The OA (2016)
This is a dream but you're wide awake.
Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 16 December 2016 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Genre | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama |
| Created by | Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij |
| Starring | Brit Marling, Jason Isaacs and Emory Cohen |
| Seasons | 2 seasons, 16 episodes |
| Episode length | about 60 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 16 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.5/10 |
Where to watch The OA
The OA is streaming on Netflix ($19.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Netflix, or $19.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
The OA is a 2016 sci-fi mystery that plays like a fever dream you cannot wake up from. Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij built a show where the rules are as malleable as the characters' memories. It runs 16 hours across 2 seasons, a duration that feels less like a commitment and more like a trance. It is a strange, hypnotic puzzle that will leave you questioning reality long after the credits roll.
What the critics said
Empire ranked it the ninth best TV show of all time in 2021. That is a high place for a mystery that refuses to explain itself. The BBC listed it at number 88 on its list of the 100 greatest TV series of the 21st century. It also found a home on several decade-end lists. NME placed it twentieth, and Wired put it sixth. Collider included it in an unranked list of the 60 best shows of the decade.
How it did with audiences
The OA arrived without a traditional box office run, so the receipts came in the form of internet discourse. TMDB users rate it 7.5 out of 10. Viewers watched to see if the truth held, not just to watch the story unfold.
What came next for the cast
Jason Isaacs stepped out of the wizarding world into darker territory, trading wands for knives in A Cure for Wellness and barking orders in Star Trek: Discovery. Emory Cohen kept grinding through independent drama, eventually landing a role in Marty Supreme. Brit Marling returned years later for A Murder at the End of the World. The timeline does not prove the series caused these shifts. It just marks where they were standing.
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Sources
- The OA on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q19798744 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The OA” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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