Oz
A Game of Checkers
Season 1, Episode 8 · Aired 1997-08-25
Synopsis
A riot breaks out and frustration, sexuality, hate, revenge and racism all rear their ugly heads, causing the violence to escalate.
In the series
This episode is part of Oz (1997–2003) on HBO.
Prison as pressure cooker — HBO brutality before Tony ever saw Dr. Melfi.
Key cast
- Ernie Hudson as Leo Glynn
- Terry Kinney as Tim McManus
- Harold Perrineau as Augustus Hill
- Eamonn Walker as Kareem Said
- J.K. Simmons as Vern Schillinger
- Lee Tergesen as Tobias Beecher