Nearly 10 months after Ozark went out with a literal bang, showrunner Chris Mundy is giving the final word on that final (gun) shot. At the end of the Netflix crime drama’s series finale, released in April 2022, private investigator Mel Sattem (Adam Rothenberg) confronts Marty and Wendy Byrde (Jason Bateman and Laura Linney) at their home… only to find himself on the business end of a gun in the hands of Jonah Byrde (Skylar Gaertner), Marty and Wendy’s son. And after that last episode cuts to black, viewers hear a gunshot, leading some to wonder which characters in the scene met their maker. “Definitively in my mind, and anyone’s free to think whatever they want, but in my mind, he absolutely shot Mel, and Mel is dead, and that’s that,” Mundy said at an Ozark Q&a panel in Hollywood on Friday, February 17, per Variety. “I just...
- 2/19/2023
- TV Insider
Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for the fourth and final season of “Ozark.”
At the final “Ozark” panel, the series creator and cast finally brought some clarity to the show’s final minutes and the demise of a fan-favorite character.
Speaking at the Netflix-hosted Q&a panel in Hollywood on Friday, the Emmy Award-nominated creator Chris Mundy divulged with his SAG-nominated actors, Jason Bateman and Julia Garner, exactly how and why the series ended with two surprise deaths in the final scenes.
Mundy explained that finalizing the last 14 episodes brought upon loads of creative strife, as he understood the need to stick to a thematic intention of exploring the Byrdes’ motivation of “building a myth” and how, as a result, they were ultimately “creating a curse.”
In regards to the final two deaths of the series, first with Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner) and then with Mel Sattem (Adam Rothenberg), Bateman explained,...
At the final “Ozark” panel, the series creator and cast finally brought some clarity to the show’s final minutes and the demise of a fan-favorite character.
Speaking at the Netflix-hosted Q&a panel in Hollywood on Friday, the Emmy Award-nominated creator Chris Mundy divulged with his SAG-nominated actors, Jason Bateman and Julia Garner, exactly how and why the series ended with two surprise deaths in the final scenes.
Mundy explained that finalizing the last 14 episodes brought upon loads of creative strife, as he understood the need to stick to a thematic intention of exploring the Byrdes’ motivation of “building a myth” and how, as a result, they were ultimately “creating a curse.”
In regards to the final two deaths of the series, first with Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner) and then with Mel Sattem (Adam Rothenberg), Bateman explained,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
The 2023 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced on January 11 in film and television, as voted on by members of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Who will prevail in the category of Best Drama Ensemble during Netflix’s YouTube ceremony on Sunday, February 26? This year’s five nominated television casts are: “Better Call Saul,” “The Crown,” “Ozark,” “Severance” and “The White Lotus: Sicily.”
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 SAG Awards TV Predictions for Best Drama Ensemble, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our SAG Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of Users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 SAG Awards TV Predictions for Best Drama Ensemble, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our SAG Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of Users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.
- 1/31/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Accused has added more big names to its cast. Keith Carradine, Jason Ritter (Raising Dion), Betsy Brandt, Wrenn Schmidt (For All Mankind), and others have been added to the cast of the upcoming Fox series, per Deadline. Emma Nelson, Joanne Boland, Brad Austin, James Udom, Anne Bedian, Matthew James Thomas, Evan Gamble, Skywalker Hughes, Lyla Porter-Follows, Skylar Gaertner, Janet Porter, and Damon Redfern will also be seen in the crime thriller series.
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- 11/25/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Behind-the-scenes looks at Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” are now available for streaming through X-Ray, providing insight into the making of all eight episodes from the show’s first season. The all-new series of bonus clips is titled “The Making of ‘The Rings of Power.’”
In diving into the elaborate production of the spin-off series, viewers dig deeper into the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary universe, including the painstaking attention to detail from artisans on staff such as set decorators, costume designers and makeup artists. The new content will also include footage from production, sneak peeks at how the Middle-earth realms were designed and interviews with cast and crew.
“Our team sifted through thousands of hours of behind-the-scenes footage to develop segments that highlight the passion and care that went into creating key moments of the show,” said Craig Muller, senior creative executive for X-Ray.
In diving into the elaborate production of the spin-off series, viewers dig deeper into the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary universe, including the painstaking attention to detail from artisans on staff such as set decorators, costume designers and makeup artists. The new content will also include footage from production, sneak peeks at how the Middle-earth realms were designed and interviews with cast and crew.
“Our team sifted through thousands of hours of behind-the-scenes footage to develop segments that highlight the passion and care that went into creating key moments of the show,” said Craig Muller, senior creative executive for X-Ray.
- 11/22/2022
- by Katie Reul and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar winner Keith Carradine (The Power of the Dog), Emmy nominee Jason Ritter (Raising Dion), Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad) and Wrenn Schmidt (Nope) have joined the cast of Fox’s upcoming anthology series Accused, based on the International Emmy-winning British series. The project comes from 24 executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and House creator/executive producer David Shore.
Developed by Gordon and co-produced by Fox Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television, Accused is based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology. It opens in a courtroom on the accused, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial. Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, Accused depicts how an ordinary person gets caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back.
The series premieres Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 9 p.
Developed by Gordon and co-produced by Fox Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television, Accused is based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology. It opens in a courtroom on the accused, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial. Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, Accused depicts how an ordinary person gets caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back.
The series premieres Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 9 p.
- 11/21/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
"Ozark" is one of the best drama shows in recent memory. Although "Ozark" tested viewers' willingness to sit through disturbing content, it surprisingly took its familial storylines seriously. The combination of interpersonal family drama and complex criminal conspiracies made it one of Netflix's most unique shows.
"Ozark" follows the story of Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman), a selfish financial advisor who gets in over his head because of his involvement with a Mexican drug cartel. To pay back the cartel's lieutenant, Camino Del Rio (Esai Morales), Marty decides to move his family to the Ozarks and start a money laundering scheme. His wife, Wendy (Laura Linney), and children Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) and Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) initially have no idea about his secret connections.
"Ozark" concluded earlier this year with its divisive series finale. One of the things that distinguished "Ozark" from its inception was the incredible cast. Here are some...
"Ozark" follows the story of Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman), a selfish financial advisor who gets in over his head because of his involvement with a Mexican drug cartel. To pay back the cartel's lieutenant, Camino Del Rio (Esai Morales), Marty decides to move his family to the Ozarks and start a money laundering scheme. His wife, Wendy (Laura Linney), and children Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) and Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) initially have no idea about his secret connections.
"Ozark" concluded earlier this year with its divisive series finale. One of the things that distinguished "Ozark" from its inception was the incredible cast. Here are some...
- 11/16/2022
- by Liam Gaughan
- Slash Film
Ruth Langmore tragically bites the dust in “Ozark’s” fourth and final season, but the woman who plays her, Julia Garner, is still going strong at the Emmys. The actor doubled her nominations tally this July, racking up two bids, including one for “Ozark” for Best Drama Supporting Actress. This is the third time in a row she is shortlisted for the Netflix series, for which she parlayed both of her previous two citations into victories (2019-2020). Should she now continue her winning streak, she will not only score an unprecedented hat trick but also enter record territory in her category.
First off, she would be the first performer under the current popular vote system — which has been in place since 2016 — to win more than two Emmys for one show. What’s more, a third victory would tie her with Ellen Corby — who triumphed thrice for “The Waltons” in 1973, 1975 and...
First off, she would be the first performer under the current popular vote system — which has been in place since 2016 — to win more than two Emmys for one show. What’s more, a third victory would tie her with Ellen Corby — who triumphed thrice for “The Waltons” in 1973, 1975 and...
