Home > The OA > Season 1 « TV Series Page The OA: Season 1 (2016) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 75% Average Rating: 7.68/10 Season Reviews: 55 Fresh: 41 Rotten: 14 Critics Consensus: The OA is more than OK. 70% Average Rating: 7.06/10 Season Reviews: 20 Fresh: 14 Rotten: 6 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: The OA is more than OK. AUDIENCE SCORE 75% liked it Average Rating: 3.9/5 User Ratings: 1682 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Homecoming Air date: Dec 16, 2016 The premiere of the quirky drama about a young woman who resurfaces after having been missing for seven years. First up: Prairie turns up at a hospital with strange scars on her back. More 2 New Colossus Air date: Dec 16, 2016 The OA recalls her life after a childhood accident. More 3 Champion Air date: Dec 16, 2016 A journalist makes an offer to the family; and, at Hap's, a bond is formed with Hap and the others. More 4 Away Air date: Dec 16, 2016 OA is given a new perspective due to a dilemma; and Homer tries to learn more about Hap's experiments. More 5 Paradise Air date: Dec 16, 2016 Hap singles out a new test subject; Homer and OA work on their escape plan; and Scott can't take it anymore. More 6 Forking Paths Air date: Dec 16, 2016 The group seeks the final movement; and a twist of events gives Hap's work a new urgency. More 7 Empire of Light Air date: Dec 16, 2016 An outing with Steve and Abel impacts OA; and Steve's life is tossed into turmoil. More 8 Invisible Self Air date: Dec 16, 2016 In the Season 1 finale, the OA recalls the last night at Hap's; and the fragments of her dream come together. More The OA: Season 1 Videos 1:32 The OA: Season 1 Trailer 0:30 The OA: Season 1 Clip - The Scientist 0:30 The OA: Season 1 Clip - The Others 0:30 The OA: Season 1 Clip - The Little Girl View All Videos (4) The OA: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (22) Tv Season Info Genre: Drama Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Dec 16, 2016 Exec. Producers: Brit Marling, Zal Batmanglij, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Michael Sugar Cast Brit Marling as Prairie Johnson Emory Cohen as Homer Scott Wilson as Abel Johnson Nikolai Nikolaeff as Mr. Azarov Alice Krige as Nancy Johnson Patrick Gibson as Steve Winchell Brendan Meyer as Jesse Phyllis Smith as Betty Jason Isaacs as Dr. Hunter Aloysius 'Hap' Percy Brandon Perea as Alfonso "French" Sosa Ian Alexander as Buck Vu Show More Cast News & Interviews for The OA: Season 1 Video: Jason Isaacs on The OA Villainy, Star Trek Vs. Harry Potter Fandoms The OA Star and Co-Creator Brit Marling Answers Our Burning Questions 15 Questions We Have After Binge-Watching The OA View All The OA: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Homecoming Air date: Dec 16, 2016 The premiere of the quirky drama about a young woman who resurfaces after having been missing for seven years. First up: Prairie turns up at a hospital with strange scars on her back. More 2 New Colossus Air date: Dec 16, 2016 The OA recalls her life after a childhood accident. More 3 Champion Air date: Dec 16, 2016 A journalist makes an offer to the family; and, at Hap's, a bond is formed with Hap and the others. More 4 Away Air date: Dec 16, 2016 OA is given a new perspective due to a dilemma; and Homer tries to learn more about Hap's experiments. More 5 Paradise Air date: Dec 16, 2016 Hap singles out a new test subject; Homer and OA work on their escape plan; and Scott can't take it anymore. More 6 Forking Paths Air date: Dec 16, 2016 The group seeks the final movement; and a twist of events gives Hap's work a new urgency. More 7 Empire of Light Air date: Dec 16, 2016 An outing with Steve and Abel impacts OA; and Steve's life is tossed into turmoil. More 8 Invisible Self Air date: Dec 16, 2016 In the Season 1 finale, the OA recalls the last night at Hap's; and the fragments of her dream come together. More Critic Reviews for The OA Season 1 All Critics (55) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (14) Absorbing, despite its flaws. Mar 28, 2018 | Full Review… Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald Top Critic Oh, man. If we take The OA exactly 1000 times less seriously than The OA takes itself, we might have found the best show of 2016. Dec 19, 2016 | Full Review… Vinnie Mancuso Observer Top Critic What's most striking... is the richness of the story. It weaves in such a variety of textures and styles and allusions that it sometimes feels transparently absurd, but it's hard not to be drawn in given the wealth of different objects on offer. Dec 19, 2016 | Full Review… Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic Top Critic Like a cat trying to play the piano, it might not exactly achieve its goal, but the attempt is still rather endearing and undeniably watchable. Dec 19, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Tristram Fane Saunders Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic I haven't seen anything quite like The OA, whose