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- 2016
- TV-MA
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- 2016
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- Netflix
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.
Created By: Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling
- 2016
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2016
- TV-MA
- Netflix
The OA
Season 1 Premiere: Dec 16, 2016
63
8.3
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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.
Created By: Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
63
64% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
24% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
12% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
63
64% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
24% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
12% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
"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.
It’s earnest, self-serious, steeped in spiritual mythology and sci-fi-ish notions about time-jumping and dimension hopping, and heavily focused on the sort of puzzle-solving mystery that lights up Reddit message boards. While watching, I was entranced at times. At others, I thought I was watching the most ridiculous show on TV. Occasionally, I felt both of these feelings simultaneously.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 894 User Ratings
8.3
84% Positive
752 Ratings
752 Ratings
5% Mixed
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
11% Negative
99 Ratings
99 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 894 User Ratings
8.3
84% Positive
752 Ratings
752 Ratings
5% Mixed
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
11% Negative
99 Ratings
99 Ratings
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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this is the BEST show of all time. ive had two babies & spent tons of time pregnant & breastfeeding watching shows, & this one is truly one of the best. watch & rewatch. absolutely still cannot believe it was cancelled. if anyone is interested, all of Brit Marling’s movies are amazing as well.
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A compellingly strange, eight-episode psychological thriller that the streaming service has more or less dropped on us without much advance notice.
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.
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.
It is, on some level, more than enough that "The OA" tries so hard and with such sincerity. "The OA" is fascinating and adventurous, both with formal limitations like episode runtime and narrative experimentation. ... But "The OA" is offering a story that cannot be thought about too deeply without falling quickly to pieces.
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.
Ambitious and inspirational. It begins with promise that can't possibly be deliverred. And then it promises more. The mysteries are greater than the answers could have been. The form of it alone is enough. The ideas alone are enough. The visuals alone are enough. It's more than a show, it's a new map for what tv can be. I hope this show is rememberred most for the ambitious TV writing it inspires.
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So slow and dry! Even though it did manage to keep my interest, when I found out, much to my surprise, that a second season had come out, I couldn't bring myself to watch it, because I just couldn't imagine it would pay off. The reviewer who points out that all these 10/10 reviews are fake is completely correct. Go look. They were all in the same 2 month span and didn't review anything else!
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Confusing and disorganized story. Hard to follow plot. Total waste of time.
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Tried to watch the first episode, could go past the first 10 minutes: it's just bad, as if the writers and screenwriters were themselves alien to the way things work and people interact. And the user reviews praising this production are equally fake, I don't understand why metacritic doesn't do anything to delete reviews of accounts which show no real activity after the fake reviews are posted.
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The dialogue is cringe and seems like the writers haven’t actually seen humans have real conversations
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Production Company:
- Plan B Entertainment
- Anonymous Content
- Netflix
Initial Release Date: Dec 16, 2016
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Royal Television Society, UK
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
iHorror Awards
• 2 Nominations
Writers Guild of America, USA
• 2 Nominations
