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The OA

This is a dream but you're wide awake.

7.5IMDb1K votesStrongly recommended
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2016 – 20192 seasons · 16 episodesTV-MACanceled
MysterySci-Fi & FantasyDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Brit Marling

Brit Marling

OA / Nina Azarova

24 eps

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Dr. Hunter 'Hap' Percy

16 eps

Emory Cohen

Emory Cohen

Homer Roberts

16 eps

Kingsley Ben-Adir

Kingsley Ben-Adir

Karim Washington

8 eps

Phyllis Smith

Phyllis Smith

Elizabeth 'Betty' Broderick-Allen

16 eps

Patrick Gibson

Patrick Gibson

Steve Winchell

16 eps

Brendan Meyer

Brendan Meyer

Jesse

16 eps

Brandon Perea

Brandon Perea

Alfonso 'French' Sosa

16 eps

Will Brill

Will Brill

Scott Brown

16 eps

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

Nancy Johnson

9 eps

Sharon Van Etten

Sharon Van Etten

Rachel

16 eps

Ian Alexander

Ian Alexander

Buck Vu

16 eps

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Abel Johnson

9 eps

Paz Vega

Paz Vega

Renata

16 eps

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Elias Rahim

5 eps

Chloë Levine

Chloë Levine

Angie

11 eps

Robbie Tucker

Robbie Tucker

(uncredited)

1 eps

Hélène Patarot

Hélène Patarot

Mrs. Vu

2 eps

Zoë Chao

Zoë Chao

Mo

2 eps

Liz Carr

Liz Carr

Dr. Marlow Rhodes

2 eps

Travis Schuldt

Travis Schuldt

Handley

1 eps

Annemarie Lawless

Aunt Lily

1 eps

Eijiro Ozaki

Eijiro Ozaki

Old Night

1 eps

Sheila Vand

Sheila Vand

Yassi

1 eps

Vincent Kartheiser

Vincent Kartheiser

Pierre Ruskin

4 eps

Zendaya

Zendaya

Fola

3 eps

Kathleen Wilhoite

Kathleen Wilhoite

Amy Broderick

1 eps

Hettienne Park

Hettienne Park

Mrs. Vu

2 eps

Douglas Rowe

Douglas Rowe

Uncle Carl

1 eps

Irène Jacob

Irène Jacob

Elodie

3 eps

Michael Cumpsty

Michael Cumpsty

Dr. Leon Citro

1 eps

Juan Castano

Juan Castano

Mr. Bandy

2 eps

Rosalind Chao

Rosalind Chao

Patricia Knoller

1 eps

Jack DiFalco

Jack DiFalco

Jimmy

1 eps

Nikolai Nikolaeff

Nikolai Nikolaeff

Roman Azarova

4 eps

Zoey Todorovsky

Zoey Todorovsky

Nina Azarova (young)

4 eps

Zachary Gemino

Carlos Sosa

1 eps

Marcus Choi

Marcus Choi

Mr. Vu

4 eps

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Khatun

2 eps

Robert Eli

Robert Eli

Mr. Gilchrist

5 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How The OA actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

The OA reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and World Building.

BingeabilityVery strong8.2

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Character DepthVery strong8.2

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

World BuildingVery strong7.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

Emotional WeightStrong6.7

How much the series is designed to affect you.

Cliffhanger IntensityStrong6.5

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SpectacleStrong6.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

SerializedStrong5.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.

The run

Seasons

2 seasons · 16 episodes.

  • Official poster for Part I

    Season 1 · Complete

    Part I

    20168 episodes

    7.4IMDb

    Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.

    Best episode · S01E03 Champion

  • Official poster for Part II

    Season 2 · Complete

    Part II

    20198 episodes

    7.9IMDb

    After waking up to a new life in San Francisco, OA is drawn into a search for a missing teen and begins to encounter familiar faces from her past.

    Best episode · S02E08 Chapter 8: Overview

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Chapter 8: Overview

S02E08

Chapter 8: Overview

8.3IMDb35 votes

While BBA and the others converge on the clinic, Nina persuades Hap to show her his research, and Karim unlocks one of the house's final secrets.

22 Mar 201943 min
Still from Chapter 4: SYZYGY

S02E04

Chapter 4: SYZYGY

8.2IMDb35 votes

Karim visits Nina at the clinic for help finding the secret entrance to the house. Meanwhile, Hap meets a fellow traveler, and Homer goes on a date.

22 Mar 201963 min
Still from Chapter 1: Angel of Death

S02E01

Chapter 1: Angel of Death

8.0IMDb37 votes

While private eye Karim Washington scours San Francisco for a missing teen who was involved in a cryptic game, OA wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings.

22 Mar 201968 min
Still from Chapter 7: Nina Azarova

S02E07

Chapter 7: Nina Azarova

7.9IMDb34 votes

Karim returns to the house with reinforcements, OA tries to access Nina's memories, and Hap offers to discharge Scott -- after one last experiment.

22 Mar 201951 min
Still from Chapter 3: Magic Mirror

S02E03

Chapter 3: Magic Mirror

7.9IMDb36 votes

In Michigan, Steve begs the gang to try jumping to another dimension, and a presence in Buck's mirror inspires an unlikely pilgrimage.

22 Mar 201955 min
Still from Chapter 2: Treasure Island

S02E02

Chapter 2: Treasure Island

7.8IMDb36 votes

At the clinic, OA discovers what happened to her friends back at Hap's. Karim turns his attention to a doctor who worked for Pierre Ruskin.

22 Mar 201970 min

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The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Music

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