Directed by Matt Dillon Written by Tom Fontana Cast Kirk Acevedo ... Miguel Alvarez Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ... Simon Adebisi 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 Kathryn Erbe ... Shirley Bellinger Edie Falco ... Officer Diane Whittlesey Zeljko Ivanek ... Governor James Devlin Mark Margolis ... Antonio Nappa Christopher Meloni ... Chris Keller George Morfogen ... Bob Rebadow Luna Lauren Velez ... Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez) BD Wong ... Father Ray Mukada Granville Adams ... Zahir Arif Arija Bareikis ... Tricia Ross Robert Clohessy ... Officer Sean Murphy Seth Gilliam ... Officer Clayton Hughes Kristin Rohde ... Officer Claire Howell Craig muMs Grant ... Poet (as muMs) Tom Mardirosian ... Agamemnon Busmalis Larry Pine ... Arnold Zelman Anthony 'Treach' Criss ... Malcolm 'Snake' Coyle (as Treach) J.D. Williams ... Kenny 'Bricks' Wangler Scott William Winters ... Cyril O'Reily Milo O'Shea ... Dr. Frederick Garvey Peter Appel ... Lawrence Bailey Dick Boccelli ... Heinrick Schillinger Patrick Breen ... Robbie Gerth Timothy L. Brown ... Officer Jason Armstrong (as Tim Brown) Natascia Diaz ... Margarita Ricardo (as Natascia A. Diaz) Carl DiMaggio ... Officer Len Lopresti Juan Carlos Hernández ... Carlo Ricardo Ernie Hudson Jr. ... Hamid Khan Jordan Lage ... Richie Hanlon Christopher Murphy ... Arian Brother Rockets Redglare ... Barber R.E. Rodgers ... James Robson Otto Sanchez ... Chico Guerra Philip Scozzarella ... Officer Joseph Mineo (as Philip V. Scozzarella) Chuck Zito ... Chucky Pancamo Uncredited Cast Carlo Alban ... Luis Ricardo Paula Garcés ... Isabella Brett Gillen ... Philip Featherstone Joey Napoli ... Kitchen Helper John Perretti ... Steve Pasquin Jamie Tirelli ... Ferdinand Ricardo Produced by Tom Fontana Barry Levinson

Additional Info Premiere: July 21, 1999 DVD Release: February 24, 2004 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 #1,604 / 20,690 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 6 total ratings Site Ranking