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Series like Oz (1997) Finished Oz and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Oz, and what it does not.
What did you love about Oz? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Prison Gang culture Prison drama Racial tension Enclosed space Power struggle Crime thriller Survival Your best matches Ranked against what Oz is actually about, not its genre labels.
2013 · Series · Drama · Crime
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Why it matches Also prison drama and crime thriller at heart Built around the same survival and redemption Also about corruption More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Prison Break 2005
Also set in the same prison Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 132 candidates
Told the same way, ensemble What's different Does not promise moral ambiguity or social hierarchy Not built around power struggle Noticeably slower Where it streams Amazon Prime Video The Roku Channel Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Oz.
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2011 · Series · Drama · Mystery
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Also about corruption Built around the same redemption Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not built around power struggle or survival Does not promise social hierarchy or intense violence Less violent Where it streams Hulu Add to watchlist Not for me
2021 · Series · Drama · Crime
Good match
Why it matches Also about corruption Told the same way, ensemble Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its tense and bleak register What's different Does not promise moral ambiguity or social hierarchy Not built around redemption or power struggle Less violent Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Oz.
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Built around the same power struggle Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Black Bird 2022
Also prison drama at heart Built around the same survival and redemption Gotham 2014
Built around the same power struggle and redemption Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Deadwood 2004
Built around the same power struggle and survival Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Ozark 2017 · 4 seasons
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Built around the same survival and redemption Taxi Driver 2021
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Also about corruption Locked Up 2015
Also prison drama at heart Built around the same survival and redemption Monster 2004
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Told the same way, single protagonist Line of Duty 2012
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Also about corruption Black Lagoon 2006
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Built around the same survival and redemption The Killing 2011
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Also about corruption The Shield 2002
Built around the same power struggle and redemption Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Godless 2017
Built around the same survival and redemption Centres on the same antihero figure 
