Ozark (2017)

Directed by

Jason Bateman

Genre

drama television series, crime television series

Country

United States

Length

4 seasons, 44 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 2,819 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married couple moves their family to the Lake of the Ozarks to launder money for a Mexican drug cartel. They must keep their criminal operation running while dealing with local criminals and the constant threat of the cartel.

tensedarkslow-burnsuspensefulgrittybleakmethodicalclaustrophobic

What happens

Ozark is an American crime drama television series created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams for Netflix and produced by MRC Television and Aggregate Films. The series stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as Marty and Wendy Byrde, a married couple who moves their family to the Lake of the Ozarks to continue their work laundering money for a Mexican drug cartel. Bateman also serves as a director and executive producer for the series. The first season of Ozark was released on July 21, 2017; the second season was released on August 31, 2018; and the third season was released on March 27, 2020. The first three seasons are 10 episodes each. In June 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season consisting of 14 episodes split into two parts; the first part was released on January 21, 2022, and the second was released on April 29, 2022. Ozark received positive reviews from critics throughout its run, with particular praise for its tone, directing, production values, and performances (particularly those of Bateman, Linney, and Julia Garner). The series has received a total of 45 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including three for Outstanding Drama Series, with Bateman winning for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series in 2020 and Garner winning three times for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, in 2019, 2020, and 2022. Bateman has received two further Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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