The series is about Prairie Johnson, an adopted young woman who resurfaces after having been missing for seven years. Upon her return, Prairie calls herself "the OA" (for "original angel"), has scars on her back, and can se… See more

The following actors appear in the series:
• Brit Marling as Prairie Johnson / the OA / Nina Azarova / "Brit"
• Emory Cohen as Homer Roberts
• Scott Wilson as Abel Johnson, Prairie's adoptive father (season 1, guest se… See more

The series was conceived by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij and they began working on the concept in December 2012. They spent two years working on The OA on their own, before pitching to studios. From the early st… See more

On August 5, 2019, despite the generally positive reception to the show, Netflix canceled the series after two seasons, leaving the show with a cliffhanger ending. Marling wrote that she and Batmanglij were "deeply sad… See more

In 2021, The OA was named the seventh best TV show of all time by Empire. BBC listed it as one of the 100 greatest TV series of the 21st century at number 88. The series was also listed by several publications as one of the … See more