- 9/8/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
This story about Chris Mundy and his series “Ozark” first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Drama issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
After four seasons of weaving and bobbing their way through money laundering, evading the watchful eye of the FBI and keeping a scary Mexican drug cartel’s deadlier impulses at bay — all while maintaining a dinner-on-the-table nuclear family unit — the Byrde family (led by Emmy nominees Jason Bateman and Laura Linney) finally seemed ready fly the coop in style in the final season of “Ozark.” Or did they? In a recent interview, showrunner Chris Mundy (who is also nominated for best drama and writing) explained. (Spoilers within!)
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After four seasons of weaving and bobbing their way through money laundering, evading the watchful eye of the FBI and keeping a scary Mexican drug cartel’s deadlier impulses at bay — all while maintaining a dinner-on-the-table nuclear family unit — the Byrde family (led by Emmy nominees Jason Bateman and Laura Linney) finally seemed ready fly the coop in style in the final season of “Ozark.” Or did they? In a recent interview, showrunner Chris Mundy (who is also nominated for best drama and writing) explained. (Spoilers within!)
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“Ozark” debuted five summers ago, when not many high-profile drama series came out that time of year. Now everyone seems to do it.
- 8/16/2022
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
[Warning: The above interview and following story contain spoilers about Season 4 of “Ozark.” Watch and read at your own risk.]
There is no doubt that the fourth and final season of “Ozark” was going to be the show’s most ambitious undertaking yet. For composers Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, who received their career-first Emmy nominations for the Netflix drama’s third season in 2020, this meant they would have the chance to go bigger with their score — or so they thought. “I remember us saying, ‘It’s the fourth and final season — I wonder if we can push [the score] to get a little bigger than usual,'” recounts Bensi in a new webchat with Gold Derby (watch our exclusive video interview above). “I remember the answer coming back to us [being] like, ‘No, stay in the same world and add some new things, but really stay in the same world. We don’t need to depart from what we’ve been.'”
Even though...
There is no doubt that the fourth and final season of “Ozark” was going to be the show’s most ambitious undertaking yet. For composers Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, who received their career-first Emmy nominations for the Netflix drama’s third season in 2020, this meant they would have the chance to go bigger with their score — or so they thought. “I remember us saying, ‘It’s the fourth and final season — I wonder if we can push [the score] to get a little bigger than usual,'” recounts Bensi in a new webchat with Gold Derby (watch our exclusive video interview above). “I remember the answer coming back to us [being] like, ‘No, stay in the same world and add some new things, but really stay in the same world. We don’t need to depart from what we’ve been.'”
Even though...
- 6/16/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
[Warning: The above interview and following story contain spoilers about Season 4 of “Ozark.” Watch and read at your own risk.]
From the very inception, music was indispensable to setting the tone on “Ozark” and making its crime-ridden world and morally complex characters come alive. So, for music supervisor Gabe Hilfer, there was absolutely an impetus to add a musical exclamation point as he and showrunner Chris Mundy were working on the Netflix drama’s fourth and final season. “It was a big focus,” exclaims Hilfer in a new webchat with Gold Derby. “[The show]’s not a musical, we don’t use hundreds of songs… but when we do, they’re very specific, deliberate and intentional, and they’re talked about and discussed behind the scenes.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
If you’ve ever asked yourself how the music of English rock band Radiohead found its way into the soundtrack of the gritty drama, Hilfer has an answer for you as he...
From the very inception, music was indispensable to setting the tone on “Ozark” and making its crime-ridden world and morally complex characters come alive. So, for music supervisor Gabe Hilfer, there was absolutely an impetus to add a musical exclamation point as he and showrunner Chris Mundy were working on the Netflix drama’s fourth and final season. “It was a big focus,” exclaims Hilfer in a new webchat with Gold Derby. “[The show]’s not a musical, we don’t use hundreds of songs… but when we do, they’re very specific, deliberate and intentional, and they’re talked about and discussed behind the scenes.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
If you’ve ever asked yourself how the music of English rock band Radiohead found its way into the soundtrack of the gritty drama, Hilfer has an answer for you as he...
- 6/14/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
[Warning: The above interview and following story contain spoilers about Season 4 of “Ozark.” Watch and read at your own risk.]
For cinematographer Shawn Kim, the pilot episode of “Ozark,” titled “Sugarwood,” stands out for its intensely noir elements and ability to not only present but also ramp up danger within very little time. So, when he had the chance to board the gritty Netflix drama as the Dp for eight of the fourth and final season’s 14 episodes, he wanted to recapture that distinctive feeling.
“Over the seasons, we got to see this story between the Langmores and the Byrdes (Jason Bateman and Laura Linney) — it’s almost Shakespearean in a way, where they’re just kind of these opposites that are intruding into each other’s lives. And [while] expanding the narrative and the characters, you start getting lulled into a sense of, ‘Oh, I know what’s going on’,” Kim tells Gold Derby in a new webchat (watch our exclusive video interview above). “So,...
For cinematographer Shawn Kim, the pilot episode of “Ozark,” titled “Sugarwood,” stands out for its intensely noir elements and ability to not only present but also ramp up danger within very little time. So, when he had the chance to board the gritty Netflix drama as the Dp for eight of the fourth and final season’s 14 episodes, he wanted to recapture that distinctive feeling.
“Over the seasons, we got to see this story between the Langmores and the Byrdes (Jason Bateman and Laura Linney) — it’s almost Shakespearean in a way, where they’re just kind of these opposites that are intruding into each other’s lives. And [while] expanding the narrative and the characters, you start getting lulled into a sense of, ‘Oh, I know what’s going on’,” Kim tells Gold Derby in a new webchat (watch our exclusive video interview above). “So,...
- 6/11/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “Ozark” Season 4, Part 2, including the ending in the series finale.]
History has proven that when a series finale fades to black, there’s going to be some fans trying their hardest to figure out what it all means. However, “Ozark” creator Chris Mundy felt the final moment of the popular Netflix drama was, to him, “pretty unambiguous.”
While some fans believe young Jonah (Skylar Gaertner), son of lakeside criminal kingpins Marty and Wendy Byrde (Jason Bateman and Laura Linney), shot down the cookie jar full of incriminating evidence, Mundy said “I think he shot Mel [the cop], and Mel is dead. And I think they went to their crematorium, just off screen.”
Moderator Jimmy Kimmel, who was interviewing the showrunner alongside “Ozark” stars Jason Bateman and Julia Garner, editor Cindy Mollo, production designer David Bomba, music supervisor Gabe Hilfer, and cinematographer Shawn Kim for the show’s FYC event in Los Angeles on Sunday,...
History has proven that when a series finale fades to black, there’s going to be some fans trying their hardest to figure out what it all means. However, “Ozark” creator Chris Mundy felt the final moment of the popular Netflix drama was, to him, “pretty unambiguous.”
While some fans believe young Jonah (Skylar Gaertner), son of lakeside criminal kingpins Marty and Wendy Byrde (Jason Bateman and Laura Linney), shot down the cookie jar full of incriminating evidence, Mundy said “I think he shot Mel [the cop], and Mel is dead. And I think they went to their crematorium, just off screen.”
Moderator Jimmy Kimmel, who was interviewing the showrunner alongside “Ozark” stars Jason Bateman and Julia Garner, editor Cindy Mollo, production designer David Bomba, music supervisor Gabe Hilfer, and cinematographer Shawn Kim for the show’s FYC event in Los Angeles on Sunday,...
- 6/7/2022
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
[Warning: The above interview contains spoilers about Season 4 of “Ozark.” Watch at your own risk.]
The fourth season of “Ozark” was a unique one — and that’s not just because it was the show’s farewell installment. It was also the Netflix drama’s longest season ever with 14 episodes and split into two seven-episode blocks that debuted on January 21 and April 29, respectively. “We thought of it as two different seasons, just because people were going to experience it that way,” Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer Chris Mundy tells Gold Derby in a new webchat. “When you pasted all [episodes] together, they had to make coherent sense… So, it was a little tricky. It’s one season, but it’s not, and it’s two seasons, but it’s not.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Instrumental in bringing about this cohesion is the seamless transition from Episode 7 (“Sanctified”) to 8 (“The Cousin of Death”), the latter of which is one of...
