What is OA movie?

Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission. Watch all you want. Star Brit Marling and director Zal Batmanglij also teamed up on the award-winning film "Sound of My Voice."
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Whats The OA stand for?

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 see, despite having been blind when she disappeared.
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What is The OA based on?

Based on Vikram Chandra's epic 2006 novel, Netflix's first Indian original series is a slowly unfolding gem.
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Is The OA worth watching?

Ultimately rewarding, The OA makes you feel proud to be TV viewer. May 17, 2019 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review… There are those things we can't put down or can't not binge through, and there are those things we want to savor for as long as we can.
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Is The OA a horror?

Parents need to know that The OA is a dramatic sci-fi thriller that contains lots of mature content and disturbing moments, including frequent drowning scenes. Kidnapping, near-death experiences, and trauma are addressed. There's also some strong sexual content, nudity, cursing, and illegal drug sales.
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What makes The OA so good?

But going with the series' story and characters ultimately provides a rewarding viewership, so stick with it. The OA is also just a really well produced series. It is filmed beautifully, and will transcend on smaller as well as bigger screens. The music is also stunning.
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Where was The OA filmed?

The OA was filmed in the Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York. Probably this is the place where the underground lab and other sets were built. According to one of our readers, the house where the people that had NDEs are held captive a above glass cage in the basement is located at 14 Dogwood Lane in Pomona, NY.
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Is The OA boring?

I think The OA is a brilliant show. Many people think it's “boring” because they compare it to Stranger Things. Instead of thinking how the two shows are the same or different, think about how the shows are two separate things and can enjoyed separately.
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Is The OA a thriller?

The 8-part series is a metaphysical thriller you'll be talking about well into the next year (and/or dimension).
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Did The OA have an ending?

Here's what we know about why Netflix decided to end the show after season 2, instead of allowing Marling and Batmanglij to complete their full plan to tell the story across five seasons.
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What is the original angel?

According to the show's mysterious protagonist, Prairie (Brit Marling, who co-created The OA as well)—who is also known as “The OA,” or the Original Angel—there exist five cosmic “movements” that give their practitioners a host of strange powers.
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Is The OA religious?

OA is not a religious organization. OA members are people of many religious faiths as well as atheists and agnostics. The OA recovery program is based on acceptance of certain spiritual principles. Members are free to interpret these principles as they think best, or not to think about them at all if they so choose.
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Why did they end The OA?

The showrunners had apparently considered the idea, but ultimately decided the runtime of a movie just wouldn't allowed for a sufficient conclusion to a story arc that was supposed to run for five seasons.
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Is The OA about mental illness?

In the beginning of the season, a young Prairie is diagnosed with schizophrenia after talking about her near-death experience (NDE) on the school bus. Some viewers think that we've actually been following Prairie's evolved delusion into adulthood.
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Was Zendaya in The OA?

"The OA" Angel of Death (TV Episode 2019) - Zendaya as Fola - IMDb.
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Does The OA end on a cliffhanger?

Netflix's canceled drama series The OA won't have a movie to wrap up the series after all. The series, which debuted in 2016 and recently ended on a cliffhanger after two seasons (of a planned five), sparked intense fan outcry (at one point there was even a hunger strike).
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Is it worth watching season 2 of The OA?

It's compelling – or at least it is once it gets going – but it's a very different beast to season one, swapping out ambiguity for hard sci-fi fantasy. The switch allows the show to get wilder, wackier and weirder, and if suspension of disbelief isn't a problem for you, there's heaps here to enjoy.
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Is The OA good Reddit?

Not only decent but its one of the greatest show I've ever watched in any genre. Can't believe they killed their one and only masterpiece while every other sci-fi show they made just sucks.
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Is Dark worth watching?

"DARK" is 1 of, if not the best T.V series I have ever watched. If you are going to watch this series, you must commit 100% of your attention to each and every minute. If you can't do that, don't bother watching it because you'll be well and truly lost by season 3.
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Is OA season 1 and 2 related?

There was a lot of crazy stuff that happened in The OA, and Season 2 pretty much picks up right where Season 1 left off -- which means, if you're not up to speed on everything that went down back in 2016, you're gonna be real confused real fast.
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Who is The OA's brother?

Karim. He was chosen by the house on Nob Hill. He's the first person that the camera cuts to after Old Night introduces the concept of OA's brother, and he's the one that brings her back to life.
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Why do people love The OA?

The OA is not only interdimensional, it is intersectional, international, and now, interactive. Because it values nuanced stories and lived experiences of diverse characters across races, genders, class lines, and sexualities, The OA has given us real meaning and real community.
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Is The OA popular?

Despite the cancellation, The OA still maintains a strong fanbase, with the show being crowned RadioTimes.com Sci-Fi and Fantasy Champion 2019. With over 1.3 million votes cast in the final round, Isaacs said that he and the creators of The OA (Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij) "took solace" from the result.
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