twists were gripping enough to keep me going even in some moments when I'd otherwise have been rolling my eyes. Dec 19, 2016 | Full Review… Ellen Gray Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic The OA feels like a singular, focused effort, which gives it an addictive confidence... Such an aggressive reach... eventually leads to the story tripping over itself, but the imagination is to be admired more than the end result derided. Dec 16, 2016 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic I would encourage you to carry through the series. If you allow the story in, the rewards are plenty. Jan 3, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Catherine Pearson Den of Geek Every outlandish thing we see on screen makes it even more difficult to sympathize with Prairie and all the easier to discredit her. Aug 24, 2018 | Full Review… Kiera Allen Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL) Initially very interesting, The OA begins to dilute in its final chapters. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 10, 2018 | Full Review… Álvaro P. Ruiz de Elvira El Pais (Spain) However, if you're able to set aside your inevitable moments of second-hand embarrassment and embrace the insanity of this series, there's a good chance you'll enjoy it. It's a hard ask, but one that can be rewarding. Jun 21, 2018 | Full Review… Kayla Cobb Decider View All Critic Reviews (55) Audience Reviews for The OA: Season 1 Rubia Super Reviewer ½ Netflix gives TV shows an unprecedented opportunity never before seen, and it has led to many unique and innovative shows making it on the air. The network governs itself, without any FCC oversight, it also isn't reliant on immediate ratings, and can give unique shows the time to evolve, grow, and gain a following. This is especially important for a show like The OA, which is perhaps the most unique show I've ever seen. After missing for eight years, Prairie Johnson (Brit Martling) is finally found, only something is dramatically different. The once blind girl can now see, but that's not all, she has weird scars on her back, and seems completely out of touch with reality. Her family try to help her cope and re-integrate, but with only limited success, as Prairie seems to be obsessed with a mission that she must complete. Before she's able to do this, Prairie must recruit the help of five people and tell them her story, where she's been, how she got there, and what happened to her. As we get to know Prairie and discover why she's so weird, we also get to know the five people who will supposedly help her on her journey. All of them are unique in their own way and all of them have their own stories, which while not the main focus of the show, offer a nice interlude from the Prairie Johnson saga. The OA is a strange show which features multiple dimensions, near death experiences and experimentation, even interpretive dance. If you are not a fan of Science Fiction or desire your Sci-fi with a lot of action and strange beings, you probably aren't going to like this show too much. I found the OA to be very dark, sometimes intolerably slow, and it very frequently repeats itself. That being said it is also a incredible mystery that asks a lot of questions that some people may find hard to deal with. I found the show somewhat difficult to get into but once I did, it became very addicting. I needed to know the whole story and see what happened once the story ended. The show has been renewed for season two, but much is the case with many Netflix shows, that was a year an half ago. I really don't understand why it takes them so long to get addition seasons of their shows produced. It is very anti-climatic when you think about it, because people who got into it when it first debuted have probably forgotten all about it by now. Not to mention, how do you just start watching a show again that you haven't seen in two years? Many people are going to forget everything except the major plot lines and not wanting to re-watch the first season, aren't going to bother with season 2. With that in mind, a second season is supposedly on it's way, and hopefully it answers the biggest question of them all. ToddS Super Reviewer A confusing series that fails to intrigue in the entire span of the season. SylvesterK Super Reviewer View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! Best of Netflix Movies and shows to binge now More News & Features TOP HEADLINES The Best 100% Certified Fresh TV Seasons – Rotten Tomatoes Dwayne Johnson Owe $12 Trillion in Fake Movie Damages – Rotten Tomatoes Which Real-Life Couple Made The Best Movies Together? – Rotten Tomatoes 24 Worst Movie Remakes According to the Tomatometer – Rotten Tomatoes 30 Great Scenes in Rotten Movies – Rotten Tomatoes 19 Niche Streaming Services To Up Your Binge-Watching Game – Rotten Tomatoes Comedians Pick Their Favorite TV Comedies – Rotten Tomatoes Every Upcoming Video Game Movie Adaptation – Rotten Tomatoes More Headlines View All Results Go back More trailers