Directed by Alan Taylor 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 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 Rick Fox ... Jackson Vahue Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ... Simon Adebisi Stephen Gevedon ... Scott Ross Tomas Milian ... Ricardo Alvarez George Morfogen ... Bob Rebadow Roger Guenveur Smith ... Huseni Mershah Luna Lauren Velez ... Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez) Nesbitt Blaisdell ... Dr. Kochurn Murphy Guyer ... Officer Eddie Hunt Tim Hopper ... Rick Donn Curtis McClarin ... Officer Lonnie Smith Kathryn Meisle ... Mrs. Rockwell Reggie Montgomery ... Black History Teacher J.D. Williams ... Kenny Wangler Granville Adams ... Zahir Arif Timothy L. Brown ... Officer Jason Armstrong (as Tim Brown) Keith Nelson ... Variety Performer José Ramón Rosario ... Eduardo Alvarez (as Jose R. Rosario) Craig muMs Grant ... Poet (as muMs the Schemer) Philip Scozzarella ... Officer Joseph Mineo Joseph DeVito ... Inmate Uncredited Cast G.A. Aguilar ... Young Ricardo Alvarez Frank Bonsangue ... Sicilian Crew Khalid Gonçalves ... Latino Gangbanger Billie James ... Jackson Vayhue's Girlfriend Produced by Jim Finnerty   Tom Fontana   Barry Levinson   Bridget Potter   Debbie Sarjeant   Original Music by David Darlington Steven Rosen

Additional Info Premiere: August 11, 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 #1,600 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 7 total ratings Site Ranking