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• 2017

• Crime/detective
• Drama

• 18

Summary

A financial advisor drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder money to appease a drug boss.

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Jack Seale

Imagine a parallel-world Breaking Bad, where Walter’s family know what he’s up to. The ecstatically misanthropic Ozark has its own heroically resourceful, angry middle-class good/bad guy in Marty (Jason Bateman), a Chicago fnancial adviser whose sideline is laundering Mexican drug money. By the end of a twisting, pulsating first episode, Marty has relocated with his wife and kids to rural Missouri, where his trigger-happy boss has — not entirely plausibly, but never mind — given him a task. Marty must quickly “clean” $8m, or die. Specifically they’ve moved to the Lake of the Ozarks, a snaking body of water adorned with endless woody creeks, dotted with bars and holiday homes, and descended on in summer by tourists.

But Malibu, it ain’t. Its rough, bored residents enjoy hustling visitors for cash; a clever city guy who’s oddly keen to invest in shorefront businesses is met with violent suspicion. Although he can, for instance, crack a strip-club safe when required, Marty’s key assets are knowledge, ingenuity and persuasion: the classic Ozark scene is him pulling off an outrageous one-on-one bluff that would have dire consequences if revealed. If he can keep coming up with schemes to fend off the FBI, the Mexicans and Ruth (Julia Garner), the wily teenaged leader of a family of redneck crooks, he might escape. But it’s no easier at home, where Marty’s 15-year-old daughter is restless, his younger son lacks guidance and his finty wife, Wendy (Laura Linney), is adjusting to a life of constant peril in unusual ways.

Extending its pitilessly observed vision of a world where everyone is selfish, cynical and alone to a family set-up gives Ozark added layers of blackness, beneath the addictive spectacle of Marty finding out just how bad he has to break to survive. You wouldn’t want to live in those shady Missouri creeks, but visiting is a dark thrill.

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8.4/10

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rolenameMartin 'Marty' ByrdeJason BatemanWendy ByrdeLaura LinneyCharlotte ByrdeSofia HublitzJonah ByrdeSkylar GaertnerRuth LangmoreJulia GarnerWyatt LangmoreCharlie TahanDarlene SnellLisa EmeryRachelJordana SpiroSpecial Agent Maya MillerJessica Frances DukesThree LangmoreCarson Holmes

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rolenameWriterBill DubuqueWriterMark WilliamsProducerChris Mundy

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News & features about Ozark

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  Ozark star reveals he was nearly cast as Professor X in X-Men reboot
  
  "I can see everything with a perspective that just leaves me feeling grateful."

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  House of the Dragon and Ozark stars join Kenneth Branagh in new Scottish Highland drama from Yellowstone creator
  
  Seven new names sign up for Paramount+ saga Laird as cameras roll in Scotland.

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  DC Universe's Lanterns TV show reveals Ozark star in dramatic new first look trailer
  
  The new show will debut in the UK on Monday 17 August.

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  Yellowstone spin-off casts Ozark and Narcos actors alongside original series stars
  
  A host of new additions join an already starry line-up for the successor series.

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  Outlander: Blood of My Blood casts Time, Karen Pirie and Ozark stars
  
  The series is currently filming in Scotland.

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  Ozark season 4 – Who is Rachel Garrison?
  
  Ruth Langmore reaches out to an old friend in her bid for the casino. **SEASON 4 SPOILERS AHEAD**

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  Why won't there be an Ozark season 5? Cast and crew explain
  
  The Byrdes have reached the end of the road.

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  Ozark season 4 soundtrack: Every song in the Netflix crime drama
  
  From Sam Cooke to Killer Mike, it's an eclectic mix.

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  Ozark star Julia Garner reacts to show's ending
  
  **Spoiler warning for Ozark season 4 part 2**

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  Where is Ozark filmed? Location guide for Jason Bateman drama
  
  The hit series is filmed hundreds of miles away from The Lake of the Ozarks.

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  Ozark season 4 part 2: Release date, time, trailer and latest news
  
  Jason Bateman and Laura Linney returned for the final season of the Netflix thriller. **WARNING: SPOILERS**

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  Ozark season 4, part 1 disproves major fan theory
  
  **MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD**

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  Ozark ending explained: Did [spoiler] commit murder in season 4 part 2?
  
  Did the Netflix crime drama leave us hanging? **MAJOR SPOILER WARNING**

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  Meet the cast of Ozark season 4, Jason Bateman's acclaimed Netflix thriller
  
  The dramatic climax arrives.

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  Ozark season 4 part 1 official trailer released by Netflix
  
  "No ending is reached by accident." **SEASON 3 SPOILERS FOLLOW**

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  Ozark season 3 recap – everything you need to know before season 4
  
  All the essential plot points from the previous season.

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  Ozark season 4, part 1 ending explained: How does it set up part 2?
  
  What's a Byrde to do? **MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD**

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  Ozark's Julia Garner teases season four details
  
  The Ruth Langmore actress says her character wants "independence" in future episodes. **CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR SEASON THREE**

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  Meet the cast of Ozark season 3 on Netflix
  
  Jason Bateman, Laura Linney and Janet McTeer star in the third season of Netflix's money laundering drama

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  Ozark boss talks that explosive season three ending
  
  Many fans were left shocked by the way the latest run of episodes ended **CONTAINS SPOILERS**

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  Ozark to return for one final 14-episode season on Netflix
  
  The crime drama's final run will be split into two seven-episode batches.

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  Fans react to Ozark series 3: "literally the best series on Netflix"
  
  Viewers praised the third series of the hit crime drama for its performances, storyline and especially its shock ending

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  Ozark season 3 soundtrack – all the songs and music in the Netflix show
  
  We're tracked down all the music featured in the third season of Jason Bateman's tense thriller

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  Ozark boss shoots down fan theory about whether THAT character is really dead
  
  This key character was killed off in season three... or were they? Answer: yes.

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