The fourth season of “Ozark” was a unique one — and that’s not just because it was the show’s farewell installment. It was also the Netflix drama’s longest season ever with 14 episodes and split into two seven-episode blocks that debuted on January 21 and April 29, respectively. “We thought of it as two different seasons, just because people were going to experience it that way,” Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer Chris Mundy tells Gold Derby in a new webchat. “When you pasted all [episodes] together, they had to make coherent sense… So, it was a little tricky. It’s one season, but it’s not, and it’s two seasons, but it’s not.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Instrumental in bringing about this cohesion is the seamless transition from Episode 7 (“Sanctified”) to 8 (“The Cousin of Death”), the latter of which is one of...
- 6/3/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
[Warning: The above interview contains spoilers about Season 4 of “Ozark.” Watch at your own risk.]
Before the fourth and final season of “Ozark,” Amanda Marsalis had directed only two episodes of the Netflix series, the Season 2 closer (“The Gold Coast”) and fifth episode of Season 3 (“It Came From Michoacán”). So, you can imagine that learning she would helm four episodes of the drama’s 14-episode farewell installment — whose two parts debuted on January 21 and April 29, respectively — elicited quite the response from the director. “Shock, gratitude, excitement and nausea,” she enumerates while describing her initial reaction to the news in a new exclusive video interview with Gold Derby (watch above).
Of the show’s last season, Marsalis directed Episodes 8 (“The Cousin of Death”), 9 (“”Pick a God and Pray”), 12 (“Trouble the Water”) and 13 (“Mud”). Out of these, Episode 8 particularly stands out as it not only is the opener of Part 2 but also breaks with the show’s usual style and structure.
Before the fourth and final season of “Ozark,” Amanda Marsalis had directed only two episodes of the Netflix series, the Season 2 closer (“The Gold Coast”) and fifth episode of Season 3 (“It Came From Michoacán”). So, you can imagine that learning she would helm four episodes of the drama’s 14-episode farewell installment — whose two parts debuted on January 21 and April 29, respectively — elicited quite the response from the director. “Shock, gratitude, excitement and nausea,” she enumerates while describing her initial reaction to the news in a new exclusive video interview with Gold Derby (watch above).
Of the show’s last season, Marsalis directed Episodes 8 (“The Cousin of Death”), 9 (“”Pick a God and Pray”), 12 (“Trouble the Water”) and 13 (“Mud”). Out of these, Episode 8 particularly stands out as it not only is the opener of Part 2 but also breaks with the show’s usual style and structure.
- 5/28/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
As far as Jason Bateman is concerned, Ozark went out on a good note. All four of the Byrde family members—Marty (Bateman), Wendy (Laura Linney), Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) and Jonah (Skylar Gaertner)—made it out alive in Ozark's season four finale, an ending that truly nobody saw coming. After all, the Byrdes had been tangled up in cartel fights, undercover operations and drug deals gone awry. Nonetheless, in an interview with Variety, Bateman described it as a "happy ending," albeit one with a "smudge on it." "There's something sticky about it," he explained. "Because once we fade to black, we see that they got away with it but at...
- 5/26/2022
- E! Online
[Warning: The above interview contains spoilers about Season 4 of “Ozark.” Watch at your own risk.]
For Emmy-nominated editor Cindy Mollo, getting to work on the fourth and final season of “Ozark” — whose two parts debuted January 21 and April 29, respectively — yielded a full-circle moment. The editor of 19 of the Netflix drama’s 44 total episodes, she had the honor of putting together both the show’s pilot and series finale, the latter titled “A Hard Way to Go.” “When I realized I would be doing the finale and that I had done the first two [episodes of the series] — I don’t think of myself as a completist, but it somehow mattered to me,” she recounts in a new webchat with Gold Derby. “It felt really cool that I would get to see the journey through.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
In addition to the series finale, Mollo edited the fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth episodes of “Ozark’s” 14-episode final season. When asked about the conversations she,...
For Emmy-nominated editor Cindy Mollo, getting to work on the fourth and final season of “Ozark” — whose two parts debuted January 21 and April 29, respectively — yielded a full-circle moment. The editor of 19 of the Netflix drama’s 44 total episodes, she had the honor of putting together both the show’s pilot and series finale, the latter titled “A Hard Way to Go.” “When I realized I would be doing the finale and that I had done the first two [episodes of the series] — I don’t think of myself as a completist, but it somehow mattered to me,” she recounts in a new webchat with Gold Derby. “It felt really cool that I would get to see the journey through.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
In addition to the series finale, Mollo edited the fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth episodes of “Ozark’s” 14-episode final season. When asked about the conversations she,...
- 5/21/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
It's hard to believe it, but Ozark has wrapped its run.
After four seasons of a pressure cooker-like environment, the Netflix juggernaut wrapped its run late last month.
Naturally, there are questions about whether the franchise could continue with a spinoff.
“It’s definitely something that people have talked about a bunch,” showrunner Chris Munday shared in an interview with TV Line.
“There’s nothing definitive. We’re lucky that people seem to really like the show so there’s obviously going to be some interest there.”
The shocking finale said goodbye to fan-favorite Ruth (Julia Garner), who was killed off.
Given the interest in that character, there had been rumblings pre-finale that Garner could reprise the role in a new series.
“There are still ways to stay inside the show and revisit things,” Mundy said.
“I’m sure people probably would’ve been happier if Ruth was out there.
After four seasons of a pressure cooker-like environment, the Netflix juggernaut wrapped its run late last month.
Naturally, there are questions about whether the franchise could continue with a spinoff.
“It’s definitely something that people have talked about a bunch,” showrunner Chris Munday shared in an interview with TV Line.
“There’s nothing definitive. We’re lucky that people seem to really like the show so there’s obviously going to be some interest there.”
The shocking finale said goodbye to fan-favorite Ruth (Julia Garner), who was killed off.
Given the interest in that character, there had been rumblings pre-finale that Garner could reprise the role in a new series.
“There are still ways to stay inside the show and revisit things,” Mundy said.
“I’m sure people probably would’ve been happier if Ruth was out there.
- 5/9/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Note: The following contains spoilers for the “Ozark” Season 4 Part 2 finale.
Planning a satisfying TV show ending is difficult, especially when a vast majority of the characters you’ve introduced throughout the series are dead. But luckily “Ozark” showrunner Chris Mundy had already come up with a version of the series finale ending way back during Season 2 of the Emmy-winning Netflix series.
“There’s a line in the opening episode of Season 2, where Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) are on the dance floor and it’s like his black tie gala and you catch up to it a later in the episode,” Mundy told TheWrap in a recent interview about the series finale. “They’re talking about the places they could move if they run away, and at one point Wendy suggests Hyannis Port and he’s like, ‘What are we the Kennedys now?’ and she’s like,...
Planning a satisfying TV show ending is difficult, especially when a vast majority of the characters you’ve introduced throughout the series are dead. But luckily “Ozark” showrunner Chris Mundy had already come up with a version of the series finale ending way back during Season 2 of the Emmy-winning Netflix series.
“There’s a line in the opening episode of Season 2, where Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) are on the dance floor and it’s like his black tie gala and you catch up to it a later in the episode,” Mundy told TheWrap in a recent interview about the series finale. “They’re talking about the places they could move if they run away, and at one point Wendy suggests Hyannis Port and he’s like, ‘What are we the Kennedys now?’ and she’s like,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
This article contains spoilers for the final episode of “Ozark.”
Say this much for the final moments of “Ozark”: They speak to the show’s sense of its own importance.
