What "Oz" 1-th episode about
In the 'Emerald City' experimental unit of Oswald State Penitentiary, we meet some of the diverse inmates who live within a pecking order of Homeboys, Latinos, Muslims, Irish, Aryans, and Wiseguys. No clear-cut leader emerges -- with the possible exception of Kareem Said, a Muslim author who preaches non-violence and abstinence. Said's arrival doesn't prevent a short-fused Mafia inmate named Dino Ortolani from ticking off just about everybody--a habit that ends up burning him.
Episode number: 1
Episode name: "The Routine"
Episode release date: 13 july 1997 at 02:00
Status: aired
Rating: 8.5
