The OA

Name: The OA
Genre: Drama, Suspense
Released: January 1, 2016
Rating: 63

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Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critics

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The Oa

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Release Date: January 1, 2016

Summary: Blind Prairie Johnson (Brit Marling) went missing seven years ago, only to return her sight restored in this sci-fi drama from Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Show Guide

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Series Overview
70
Season 2 Overview
Air Date: March 22, 2019
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8. Chapter 8: Overview
Air Date: March 22, 2019
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7. Chapter 7: Nina Azarova
Air Date: March 22, 2019
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6. Chapter 6: Mirror Mirror
Air Date: March 22, 2019
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5. Chapter 5: The Medium & the Engineer
Air Date: March 22, 2019
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4. Chapter 4: SYZYGY
Air Date: March 22, 2019
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3. Chapter 3: Magic Mirror
Air Date: March 22, 2019
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2. Chapter 2: Treasure Island
Air Date: March 22, 2019
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1. Chapter 1: Angel of Death
Air Date: March 22, 2019

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Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle - David Wiegand

Dec 16, 2016

"The OA" is one of the most significant shows of the year simply because Marling and Batmanglij barrel through so many boundaries, stretch their combined imaginations so far and challenge the shopworn precepts of what is supposed to make an acceptable television series. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Clark Collis

Dec 16, 2016

If Stranger Things is an immediately yummy, nostalgia-inducing bowl of Count Chocula then The OA is a meal both fresher and more exotic, while still succeeding as a televisual page-turner. Read full review

Collider - Haleigh Foutch

Mar 15, 2019

The OA has always been a show that asks you to surrender, to leave the door open, and Season 2 makes even bigger, bolder asks of its audience. But this time it feels worth it. And it turns out, if you were one of the viewers who believed, who left that door open for The OA all these years, you might have welcomed some bonafide, baffling magic into your home. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Lorraine Ali

Dec 22, 2016

Whether her story is real or the byproduct of extreme trauma is one of many questions at the heart of this haunting, graceful and often frustratingly cryptic series. Read full review

IndieWire - Ben Travers

Mar 15, 2019

While cracking the puzzles can be fun, some clues drop out of nowhere It’s also not a thoroughly profound drama; there’s too much stagnant time in Season 2, and too many leaps of logic. Ultimately, those leaps are what make it stand out, what keep you intrigued, and ultimately what makes The OA a drama to root for. Read full review

Yahoo TV - Ken Tucker

Dec 16, 2016

I have to give Marling and Batmanglij credit: I don’t usually have much patience for humorless, convoluted hooey like this, but their narrative pacing, and some of the performances ... are enthusiastically committed and effective. Read full review

UPROXX - Alan Sepinwall

Dec 16, 2016

It’s weird, and slow, teasing and teasing its way to a payoff that is meant to seem profound and instead plays as utterly ludicrous and at times borders on offensive. Read full review

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