Ozark
Ozark is an American crime drama streaming television series created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams for Netflix and produced by MRC. The series stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as Marty and Wendy Byrde, a married couple who relocate their family to the Lake of the Ozarks for money laundering. Bateman also serves as a director and executive producer for the series. The ten-episode first season was released on July 21, 2017; the ten-episode second season was released on August 31, 2018, and the third season (also ten episodes) was released on March 27, 2020. In June 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season, which will consist of 14 episodes split into two parts with the first part being released on January 21, 2022.
Plot
After a money laundering scheme for a Mexican drug cartel goes wrong, financial advisor Martin "Marty" Byrde proposes to make amends by offering to set up a bigger laundering operation in the Lake of the Ozarks region of central Missouri. Marty suddenly relocates his family from the Chicago suburb of Naperville to the remote summer resort community of Osage Beach, Missouri. When the Byrdes arrive in Missouri, they become entangled with local criminals, including the Langmore and Snell families, and later the Kansas City Mafia.
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award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
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contentLocation | Missouri |
director | Jason Bateman |
genre | crime drama |
keywords | chicago drug cartel financial advisor kansas city kansas city crime family kansas city mafia lake of the ozarks martin marty byrde marty byrde money laundering set up summer resort |
publisher | Netflix |
recordedAt | Lake Lanier |