After four seasons, the Byrde family’s saga came to its conclusion with the launch of the drama’s final set of episodes on Netflix — or, at least, the part of the story we as viewers see concluded. The implication of those last seconds is that Marty and Wendy, the amoral husband and wife played by Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, will indeed accomplish everything they want, and will do so with the buy-in of their son Jonah (Skylar Gaertner).
In the finale, the Byrdes throw a charity gala that represents their emergence from the depths they’ve occupied to become, once more, legitimate citizens. After the event, their last real threat emerges: A private investigator (Adam Rothenberg) who reappears to confront the couple.
Say this much for the final moments of “Ozark”: They speak to the show’s sense of its own importance.
After four seasons, the Byrde family’s saga came to its conclusion with the launch of the drama’s final set of episodes on Netflix — or, at least, the part of the story we as viewers see concluded. The implication of those last seconds is that Marty and Wendy, the amoral husband and wife played by Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, will indeed accomplish everything they want, and will do so with the buy-in of their son Jonah (Skylar Gaertner).
In the finale, the Byrdes throw a charity gala that represents their emergence from the depths they’ve occupied to become, once more, legitimate citizens. After the event, their last real threat emerges: A private investigator (Adam Rothenberg) who reappears to confront the couple.
- 5/2/2022
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “Ozark” Season 4, Part 2, including the ending in the series finale.]
When the final season of “Ozark” begins, Wendy (Laura Linney) lays the family’s cards on the table. Hearing one too many wisecracks from Jonah (Skylar Gaertner), who’s still understandably upset over his uncle’s death, she snaps.
“You want to be a smart ass? You want to hate me? Fine,” she says. “[But] with our foundation — everything this family has sacrificed, everything — it’s going to at least give us the power to do whatever good we want to do. We can be the most powerful family in the Midwest, with the full endorsement of the FBI to boot.”
“People will find out where the money came from,” Jonah says, not yet backing down.
“You need to grow up,” Wendy replies. “This is America. People don’t care where your fortune came from, and in two election cycles, it’ll be just some myth,...
When the final season of “Ozark” begins, Wendy (Laura Linney) lays the family’s cards on the table. Hearing one too many wisecracks from Jonah (Skylar Gaertner), who’s still understandably upset over his uncle’s death, she snaps.
“You want to be a smart ass? You want to hate me? Fine,” she says. “[But] with our foundation — everything this family has sacrificed, everything — it’s going to at least give us the power to do whatever good we want to do. We can be the most powerful family in the Midwest, with the full endorsement of the FBI to boot.”
“People will find out where the money came from,” Jonah says, not yet backing down.
“You need to grow up,” Wendy replies. “This is America. People don’t care where your fortune came from, and in two election cycles, it’ll be just some myth,...
- 5/2/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Network: Netflix.
Episodes: 44 (hour).
Seasons: Four.
TV show dates: July 21, 2017 — April 29, 2022.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Julia Garner, Jordana Spiro, Jason Butler Harner, Esai Morales, Peter Mullan, Lisa Emery, Charlie Tahan, Janet McTeer, Tom Pelphrey, Jessica Frances Dukes, Felix Solis, Damian Young, Alfonso Herrera, and Adam Rothenberg.
TV show description:
A crime drama, the Ozark TV show centers on Marty Byrde (Bateman), a Chicago financial advisor. Marty has been laundering money along with his partner, Bruce (Randall), for Camino Del Rio (Morales), a drug lord who works for a major cartel.
When Del learns 8 million of his money has gone missing, he...
Episodes: 44 (hour).
Seasons: Four.
TV show dates: July 21, 2017 — April 29, 2022.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Julia Garner, Jordana Spiro, Jason Butler Harner, Esai Morales, Peter Mullan, Lisa Emery, Charlie Tahan, Janet McTeer, Tom Pelphrey, Jessica Frances Dukes, Felix Solis, Damian Young, Alfonso Herrera, and Adam Rothenberg.
TV show description:
A crime drama, the Ozark TV show centers on Marty Byrde (Bateman), a Chicago financial advisor. Marty has been laundering money along with his partner, Bruce (Randall), for Camino Del Rio (Morales), a drug lord who works for a major cartel.
When Del learns 8 million of his money has gone missing, he...
- 4/30/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Warning: Spoilers ahead for all seasons of “Ozark”
Leading up to the January premiere of “Ozark” Season 4 Part 1, showrunner Chris Mundy explained the decision to split the final season in half: a typical 10-episode season wouldn’t be enough to wrap up the story, but airing more than 10 at once would risk overwhelming the audience. The solution, he told TheWrap, was to make two 7-episode seasons that felt complete, “even though it’s all on one continuum.”
Minutes into Season 4 Part 1, it’s clear why this bifurcation was necessary. Every second of screen time is stuffed to the gills with plot; blink and you might miss a character death, new alliance, or so-crazy-it-just-might-work Marty Byrde scheme. The penultimate chapter of the blue-tinted money laundering drama began with a glimpse into an uncertain – and potentially deadly – future for the Byrdes, and ended similarly for Ruth (Julia Garner).
At the end of...
Leading up to the January premiere of “Ozark” Season 4 Part 1, showrunner Chris Mundy explained the decision to split the final season in half: a typical 10-episode season wouldn’t be enough to wrap up the story, but airing more than 10 at once would risk overwhelming the audience. The solution, he told TheWrap, was to make two 7-episode seasons that felt complete, “even though it’s all on one continuum.”
Minutes into Season 4 Part 1, it’s clear why this bifurcation was necessary. Every second of screen time is stuffed to the gills with plot; blink and you might miss a character death, new alliance, or so-crazy-it-just-might-work Marty Byrde scheme. The penultimate chapter of the blue-tinted money laundering drama began with a glimpse into an uncertain – and potentially deadly – future for the Byrdes, and ended similarly for Ruth (Julia Garner).
At the end of...
- 4/29/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “Ozark” Season 4, Part 1 and the preceding seasons.]
“Ozark” is coming to an end. After bursting onto Netflix back in July 2017, the Byrde family will say goodbye on April 29, 2022. The streaming service premiered the first half of Season 4 back in January, and the final seven episodes will debut in just a few short days.
In case your memory is as wrecked as ours and Part 1 already feels like a distant, fuzzy memory, IndieWire has put together an “Everything To Know” guide for the final season, in the hopes of refreshing our collective memories. After all, with stakes this high, it’s best to be as prepared as possible before the ultimate end arrives.
Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, with Chris Mundy serving as showrunner, “Ozark” tells the story of Marty and Wendy Byrde, a married couple living in the Chicago suburbs with their two children, Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) and...
“Ozark” is coming to an end. After bursting onto Netflix back in July 2017, the Byrde family will say goodbye on April 29, 2022. The streaming service premiered the first half of Season 4 back in January, and the final seven episodes will debut in just a few short days.
In case your memory is as wrecked as ours and Part 1 already feels like a distant, fuzzy memory, IndieWire has put together an “Everything To Know” guide for the final season, in the hopes of refreshing our collective memories. After all, with stakes this high, it’s best to be as prepared as possible before the ultimate end arrives.
Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, with Chris Mundy serving as showrunner, “Ozark” tells the story of Marty and Wendy Byrde, a married couple living in the Chicago suburbs with their two children, Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) and...
- 4/22/2022
- by IndieWire Staff
- Indiewire
As a hit TV show ends, there's always anxiety attached with saying goodbye.
For fans of Ozark, a series that has had killed countless characters off, it's hard not to worry about where the Byrdes will end up on the final-ever episodes.
Netflix on Tuesday confirmed that April 29, 2022 will be the final premiere for the show.
Once the finale has aired, viewers will be able to take a deep dive into the making of the final season in “A Farewell to Ozark,” a 30-minute retrospective that serves as a love letter to one of Netflix’s great drama series.
