- Season 5: Oz

Reviewers often view Season 5 as a transition point that ties up loose ends while preparing for the series finale in Season 6.

The fifth season of HBO's prison drama Oz originally aired from January to February 2002. It consists of that continue the gritty, uncompromising narratives within the Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary. Season Overview Oz - Season 5

The season maintained its reputation for intense violence, featuring numerous shankings, a severed arm, and the death of at least one major character. Season Episode List Visitation Laws of Gravity Dream a Little Dream Next Stop: Valhalla Wheel of Fortune Variety Good Intentions Impotence (Season Finale) Reviewers often view Season 5 as a transition

Seeking a path toward redemption, Alvarez participates in a program to train a guide dog for the very guard he once blinded. Season Overview The season maintained its reputation for

Tensions grow between the Muslim leader Kareem Said and his volatile protege, Omar White.

Ryan O'Reily continues his desperate efforts to protect his mentally disabled brother, Cyril. Their mother joins the prison staff as a community service music teacher.