The OA

Homecoming (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 62 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

After 7 years missing, a blind girl, Prairie, is found and can now see. She also says her name is The OA, and a lot more mysteries surround her.

Showrunner

Brit Marling

Director

Zal Batmanglij

Writers

Brit Marling (created by) (written by) | Zal Batmanglij (created by) (written by) | Dominic Orlando (staff writer) | Ruby Rae Spiegel (staff writer) | Jorge Luis Borges

Producers

Jill Footlick | Brit Marling | Ashley Zalta

Composers

Rostam Batmanglij | Danny Bensi | Saunder Jurriaans

Cinematographer

Lol Crawley

Editors

Jonathan Alberts | Geraud Brisson | Matthew Hannam | Lisa Lassek

Casting Director

Avy Kaufman

Production Designer

Alex DiGerlando

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 21, 2016

Release date

Dec 16, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 9 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
42 cast members

Name	Known for
Brit Marling Prairie Johnson Prairie Johnson See fewer	Another Earth (2011)
Emory Cohen Homer Roberts Homer Roberts See fewer	Brooklyn (2015)
Scott Wilson Abel Johnson Abel Johnson See fewer	In Cold Blood (1967)
Phyllis Smith Elizabeth 'Betty' Broderick-Allen Elizabeth 'Betty' Broderick-Allen See fewer	Inside Out (I) (2015)
Alice Krige Nancy Johnson Nancy Johnson See fewer	Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Patrick Gibson Steve Winchell Steve Winchell See fewer	The OA (2016)
Brendan Meyer Jesse Jesse See fewer	The OA (2016)
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Ian Alexander Buck Vu Buck Vu See fewer	The Last of Us: Part II (2020)
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