barry Levinson   Bridget Potter   Debbie Sarjeant   Original Music by David Darlington Steven Rosen

Additional Info Premiere: August 18, 1997 DVD Release: March 19, 2002 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 -- / 10 Our Rating 7.9 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.7 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #1,598 / 20,704 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 7 total ratings Site Ranking