SummaryBlind 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
❮ The OA
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Dec 16, 2016
Metascore
Generally Favorable
61
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
59% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
24% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
18% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Dec 16, 2016
100
"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.
Dec 19, 2016
80
The less you know about it before going in the better. This is a must-watch series and if a feeling of incompleteness should fill your cavity upon completing it, simply cleanse your palette and start over again.
User score
Generally Favorable
74% Positive
286 Ratings
286 Ratings
8% Mixed
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
18% Negative
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
May 16, 2020
10
1st season is just brilliant. 2nd one is nothing but a pretentious crap. 100% reasonable cancelling, IMO. Though you can watch 1st season only and pretend that 2nd one does not exist.
Dec 16, 2016
80
A compellingly strange, eight-episode psychological thriller that the streaming service has more or less dropped on us without much advance notice.
Dec 16, 2016
70
Committing time to such programs requires a leap of faith. The OA mostly justifies that investment, even if the filmmakers couldn't quite stick the landing.
Dec 16, 2016
50
It unfurls slowly (so, so slowly, especially in its early episodes) into a cerebral sci-fi mystery not quite as compelling as it’s convinced it is.
Dec 16, 2016
40
It’s a winter binge suited for die-hards, but the viewer who needs a boost (character development, clear storytelling) to enter an imagined world will find the series a tough sit.
Dec 16, 2016
20
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.
Sep 10, 2019
10
The most creative, beautifully written and acted series out there. Brit and Zal have amazing imaginations. I absolutely love The OA!
Apr 3, 2019
6
Starts off as a solid 9.5, then degenerates into a 4, sadly. Overall, it's watchable, I guess, but it would have been so much better if it had a rough start and ended on a high note instead. "Pretentious" is the best word for it, I think.
Jan 27, 2017
6
Good atmosphere and intriguing story kept me awake whole night just to be disappointed with an ending which felt kind of flat, illogical and rushed. Still, it made me interested enough that I will be back if there is a second season.
Mar 29, 2019
3
The show was really good at first. Then the interpretive dance started and every character stayed bland. The show had a mystery factor that kept me wanting more for awhile till about episode 6. I told myself to finish the first 8 episodes instead of stopping at 6 and that was a mistake. Couldn't fall in love with any character The story couldn't keep the mystery going The acting feels embarrassing to watch at some points
Mar 22, 2019
3
Horribly pretentious. The best I can say is I kept watching to see if it would proved fruitful (it doesn't). There are enough puzzles to pique initial interest, but they are resolved in trite and sometimes laughable ways (The final reveal about the meaning of "The OA" made me audibly groan). I really enjoyed another Brit Marling project, Sound of My Voice, but this just retreads some similar themes in a manner that is too drawn out and kitschy to have any real impact.
