Directed by Mary Harron Written by Tom Fontana   Debbie Sarjeant   Cast Kirk Acevedo ... Miguel Alvarez Ernie Hudson ... Warden Leo Glynn Terry Kinney ... Tim McManus Rita Moreno ... Sister Peter Marie Reimondo Harold Perrineau ... Augustus Hill J.K. Simmons ... Vern Schillinger Lee Tergesen ... Tobias Beecher Eamonn Walker ... Kareem Said Dean Winters ... Ryan O'Reily Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ... Simon Adebisi Edie Falco ... Officer Diane Whittlesey George Morfogen ... Bob Rebadow Luna Lauren Velez ... Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Velez) BD Wong ... Father Ray Mukada Zakes Mokae ... Kipekemie Jara David Lansbury ... Robert Sippel Mark Margolis ... Antonio Nappa Kathryn Erbe ... Shirley Bellinger Luis Guzmán ... Raoul 'El Cid' Hernandez (as Luis Guzman) Skipp Sudduth ... Lenny Burrano J.D. Williams ... Kenny Wangler Granville Adams ... Zahir Arif Scott William Winters ... Cyril O'Reily Tom Mardirosian ... Agamemnon Busmalis Craig muMs Grant ... Poet (as muMs) Evan Seinfeld ... Jaz Hoyt Lexington Alexander ... Junior Pierce (as Malé 'BigX' Alexander) Bryan Callen ... Jonathan Coushaine Sean Dugan ... Timmy Kirk Tim Hopper ... Rick Donn José Ramón Rosario ... Eduardo Alvarez (as Jose Ramon Rosario) Leif Riddell ... Mark Mack Otto Sanchez ... Chico Guerra Philip Scozzarella ... Officer Joseph Mineo (as Philip V. Scozzarella) Nelson Vasquez ... Officer Eugene Rivera Chuck Zito ... Chucky Pancamo Larry Daly ... Officer 'Animal Farm' Todd Etelson ... Mario Seggio Jason Gonzalez ... Prisoner Ali Merhi ... Luis Batista Uncredited Cast Frank Bonsangue ... Sicilian Crew Douglas Crosby ... Officer D'Agnasti Vincent D'Arbouze ... Vincent Brett Gillen ... Philip Featherstone Peter James Kelsch ... Jim Burns Jack Serra ... Officer Ricotta Produced by Jim Finnerty   Tom Fontana   Barry Levinson   Bridget Potter   Original Music by David Darlington Steven Rosen

Additional Info Premiere: August 24, 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 -- / 10 Our Rating 7.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.5 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #1,601 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 6 total ratings Site Ranking