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  • Episode aired Dec 16, 2016
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Alice Krige and Brit Marling in The OA (2016)
DramaFantasyMysterySci-Fi

After 7 years missing, a blind girl, Prairie, is found and can now see. She also says her name is The OA, and a lot more mysteries surround her.After 7 years missing, a blind girl, Prairie, is found and can now see. She also says her name is The OA, and a lot more mysteries surround her.After 7 years missing, a blind girl, Prairie, is found and can now see. She also says her name is The OA, and a lot more mysteries surround her.

  • Director
    • Zal Batmanglij
  • Writers
    • Brit Marling
    • Zal Batmanglij
    • Dominic Orlando
  • Stars
    • Brit Marling
    • Emory Cohen
    • Scott Wilson
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    8.0/10
    4.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Zal Batmanglij
    • Writers
      • Brit Marling
      • Zal Batmanglij
      • Dominic Orlando
    • Stars
      • Brit Marling
      • Emory Cohen
      • Scott Wilson
    • 7User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    Brit Marling
    Brit Marling
    • Prairie Johnson
    Emory Cohen
    Emory Cohen
    • Homer
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    • Abel Johnson
    Phyllis Smith
    Phyllis Smith
    • Betty Broderick-Allen
    Alice Krige
    Alice Krige
    • Nancy Johnson
    Patrick Gibson
    Patrick Gibson
    • Steve Winchell
    Brendan Meyer
    Brendan Meyer
    • Jesse
    Brandon Perea
    Brandon Perea
    • Alfonso 'French' Sosa
    Ian Alexander
    Ian Alexander
    • Buck Vu
    Jason Isaacs
    Jason Isaacs
    • Dr. Hunter Aloysius 'Hap' Percy
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    Hiam Abbass
    Hiam Abbass
    • Khatun
    Zoey Todorovsky
    Zoey Todorovsky
    • Little Nina
    Marcus Choi
    Marcus Choi
    • Mr. Vu
    Robert Eli
    Robert Eli
    • Principal Gilchrist
    Nikolai Nikolaeff
    Nikolai Nikolaeff
    • Roman Azarov
    Gavin Barnes
    • Kid on Bus #2
    Spencer Barnes
    • Kid on Bus #3
    Eliot Brown
    • Kid on Bus #1
    • Director
      • Zal Batmanglij
    • Writers
      • Brit Marling
      • Zal Batmanglij
      • Dominic Orlando
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    8Hitchcoc

    It's There!

    I always have trouble with first episodes of these series. There are so many obtuse angles to this as it goes along. I would say the same thing about virtually every series of its type. That said, I will withhold judgment until I have a bit more to look at.
    1nikolios_84

    i hope for something good

    Ok it starts as mystery, logical as continues... and suddenly a fake sex, for no reason... and spoil all the mood it trys to make and the worst is even after the bad scene of sex, its better to have not this at all.... both want someone else... maybe show us later??

    Pfff lose every instresting to gap the scenario??

    I cant contintue.
    10firefox-99385

    watched this entirely while high and thought it was good

    makes a lot more sense and made me a better person because i could ignore how cheesy it was, watch while totally baked. the last scene was amazing, i love how it ends, i love the middle of the show as all of the kids become better friends, don't quite like the beginning but overall thought it was really good, i had a good time, very much so recommend so i could have someone to talk about this with.
    7rjgrund-123-603438

    Interesting concept inconsistent execution

    First season is raw and compelling even with its problematic continuity. Second season seems like different writing/writers. Slicker and more Hollywood. Worth the watch if you're willing to overlook the inconsistency.
    5bogrunberger

    I don't get it

    I really don't get why this show has such a high rating. Granted, I've so far only watched the first episode, so maybe the show just takes off after episode 1, but even the first episode has a 8.3 IMDb score which to me is a complete mystery.

    The main character (the OA) acts like she is walking a knifes edge between bordering retarded and mysteriously gifted - sometimes she's secretive to the extremely annoying, and other times she can just persuade people to do things that are so extremely unlikely. No matter what she just annoys the hell out of me, and this may make me biased.

    The side characters are okay. The OA's parents are pretty 2 dimensional, and so are most of the side characters (again, judging from first episode only).

    The plot is confusing, and the first episode uses almost 1 hour developing what I hope is the monster of all plots 'cause else this is going to one boring train ride.

    I'm not going to watch any more of this show. The main character alone is enough reason for me to quit now. She is annoying me so much. Maybe I'm wrong, so if the next episodes rock your socks off, then let me know!

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    • Trivia
      The opening titles appear only at the 57 minute mark, 13 minutes before the end. This makes possibly the longest "intro" ever.
    • Goofs
      The subtitles of the English translation from Russian are incorrect. The father is incorrectly quoted as calling his daughter "cabbage", when he actually calls her "kitten".
    • Quotes

      Prairie Johnson: [beginning her meeting with the five] I'm gonna tell you my story from the beginning. And there will come a point when you'll see why you're here what you might do together, how you could help people that you'll never meet. But you have to pretend to trust me until you actually do.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening titles appear at the 57:20 minute mark.
    • Connections
      References Strangers on a Train (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      Supreme Sound
      Written by Troy Alcendor

      Performed by Troy Alcendor and Deca and Wisefool the Cab Driver

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Arabic
    • Filming locations
      • Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Plan B Entertainment
      • Anonymous Content
      • Netflix
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 2m(62 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)
      • 16:9 HD

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