Ozark is an American crime drama web television series created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams for Netflix and produced by Media Rights Capital. Jason Bateman stars as the lead character in the series.
The first season of ten episodes was released on July 21, 2017; the second season of ten episodes was released on August 31, 2018, and the third season was released on March 27, 2020. Part 1 of the fourth season was released on January 22, 2022. Part 2 was released on April 29, 2022. The fourth season was the last season of the show.
Synopsis[]
Financial advisor Martin “Marty” Byrde suddenly relocates the family from the Chicago suburb of Naperville to the summer resort community of Osage Beach, Missouri, after a money laundering scheme goes wrong, and he must make amends to a Mexican drug cartel by setting up a bigger laundering operation in the Ozarks. When the Byrdes arrive in Missouri, they become entangled with local criminals including the Langmores and Snells.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Jason Bateman as Martin “Marty” Byrde
- Laura Linney as Wendy Byrde
- Sofia Hublitz as Charlotte Byrde
- Skylar Gaertner as Jonah Byrde
- Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore
Recurring[]
- Jordana Spiro as Rachel Garrison
- Jason Butler Harner as Roy Petty
- Esai Morales as Camino Del Rio ("Del")
- Peter Mullan as Jacob Snell
- Lisa Emery as Darlene Snell
- Charlie Tahan as Wyatt Langmore
- Janet McTeer as Helen Pierce
- Tom Pelphrey as Ben Davis
- Jessica Frances Dukes as Maya Miller
Episodes[]
Season 1[]
- Sugarwood
- Blue Cat
- My Dripping Sleep
- Tonight We Improvise
- Ruling Days
- Book of Ruth
- Nest Box
- Kaleidoscope
- Coffee, Black
- The Toll
Season 2[]
- Reparations
- The Precious Blood of Jesus
- Once a Langmore...
- Stag
- Game Day
- Outer Darkness
- One Way Out
- The Big Sleep
- The Badger
- The Gold Coast
Season 3[]
- Wartime
- Civil Union
- Kevin Cronin Was Here
- Boss Fight
- It Came From Michoaca
- Su Case Es Mi Casa
- In Case of Emergency
- BFF
- Fire Pink
- All In
Season 4[]
- The Beginning of the End
- Let the Great World Spin
- City on the Make
- Ace Deuce
- Ellie
- Sangre Sobre Todo
- Sanctified
- The Cousin of Death
- Pick a God and Pray
- You're the Boss
- Pound of Flesh and Still Kickin'
- Trouble The Water
- Mud
- A Hard Way to Go
Production[]
The show is set at a modest waterfront resort at Lake of the Ozarks, inspired by the Alhonna Resort and Marina, where series creator Dubuque worked as a dock hand while attending college in Missouri during the 1980s. Most of the shooting locations are in the Atlanta area at Lake Allatoona and Lake Lanier, rather than at the Lake of the Ozarks, because of tax breaks offered by the state of Georgia.
The film crew constructed a set in Georgia after extensively studying the Alhonna Resort property. Some scenes are filmed at Chicago locations. Only a few scenes of the pilot were shot in the city of Lake Ozark, Missouri; these include shots of the locally famous "Welcome To Lake Of the Ozarks" sign and the "Injun Joe Muffler Man" statue. Originally, Jason Bateman was supposed to be the sole director for the first season, but scheduling conflicts prevented it, so he directed only the first two and last two episodes.