Directed by Bob Balaban Written by Sean Jablonski   Tom Fontana   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 Austin Pendleton ... William Giles Eddie Malavarca ... Peter Schibetta Kathryn Erbe ... Shirley Bellinger Dylan Baker ... Schillinger's Defense Attorney Melina Kanakaredes ... A.D.A. Marilyn Crenshaw J.D. Williams ... Kenny Wangler Craig muMs Grant ... Poet (as muMs) Scott William Winters ... Cyril O'Reily Tom Mardirosian ... Agamemnon Busmalis Geoffrey Nauffts ... Clifford Sprague Granville Adams ... Zahir Arif Timothy L. Brown ... Officer Jason Armstrong (as Tim Brown) Bryan Callen ... Jonathan Coushaine Sean Dugan ... Timmy Kirk Tim Hopper ... Rick Donn Jordan Lage ... Richie Hanlon Annika Peterson ... Shannon O'Reily Floyd Resnick ... Officer Leif Riddell ... Mark Mack Philip Scozzarella ... Officer Joseph Mineo (as Philip V. Scozzarella) Frank Senger ... Frank Manhardt Lexington Alexander ... Junior Pierce (as Malé 'Big X' Alexander) Chuck Zito ... Chucky Pancamo Tony Devon ... Dr. Meadows Todd Etelson ... Mario Seggio Ali Merhi ... Luis Batista Brian Smyj ... Alexander Vogel Uncredited Cast Frank Bonsangue ... Sicilian Crew Brett Gillen ... Philip Featherstone Edgar Nicholson ... Muslim Inmate Nick Stellate ... Prisoner in Gym Produced by Jim Finnerty   Tom Fontana   Barry Levinson   Bridget Potter   Original Music by David Darlington Steven Rosen

Additional Info Premiere: July 27, 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 #1,603 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 6 total ratings Site Ranking