The piece, which will be available on Netflix, explores the genesis of the series, the rich characters we loved and loved to hate, the gripping performances that captivated us, the creatives who made magic behind the camera, and a wealth of memories over the last five years.
As for what we can expect,...
For fans of Ozark, a series that has had killed countless characters off, it's hard not to worry about where the Byrdes will end up on the final-ever episodes.
Netflix on Tuesday confirmed that April 29, 2022 will be the final premiere for the show.
Once the finale has aired, viewers will be able to take a deep dive into the making of the final season in “A Farewell to Ozark,” a 30-minute retrospective that serves as a love letter to one of Netflix’s great drama series.
The piece, which will be available on Netflix, explores the genesis of the series, the rich characters we loved and loved to hate, the gripping performances that captivated us, the creatives who made magic behind the camera, and a wealth of memories over the last five years.
As for what we can expect,...
- 3/29/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The Byrde family makes one last effort to escape their criminal empire in the Season 4 Part 2 trailer of “Ozark.” The series will come to an explosive finish on April 29 when the final seven episodes debut on Netflix.
According to the official logline: “Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro’s empire. They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won’t stay buried and the most dangerous threats come from blood.”
In the trailer, Marty (Jason Bateman) fears for the survival of his family as Ruth (Julia Garner) seeks revenge. “I’m just sick of having blood on my hands, Wendy. It doesn’t bother you?” Marty says, to which Wendy (Laura Linney) responds, “You’re so desperate to be the good guy.”
Also debuting on April 29 is “A Farewell to Ozark,” a 30-minute special that explores...
According to the official logline: “Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro’s empire. They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won’t stay buried and the most dangerous threats come from blood.”
In the trailer, Marty (Jason Bateman) fears for the survival of his family as Ruth (Julia Garner) seeks revenge. “I’m just sick of having blood on my hands, Wendy. It doesn’t bother you?” Marty says, to which Wendy (Laura Linney) responds, “You’re so desperate to be the good guy.”
Also debuting on April 29 is “A Farewell to Ozark,” a 30-minute special that explores...
- 3/29/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has released the official trailer for “Ozark” Season 4 Part 2, but if you’re fearful of spoilers you may want to hold off on watching — this one seems to potentially show a bit too much footage.
The fourth and final season of the Emmy-winning series was split in half, with the first batch of episodes dropping in January and leaving viewers on a whopper of a cliffhanger: Julia Garner’s Ruth Langmore, distraught by the murder of her cousin Wyatt, appeared to be on her way to murder new cartel boss Javier (Alfonso Herrera).
In the full trailer for Part 2, we see where that road leads. There are also rising tensions between Jason Bateman’s Marty Byrde and Laura Linney’s Wendy Byrde. “You’re so desperate to be the good guy,” Wendy tells Marty, while the two are clearly at the breaking point in their money laundering empire.
Netflix...
The fourth and final season of the Emmy-winning series was split in half, with the first batch of episodes dropping in January and leaving viewers on a whopper of a cliffhanger: Julia Garner’s Ruth Langmore, distraught by the murder of her cousin Wyatt, appeared to be on her way to murder new cartel boss Javier (Alfonso Herrera).
In the full trailer for Part 2, we see where that road leads. There are also rising tensions between Jason Bateman’s Marty Byrde and Laura Linney’s Wendy Byrde. “You’re so desperate to be the good guy,” Wendy tells Marty, while the two are clearly at the breaking point in their money laundering empire.
Netflix...
- 3/29/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Ozark is coming to an end on Netflix, and the streaming service has announced the release date for the final seven episodes of the series. Starring Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, Felix Solis, Damian Young, Alfonso Herrera, Adam Rothenberg, John Bedford Lloyd, Joseph Sikora, Bruno Bichir, Katrina Lenk, Cc Castillo, and Ali Stroker, the series follows a man and his family who gets tied up with the cartel.
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- 2/24/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ozark's endgame is in sight.
Netflix on Wednesday confirmed the second part of the final season of its hit crime drama will premiere sooner than you think.
The final seven episodes are set to launch on April 29 around the world, just three months after the first part.
We admit, we thought we'd be waiting until much later in the year for the final episodes, and after the conclusion to the first half, we're counting down the days to find out how all of this plays out.
"Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro's empire," teases the logline.
"They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won't stay buried and the most dangerous threats come from blood."
Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, Felix Solis, and Damian Young star.
Netflix on Wednesday confirmed the second part of the final season of its hit crime drama will premiere sooner than you think.
The final seven episodes are set to launch on April 29 around the world, just three months after the first part.
We admit, we thought we'd be waiting until much later in the year for the final episodes, and after the conclusion to the first half, we're counting down the days to find out how all of this plays out.
"Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro's empire," teases the logline.
"They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won't stay buried and the most dangerous threats come from blood."
Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, Felix Solis, and Damian Young star.
- 2/23/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Editor’s Note: The following story contains spoilers for “Ozark” Season 4, Part 1.
Netflix’s “Ozark” Season 4 has officially revealed a first look at Part 2, where the Byrde family saga will finally come to an end — maybe for better, but almost certainly for worse. Netflix has also announced that the final seven episodes of Season 4 will drop on the platform April 29. The first part of Season 4 notched 77 million hours of viewing in its first three days of release earlier this year.
Part 2 picks up after the FBI closes in on the corrupt clan, with Ruth (Julia Garner) adrift in the wreckage caused by the executions of Wyatt and Darlene, and the Byrdes’ complicity in their murder due to their ties with the Navarro clan. With Navarro lawyer Helen out of the picture after a blood-splattering end to Season 3, the Byrdes are now atop the Navarro empire. But as they weigh another...
Netflix’s “Ozark” Season 4 has officially revealed a first look at Part 2, where the Byrde family saga will finally come to an end — maybe for better, but almost certainly for worse. Netflix has also announced that the final seven episodes of Season 4 will drop on the platform April 29. The first part of Season 4 notched 77 million hours of viewing in its first three days of release earlier this year.
Part 2 picks up after the FBI closes in on the corrupt clan, with Ruth (Julia Garner) adrift in the wreckage caused by the executions of Wyatt and Darlene, and the Byrdes’ complicity in their murder due to their ties with the Navarro clan. With Navarro lawyer Helen out of the picture after a blood-splattering end to Season 3, the Byrdes are now atop the Navarro empire. But as they weigh another...
- 2/23/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The final episodes of Netflix‘s hit Ozark will premiere on April 29 and the streamer dropped a first look teaser above.
“My childhood traumas are not like yours,” said Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore in the clip. “You see, I’m a cursed Langmore.”
Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark is a thrilling drama set in the present-day and follows the Byrde family’s journey from their normal, suburban Chicago life to their dangerous criminal enterprise in the Missouri Ozarks.
The series explores capitalism, family dynamics, and survival through the eyes of (anything but) ordinary Americans.
The series stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Alfonso Herrera, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, John Bedford Lloyd, and Joseph Sikora. Veronica Falcón, Ali Stroker, and Bruce Davison debuted in Part 1 of Season 4.
Part 1 helped the series rack up 2.9 billion streaming minutes in the U.S. for the week...
“My childhood traumas are not like yours,” said Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore in the clip. “You see, I’m a cursed Langmore.”
Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark is a thrilling drama set in the present-day and follows the Byrde family’s journey from their normal, suburban Chicago life to their dangerous criminal enterprise in the Missouri Ozarks.
The series explores capitalism, family dynamics, and survival through the eyes of (anything but) ordinary Americans.
The series stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Alfonso Herrera, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, John Bedford Lloyd, and Joseph Sikora. Veronica Falcón, Ali Stroker, and Bruce Davison debuted in Part 1 of Season 4.
