Oz (1997)

Name: Oz
Released: 1997
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Lee Tergesen, Harold Perrineau, Dean Winters, Eamonn Walker, Ernie Hudson

TV-MA 58m 7.5/10 IMDb

Crime Drama

The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.

Creator: Tom Fontana

Cast: Lee Tergesen, Harold Perrineau, Dean Winters, Eamonn Walker, Ernie Hudson

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted) Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Religious persecution

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child (referenced)Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) Terminal illness

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing (referenced)Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Needles / medical procedures

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted) Overdose scenes

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Police brutality Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

28 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.9)

Hate crimes (depicted)Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Explicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 2 10 warnings

Avg severity:(4.3)

Hate crimes (depicted)Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Explicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Overdose scenesGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 3 10 warnings

Avg severity:(4.2)

Hate crimes (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a childBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Overdose scenesGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 4 10 warnings

Avg severity:(4.6)

Hate crimes (depicted)Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Body horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 5 9 warnings

Avg severity:(4.2)

Hate crimes (depicted)Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Explicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 6 10 warnings

Avg severity:(4.3)