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Oz is an American prison drama television series set at a fictional men's prison created and principally written by Tom Fontana. [1] [2] It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by the premium cable network HBO. [3] Oz premiered on July 12, 1997, and ran for six seasons. The series finale aired on February 23, 2003.
On and off leader of the Latino inmates in the prison, Miguel Alvarez has a family background of Latino Gang-life, with his father Eduardo and grandfather Ricardo both incarcerated in Oz. After running the Latinos with little incident, his life spirals out of control in season 2 with the arrival of Hernandez.
Simon Adebisi is a fictional character played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the HBO dramatic series Oz.Initially a side character, Adebisi later serves as one of the main characters in the first four seasons, beginning with the fourth episode of the first season where he is eventually promoted to leader of the Homeboys gang.
Vernon Schillinger is a fictional character played by American actor J. K. Simmons on the HBO series Oz as a major antagonist. Schillinger is one of the most powerful and feared inmates in Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary ("Oz").
The second season of Oz starred Kirk Acevedo as Latino inmate Miguel Alvarez, Ernie Hudson as Warden Leo Glynn, Terry Kinney as Emerald City Unit Manager Tim McManus, Rita Moreno as prison counselor Sister Peter Marie Reimondo, Harold Perrineau as inmate and narrator Augustus Hill, J.K. Simmons as reformed Aryan Brotherhood inmate Vernon ...
Grant’s role as heroin addict Poet on “Oz” spanned all six seasons of the HBO prison drama.
Later, when a guard is blinded by Miguel Alvarez and needs a blood transfusion, it turns out that O'Reily is the only prisoner in Oz to match his blood type. He uses this as leverage to secure a place for his brother in Em City with him. O'Reily then admits his guilt in Preston Nathan's murder so that he can remain in Oz to protect Cyril.
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