Part 1 helped the series rack up 2.9 billion streaming minutes in the U.S. for the week...
- 2/23/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The final seven episodes of “Ozark” will premiere on April 29 on Netflix.
The official logline of Season 4, Part 2 reads: “Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro’s empire. They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won’t stay buried and the most dangerous threats come from blood.”
“Ozark” stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, Felix Solis, Damian Young, Alfonso Herrera, Adam Rothenberg, John Bedford Lloyd, Joseph Sikora, Bruno Bichir, Katrina Lenk, Cc Castillo and Ali Stroker.
“My childhood traumas are not like yours,” Ruth (Garner) says in the trailer. “See, I’m a cursed Langmore.”
Premiering on Jan. 21, the first half of Season 4 debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s English-language TV Top 10 list for the week of Jan. 17-23, with 77 million hours viewed in just its first three days.
The official logline of Season 4, Part 2 reads: “Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro’s empire. They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won’t stay buried and the most dangerous threats come from blood.”
“Ozark” stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, Felix Solis, Damian Young, Alfonso Herrera, Adam Rothenberg, John Bedford Lloyd, Joseph Sikora, Bruno Bichir, Katrina Lenk, Cc Castillo and Ali Stroker.
“My childhood traumas are not like yours,” Ruth (Garner) says in the trailer. “See, I’m a cursed Langmore.”
Premiering on Jan. 21, the first half of Season 4 debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s English-language TV Top 10 list for the week of Jan. 17-23, with 77 million hours viewed in just its first three days.
- 2/23/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
The final episodes of “Ozark” are fast approaching. Netflix announced Wednesday that “Ozark Season 4 — Part 2” will debut on April 29. Along with the premiere date, the streamer also released the first teaser for the second half of the season.
The clip focuses on the plight of Julia Garner’s Ruth Langmore.
“My childhood traumas are not like yours,” Garner says in a voiceover as the teaser begins. “You see, I’m a cursed Langmore. Long inured to violence and death and, in the case of a Langmore, perhaps not soon enough.”
As the screen fades to black, white text appears that reads: “The end arrives sooner than you think.”
Part 1 of the final season was released in January. In Season 4, Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro’s empire. They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won...
The clip focuses on the plight of Julia Garner’s Ruth Langmore.
“My childhood traumas are not like yours,” Garner says in a voiceover as the teaser begins. “You see, I’m a cursed Langmore. Long inured to violence and death and, in the case of a Langmore, perhaps not soon enough.”
As the screen fades to black, white text appears that reads: “The end arrives sooner than you think.”
Part 1 of the final season was released in January. In Season 4, Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro’s empire. They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won...
- 2/23/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Julia Garner has already won two Emmys for playing curly-haired honey badger Ruth Langmore on Netflix’s “Ozark.” Now, viewers are convinced her gut-wrenching performance in the seventh episode of Season 4, titled “Sanctified,” will net her trophy number three. “Ok, Julia! Get that 3rd Emmy! Her performance in ‘Sanctified’ was phenomenal!” shouts Gold Derby reader Ghost in our TV forums. Read a selection of passionate raves below and then be sure to have your say by joining the discussion with other “Ozark” fans. Warning: this article contains spoilers.
See Tom Pelphrey: Where the eff is ‘Ozark’ scene-stealer in 2021 Golden Globe nominations?
At the end of “Sanctified,” which serves as the Part 1 finale of Season 4, Ruth finds out that her loving cousin Wyatt Langmore (Charlie Tahan) and his new wife/heroine manufacturer Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) have both been murdered in cold blood. Ruth immediately assumes Frank Cosgrove Jr. (Joseph Sikora...
See Tom Pelphrey: Where the eff is ‘Ozark’ scene-stealer in 2021 Golden Globe nominations?
At the end of “Sanctified,” which serves as the Part 1 finale of Season 4, Ruth finds out that her loving cousin Wyatt Langmore (Charlie Tahan) and his new wife/heroine manufacturer Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) have both been murdered in cold blood. Ruth immediately assumes Frank Cosgrove Jr. (Joseph Sikora...
- 1/27/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “Ozark” Season 4, Part 1, through Episode 7, “Sanctified.”]
The beginning of “The Beginning of the End” — the inevitable title of “Ozark’s” Season 4 premiere — flashes forward to a scene still not put in context by the time Part 1 comes to a close. Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) are driving down the road, accompanied by their children, Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) and Jonah (Skylar Gaertner), as well as the smooth voice of Sam Cooke singing “Bring It On Home To Me.” A meeting with the FBI is mentioned. An event at their casino, the Missouri Belle, comes up. A clock is put, presumably, on their time left in Missouri: only 48 hours to go.
As is prone to happen in the rare moments when the Byrdes are feeling good about things, disaster strikes. A car-carrier trailer is in the wrong lane, heading straight for the family minivan. Marty jerks the steering wheel to avoid a head-on collision,...
The beginning of “The Beginning of the End” — the inevitable title of “Ozark’s” Season 4 premiere — flashes forward to a scene still not put in context by the time Part 1 comes to a close. Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) are driving down the road, accompanied by their children, Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) and Jonah (Skylar Gaertner), as well as the smooth voice of Sam Cooke singing “Bring It On Home To Me.” A meeting with the FBI is mentioned. An event at their casino, the Missouri Belle, comes up. A clock is put, presumably, on their time left in Missouri: only 48 hours to go.
As is prone to happen in the rare moments when the Byrdes are feeling good about things, disaster strikes. A car-carrier trailer is in the wrong lane, heading straight for the family minivan. Marty jerks the steering wheel to avoid a head-on collision,...
- 1/23/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
‘Ozark’ Review: Season 4, Part 1 Questions If There’s Enough Good Left to Bury the Bad (No Spoilers)
When “Ozark” started telling its story (back in July 2017), the rough question surrounding the Byrde family was, “How in God’s name are they still alive?” Fans very well may have asked themselves that question a dozen times over the first 10 episodes, as showrunner Chris Mundy’s propulsive crime thriller kept setting up impervious obstacles, and the ever-resourceful Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) kept finding creative ways around them. But in the following seasons, as their collective foot eased off the accelerator, Netflix’s Emmy-winning original series began positing subjective queries oft-heard in other antihero tales, like “Are the Byrdes beyond redemption?” and “What’s left of this marriage — of this family, these lives — to save?”
After dwelling on these quandaries for nearly five years — amid sporadic bursts of momentum — we’ve arrived: the final season. Playing out over a super-sized 14 episodes and split into two parts, “Ozark...
After dwelling on these quandaries for nearly five years — amid sporadic bursts of momentum — we’ve arrived: the final season. Playing out over a super-sized 14 episodes and split into two parts, “Ozark...
- 1/18/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Netflix allows you to control not just what you watch, but how rapidly you do. You can stream their shows 1.25 or 1.5 times more rapidly than their creators meant them to be seen; an hourlong show becomes 45 minutes. It was only in watching the new batch of “Ozark” episodes — the first half of the drama’s last season, with a final set to arrive at a date to be named later — that I understood why someone might use them.
That’s not to say that watching “Ozark” is a misery to be sped through: The series, a perennial zeitgeist hit and Emmys presence, is all about delivering pleasure. It’s just that those pleasures solely exist in the realm of plot development — or, perhaps, plot intensification. This show began in a place of vacuous amorality and, in this fourth outing, restates once more that the people at the center of the frame are very,...
That’s not to say that watching “Ozark” is a misery to be sped through: The series, a perennial zeitgeist hit and Emmys presence, is all about delivering pleasure. It’s just that those pleasures solely exist in the realm of plot development — or, perhaps, plot intensification. This show began in a place of vacuous amorality and, in this fourth outing, restates once more that the people at the center of the frame are very,...
- 1/18/2022
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
The first half of Ozark Season 4 drops on Netflix this Friday.
