Whether or not he is the most intelligent is another story. He is quite possibly the smartest person serving time in Oz. This can be seen as similar to Tom Fontana's previous show, Homicide, which began with Tim Bayliss arrival in the homicide unit and ended with his leaving but wherein Bayliss did not feature in every episode.Д«ecause he is very smart, cunning, can think on his feet and never panics.

Beecher appears in every episode but plays a limited role in many episodes. The season four finale (which was originally planned as the series finale) shows Beecher being released from Oz. The show somewhat follows his life in Oz with the first episode beginning with his arrival and the final episode showing his removal from Oz. The closest Oz has to a main character would seem to be Tobias Beecher. After Hill's death in the fifth season, the sixth season saw different guest narrators for each episode to soliloquize to the audience. August Hill had the most screen time, however, as the character had special narrative segments in which the fourth wall was broken for the first five seasons. Each character represents the different groups of people that live in Oz, and how they interact within their groups and with others.

To a lesser extent, Miguel Alvarez and Vernon Schillinger.

However, it could be said that the show has focus on a certain group of characters Ryan O'Reilly, Kareem Said, Tobias Beecher, Tim McManus, and Augustus Hill. No, the show follows multiple characters and their stories.

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