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The OA

The OA is an American mystery drama television series with science fiction, supernatural, and fantasy elements. The OA debuted on Netflix on December 16, 2016. Created and executive-produced by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the series is their third collaboration. The series consists of two seasons of eight episodes each, nearly all directed by…

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Genre
Mystery · Drama · Science fiction · Supernatural · Fantasy
Cinematography
Lol Crawley · Steven Meizler · Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
Composers
Rostam Batmanglij · Danny Bensi · Saunder Jurriaans · Jay Wadley · John Rossiter
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Brit Marling · Zal Batmanglij
Directed by
Zal Batmanglij · Andrew Haigh · Anna Rose Holmer

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Cast

Production

Cancellation and fan response

Reception

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The OA

Top relations

related to Main · 35
The OA → Abel Johnson, Alfonso, Angie, BBA, Betty, Brit Marling, Broderick-AllenAlice Krige, Buck Vu, Chloë Levine, Dr, French, Hap, Homer RobertsScott Wilson, Hunter Aloysius, Jason Isaacs, Jesse MillsBrandon Perea, Karim Washington, Michelle Vu, Nancy Johnson, Nina AzarovaEmory Cohen
related to Cancellation and fan response · 25
The OA → Additionally, Alex Kurtzman, Batmanglij, Change, Fans, Jason Isaacs, Kelly, Live, Mark, Marling, Netflix, Netflix's Los Angeles Headquarters, OA, On August, On June, One, Prominent, Sam Esmail, SaveTheOA, Shonda Rhimes
related to Production · 25
The OA → Anonymous Content, Batmanglij, Brad Pitt's Plan, Brit Marling, Choreographer Ryan Heffington, December, Entertainment, Following, From, He, Heffington, March, Marling, My Voice, Netflix, Plan, Rostam Batmanglij, Sound, The, The East
Starring · 15
The OA → Alice Krige, Brandon Perea, Brendan Meyer, Brit Marling, Chloë Levine, Emory Cohen, Ian Alexander, Jason Isaacs, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Patrick Gibson, Paz Vega, Phyllis Smith, Scott Wilson, Sharon Van Etten, Will Brill
related to Accolades · 13
The OA → Actors, Actresses Union Awards, America Award, Best Female Performance, Brit Marling, Episodic Drama, GLAAD Media Awards, Homecoming, International Production, Outstanding Drama Series, Paz Vega, Writers Guild, Zal Batmanglij
Editors · 10
The OA → Alex O'Flinn, Andrew Weisblum, Blake Holland, Geraud Brisson, Jonathan Alberts, Lisa Lassek, Luke Ciarrocchi, Matthew Hannam, Neil Meiklejohn, Saela Davis
Executive producers · 10
The OA → Alison Engel, Blair Fetter, Brad Pitt, Brit Marling, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Michael Sugar, Nina Wolarsky, Sarah Esberg, Zal Batmanglij
related to Critical response · 10
The OA → BBC, Best TV Shows, Collider, Decade, Empire, In, NME, The, TV, Wired
related to Part II · 9
The OA → America, Hap, Karim Washington, Meanwhile, OA, OA's, Prairie, San Francisco, The
Composers · 7
The OA → Aaron M. Olson, Danny Bensi, Jay Wadley, John Rossiter, Keegan DeWitt, Rostam Batmanglij, Saunder Jurriaans

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The OACinematographyLol Crawley1.00infobox
The OACinematographySteven Meizler1.00infobox
The OACinematographyMagnus Nordenhof Jønck1.00infobox
The OAComposersRostam Batmanglij1.00infobox
The OAComposersDanny Bensi1.00infobox
The OAComposersSaunder Jurriaans1.00infobox
The OAComposersJay Wadley1.00infobox
The OAComposersJohn Rossiter1.00infobox
The OAComposersAaron M. Olson1.00infobox
The OAComposersKeegan DeWitt1.00infobox
The OACountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
The OACreated byBrit Marling1.00infobox
The OACreated byZal Batmanglij1.00infobox
The OADirected byZal Batmanglij1.00infobox
The OADirected byAndrew Haigh1.00infobox
The OADirected byAnna Rose Holmer1.00infobox
The OAEditorsJonathan Alberts1.00infobox
The OAEditorsGeraud Brisson1.00infobox
The OAEditorsMatthew Hannam1.00infobox
The OAEditorsLisa Lassek1.00infobox
The OAEditorsAndrew Weisblum1.00infobox
The OAEditorsAlex O'Flinn1.00infobox
The OAEditorsNeil Meiklejohn1.00infobox
The OAEditorsLuke Ciarrocchi1.00infobox
The OAEditorsBlake Holland1.00infobox
The OAEditorsSaela Davis1.00infobox
The OAExecutive producersBrit Marling1.00infobox
The OAExecutive producersZal Batmanglij1.00infobox
The OAExecutive producersBrad Pitt1.00infobox
The OAExecutive producersDede Gardner1.00infobox

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    The OA

    Nodes94
    Edges93
    Triples198
    Avg. degree1.98
    Density0.021277
    Components1
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