While Ozark has always been over the top and somewhat crazy in its storytelling, the writers managed to imbue Ozark Seasons 1-3 with an emotional throughline that allowed us to connect with the Byrdes even as they got deeper involved with the criminals whose money they launder.
The fourth season, though, loses some of that emotional levity, and it's no longer easy to connect with Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) in the same way.
The closest they seem to ordinary people is when it comes to Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) as a teenage money-laundering wunderkind.
Even the emotional gut-punch the family suffered when Wendy allowed her brother to be killed has less meaning in this new season. It stands as a sticking point as Wendy wavers between lashing out about his death and trying to use his "disappearance" to her advantage.
While Ozark has always been over the top and somewhat crazy in its storytelling, the writers managed to imbue Ozark Seasons 1-3 with an emotional throughline that allowed us to connect with the Byrdes even as they got deeper involved with the criminals whose money they launder.
The fourth season, though, loses some of that emotional levity, and it's no longer easy to connect with Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) in the same way.
The closest they seem to ordinary people is when it comes to Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) as a teenage money-laundering wunderkind.
Even the emotional gut-punch the family suffered when Wendy allowed her brother to be killed has less meaning in this new season. It stands as a sticking point as Wendy wavers between lashing out about his death and trying to use his "disappearance" to her advantage.
- 1/18/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Ozark is going out in a blaze of glory.
Netflix on Thursday unveiled the full-length trailer for the fourth -- and final -- season of the thriller.
We get to see a car accident that puts the entire Byrde family in a deadly scenario.
Another scene shows Navarro reaching out to the FBI, but will Marty and Wendy want to help him?
Then there's Ruth, who will find herself pushed to the limit in her quest to break free from the drama that has plagued her life.
"Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro's empire," reads the official logline.
"They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won't stay buried and the most dangerous threats come from blood."
The new season stars Emmy Award® Winner Jason Bateman, Emmy Award® Winner Laura Linney, Emmy Award® Winner Julia Garner,...
Netflix on Thursday unveiled the full-length trailer for the fourth -- and final -- season of the thriller.
We get to see a car accident that puts the entire Byrde family in a deadly scenario.
Another scene shows Navarro reaching out to the FBI, but will Marty and Wendy want to help him?
Then there's Ruth, who will find herself pushed to the limit in her quest to break free from the drama that has plagued her life.
"Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro's empire," reads the official logline.
"They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won't stay buried and the most dangerous threats come from blood."
The new season stars Emmy Award® Winner Jason Bateman, Emmy Award® Winner Laura Linney, Emmy Award® Winner Julia Garner,...
- 1/6/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Is the Byrdes’ greatest threat from the inside? That’s what’s suggested in the official trailer for Ozark Season 4 Part 1 (premiering January 21 on Netflix). In the preview, Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) serve as messengers for the Navarro cartel. “You will use your influence,” Omar Navarro (Felix Solis) tells them. “I will walk away from my business. I will be free of the threat of arrest or assassination and to move freely to the United States. Do this and you are free of your obligation to me.” But it won’t be quite that easy for him to cut a deal with the FBI, since chances are, he won’t be willing to give what it’ll take. Watch the trailer below for more from the award-winning family drama, including the parents’ very different reactions to Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) getting into laundering. Plus, scroll down for ...
- 1/6/2022
- TV Insider
Not quite two years will have passed between the release of “Ozark” Season 3 on Netflix and the upcoming premiere of Season 4 on January 21 — but for fans, that’s a very long time to wait to find out what is next for Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney).
Now at least fans have some clues. Netflix released a trailer January 6 for the first seven episodes of Season 4. (The second seven episodes will stream at a later date.) Here, Marty and Wendy seem poised to be free of their obligation to drug kingpin Omar Novarro — if they can just fulfill a few more small demands. Watch the trailer in the video below, which also teases a tense standoff with the FBI, more Julia Garner intensity, and Linney serving cool ruthlessness.
According to the official synopsis for the fourth and final season of “Ozark”: “Marty and Wendy are rid of...
Now at least fans have some clues. Netflix released a trailer January 6 for the first seven episodes of Season 4. (The second seven episodes will stream at a later date.) Here, Marty and Wendy seem poised to be free of their obligation to drug kingpin Omar Novarro — if they can just fulfill a few more small demands. Watch the trailer in the video below, which also teases a tense standoff with the FBI, more Julia Garner intensity, and Linney serving cool ruthlessness.
According to the official synopsis for the fourth and final season of “Ozark”: “Marty and Wendy are rid of...
- 1/6/2022
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Netflix has debuted a trailer for Part 1 of the fourth and final season of “Ozark,” which premieres on Jan. 21.
The series stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as Marty and Wendy Byrde, who get entangled with the local criminals of the Ozarks in Missouri after moving there to continue their money laundering scheme. Season 4 will follow the couple after the killing of Helen Pierce (Janet McTeer), an attorney for the Navarro drug cartel. Omar Navarro (Felix Solis) brings Marty and Wendy further into the operation while they try to escape the Ozarks, but their past continues to haunt them.
“The Navarro cartel has been made aware that you intend to start producing heroin again,” Marty says to Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) in the trailer. “They have instructed us to warn you their response is gonna be quick, and it’s gonna be brutal.”
“We’re just the messengers here,” adds Wendy.
The series stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as Marty and Wendy Byrde, who get entangled with the local criminals of the Ozarks in Missouri after moving there to continue their money laundering scheme. Season 4 will follow the couple after the killing of Helen Pierce (Janet McTeer), an attorney for the Navarro drug cartel. Omar Navarro (Felix Solis) brings Marty and Wendy further into the operation while they try to escape the Ozarks, but their past continues to haunt them.
“The Navarro cartel has been made aware that you intend to start producing heroin again,” Marty says to Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) in the trailer. “They have instructed us to warn you their response is gonna be quick, and it’s gonna be brutal.”
“We’re just the messengers here,” adds Wendy.
- 1/6/2022
- by Selome Hailu and Wyatte Grantham-Philips
- Variety Film + TV
Apple TV Plus announced that “The Afterparty” will premiere on Jan. 28 with three episodes. The following five episode will debut weekly on Fridays.
The series is an ensemble comedy about a murder mystery set at a high school reunion. Each episode explores the alibi of a different character with visuals and film references to match each of their perspectives. Stars include Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou and Dave Franco.
Chris Miller serves as creator, director and showrunner, and executive produces with Phil Lord through their production banner Lord Miller. Anthony King also executive produces, and Lord Miller’s vice president of television Aubrey Lee serves as a producer. “The Afterparty” is produced by TriStar TV and Sony Pictures Television as part of Lord and Miller’s five-year overall deal.
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First Looks
Netflix debuted a...
The series is an ensemble comedy about a murder mystery set at a high school reunion. Each episode explores the alibi of a different character with visuals and film references to match each of their perspectives. Stars include Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou and Dave Franco.
Chris Miller serves as creator, director and showrunner, and executive produces with Phil Lord through their production banner Lord Miller. Anthony King also executive produces, and Lord Miller’s vice president of television Aubrey Lee serves as a producer. “The Afterparty” is produced by TriStar TV and Sony Pictures Television as part of Lord and Miller’s five-year overall deal.
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First Looks
Netflix debuted a...
- 11/17/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
The members of the Byrde family make their bloody return in newly dropped images and teaser for the Netflix drama’s fourth and final season.
“Human beings make decisions, they commit acts and that makes things happen. It creates a snowball effect – cause other people to make decisions,” reflects Jason Bateman’s Tk says in the teaser, which traces back through the seasons’ dramatic moments. “The cycle continues and the snowball keeps rolling.”
“No ending is reached by accident,” the teaser then reads.
The tension and drama that fills the brief clip can also be felt in the season’s first look images which sees Marty (Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) covered in blood, Ruth (Julia Garner) sharing a tender moment with Wyatt (Charlie Tahan) and more.
Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark is a thrilling drama set in the present-day and follows the Byrde family’s journey from their normal,...
“Human beings make decisions, they commit acts and that makes things happen. It creates a snowball effect – cause other people to make decisions,” reflects Jason Bateman’s Tk says in the teaser, which traces back through the seasons’ dramatic moments. “The cycle continues and the snowball keeps rolling.”
“No ending is reached by accident,” the teaser then reads.
The tension and drama that fills the brief clip can also be felt in the season’s first look images which sees Marty (Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) covered in blood, Ruth (Julia Garner) sharing a tender moment with Wyatt (Charlie Tahan) and more.
Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark is a thrilling drama set in the present-day and follows the Byrde family’s journey from their normal,...
- 11/17/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Season 4 of Ozark will be released in two parts consisting of 7 episodes each. Part 1 will be released on Netflix on January 21. The new season stars Emmy Award(R) Winner Jason Bateman, Emmy Award(R) Winner Laura Linney, Emmy Award(R) Winner Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, […]
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- 10/19/2021
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
The end of Ozark begins in 2022!
Netflix announced Tuesday that the first half of the final season of Ozark would be available to stream on January 21.
Seven episodes will be available to stream, with the final seven set to bow later in 2022.
The new season stars Emmy Award® Winner Jason Bateman, Emmy Award® Winner Laura Linney, Emmy Award® Winner Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, and Charlie Tahan.
The cast also includes Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, Felix Solis, Damian Young, Alfonso Herrera, Adam Rothenberg, John Bedford Lloyd, Joseph Sikora, Bruno Bichir, Cc Castillo, Katrina Lenk, Bruce Davison, Ali Stroker, and Veronica Falcón.
Emmy Award® Nominee Chris Mundy returns as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. Jason Bateman, Mark Williams, John Shiban, Patrick Markey, and Bill Dubuque serve as executive producers.
Laura Linney serves as Co-Executive Producer.
News of the end date was announced over a year ago, but thanks to delays surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Netflix announced Tuesday that the first half of the final season of Ozark would be available to stream on January 21.
Seven episodes will be available to stream, with the final seven set to bow later in 2022.
The new season stars Emmy Award® Winner Jason Bateman, Emmy Award® Winner Laura Linney, Emmy Award® Winner Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, and Charlie Tahan.
The cast also includes Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, Felix Solis, Damian Young, Alfonso Herrera, Adam Rothenberg, John Bedford Lloyd, Joseph Sikora, Bruno Bichir, Cc Castillo, Katrina Lenk, Bruce Davison, Ali Stroker, and Veronica Falcón.
Emmy Award® Nominee Chris Mundy returns as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. Jason Bateman, Mark Williams, John Shiban, Patrick Markey, and Bill Dubuque serve as executive producers.
Laura Linney serves as Co-Executive Producer.
News of the end date was announced over a year ago, but thanks to delays surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic,...
- 10/19/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The final season of “Ozark” will premiere Jan. 21, 2022 on Netflix with its first seven episodes. The second seven-episode half of the season will then follow later in the year.
“Ozark” follows the Byrde family’s criminal enterprise in the Ozarks. As patriarch Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) put it in the series premiere back in 2017, “Money is, at its essence, that measure of a man’s choices.” That quote is laid over the beginning of a teaser for the final season, implying it will come back to haunt him in the show’s final run.
The final season stars Bateman, Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, Felix Solis, Damian Young, Alfonso Herrera, Adam Rothenberg, John Bedford Lloyd, Joseph Sikora, Bruno Bichir, Cc Castillo, Katrina Lenk, Bruce Davison, Ali Stroker and Veronica Falcón. The show is executive produced by Chris Mundy, who also serves as showrunner,...
“Ozark” follows the Byrde family’s criminal enterprise in the Ozarks. As patriarch Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) put it in the series premiere back in 2017, “Money is, at its essence, that measure of a man’s choices.” That quote is laid over the beginning of a teaser for the final season, implying it will come back to haunt him in the show’s final run.
The final season stars Bateman, Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, Felix Solis, Damian Young, Alfonso Herrera, Adam Rothenberg, John Bedford Lloyd, Joseph Sikora, Bruno Bichir, Cc Castillo, Katrina Lenk, Bruce Davison, Ali Stroker and Veronica Falcón. The show is executive produced by Chris Mundy, who also serves as showrunner,...
- 10/19/2021
- by Selome Hailu and Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Ozark‘s end will begin in the new year.
As previously reported, the fourth and final season of the Netflix crime drama will be released in two, seven-episode parts. It has now been announced that Part 1 will be released on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 — some 22 months after Season 3 dropped.
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A new teaser, above, was also released.
As previously reported, the fourth and final season of the Netflix crime drama will be released in two, seven-episode parts. It has now been announced that Part 1 will be released on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 — some 22 months after Season 3 dropped.
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A new teaser, above, was also released.
- 10/19/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The final season of Ozark is beginning to take shape.
According to Deadline, Veronica Falcón and Ali Stroker have both joined the cast of the Netflix hit's final season.
Falcón, who is best known for her work on Queen of the South, is set to play Camila Elizonndro.
Camila is the sister of drug cartel leader Omar Navarro (Felix Solis), whose son is trying to find a way to take over control of his uncle's cartel.
Camila's aim is to become a formidable player in the drug empire.
Meanwhile, Stroker is on board as Charles-Ann "an old friend of Ruth’s (Julia Garner) mother who lends her a hand when she is in need of some assistance."
News of these new additions to the cast comes exactly a year since a fourth season consisting of 14 episodes got the green light.
Netflix said the new season "will mark the final chapter...
According to Deadline, Veronica Falcón and Ali Stroker have both joined the cast of the Netflix hit's final season.
Falcón, who is best known for her work on Queen of the South, is set to play Camila Elizonndro.
Camila is the sister of drug cartel leader Omar Navarro (Felix Solis), whose son is trying to find a way to take over control of his uncle's cartel.
Camila's aim is to become a formidable player in the drug empire.
Meanwhile, Stroker is on board as Charles-Ann "an old friend of Ruth’s (Julia Garner) mother who lends her a hand when she is in need of some assistance."
News of these new additions to the cast comes exactly a year since a fourth season consisting of 14 episodes got the green light.
Netflix said the new season "will mark the final chapter...
- 6/29/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Veronica Falcón and Ali Stroker have joined the cast for the fourth and final season of Netflix’s drama series Ozark, starring and executive produced by Jason Bateman.
Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark is a thrilling drama set in the present-day and follows the Byrde family’s journey from their normal, suburban Chicago life to their dangerous criminal enterprise in the Missouri Ozarks. The series explores capitalism, family dynamics, and survival through the eyes of (anything but) ordinary Americans.
Queen of the South alum Falcón will recur as Camila Elizonndro. She is the sister of drug cartel leader Omar Navarro (Felix Solis) whose son Javi Elizonndro (Alfonso Herrera) is scheming to take over his uncle’s cartel. Once she acknowledges her long dormant ambition, Camila quietly works behind the scenes to become a formidable player in her family’s drug empire.
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Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark is a thrilling drama set in the present-day and follows the Byrde family’s journey from their normal, suburban Chicago life to their dangerous criminal enterprise in the Missouri Ozarks. The series explores capitalism, family dynamics, and survival through the eyes of (anything but) ordinary Americans.
Queen of the South alum Falcón will recur as Camila Elizonndro. She is the sister of drug cartel leader Omar Navarro (Felix Solis) whose son Javi Elizonndro (Alfonso Herrera) is scheming to take over his uncle’s cartel. Once she acknowledges her long dormant ambition, Camila quietly works behind the scenes to become a formidable player in her family’s drug empire.
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- 6/28/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
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