There are many groups of inmates throughout the show, and not everyone within each group survives the show's events. Oz chronicles McManus' attempts to keep control over the inmates of Em City. The show's narrator, inmate Augustus Hill, explains the show, and provides context, thematic analysis, and a sense of humor. Others, corrections officers and inmates alike, simply want to survive, some long enough to make parole and others just to see the next day. Some fight for power – either over the drug trade or over other inmate factions and individuals. Under McManus and Warden Leo Glynn, all inmates in "Em City" struggle to fulfill their own needs. However, almost all of these factions are constantly at war with one another which often results in many prisoners being beaten, raped, or murdered. Emerald City is an extremely controlled environment, with a carefully managed balance of members from each racial and social group, intended to ease tensions among these various factions. In this experimental unit of the prison, unit manager Tim McManus emphasizes rehabilitation and learning responsibility during incarceration, rather than carrying out purely punitive measures. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). Moreover, most of the series' story arcs are set in " Emerald City", a wing named after a setting from the fictional Land of Oz in L. The nickname "Oz" is also a reference to the classic film The Wizard of Oz (1939), which popularized the phrase, "There's no place like home." In contrast, a poster for the series uses the tagline: "It's no place like home". "Oz" is the nickname for the Oswald State Correctional Facility, formerly Oswald State Penitentiary, a fictional level 4 maximum-security state prison in New York. The series finale aired on February 23, 2003. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997, and ran for six seasons. It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by the premium cable network HBO. Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserveĭo You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S.Oz is an American prison drama television series set at a fictional men's prison created and principally written by Tom Fontana. Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge From the Holocaust Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story Photo By: Sara Cozolino/Everett Collection Liev Schreiber at arrivals for CHUCK Premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, New York, NY April 28, 2017. Photo By: Jason Mendez/Everett Collection Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber at arrivals for The Weinstein Company 2014 Golden Globes After Party, Trader Vic''s Bar & Lounge at The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, CA January 12, 2014. Photo By: James Atoa/Everett Collection Liev Schreiber at arrivals for Take Home a Nude Art Party and Auction New York Academy of Art Benefit, Sotheby’s, New York, NY October 9, 2018. Photo by: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Liev Schreiber at arrivals for The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards 2014 EMMYS - Part 2, Nokia Theatre L.A. Photo By: Linda Wheeler/Everett Collection Goon, Liev Schreiber (L), Jay Baruchel (R), 2012 Goon, Liev Schreiber (L), Jay Baruchel (C), Michael Dowse (R), 2012 Liev Schreiber at arrivals for 2008 AFI Festival DEFIANCE Premiere, Cinerama Dome, Los Angeles, CA, November 07, 2008. Photo By: James Atoa/Everett Collection Naomi Watts at arrivals for 71st Golden Globes Awards - Arrivals 2, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA January 12, 2014. Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes The Hurricane The Hurricane Photos Liev Schreiber Liev Schreiber at arrivals for The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards 2014 EMMYS - Part 2, Nokia Theatre L.A.
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