A tense thriller, Ozark is about the insatiable hunger for money and power — and the dark things people will do to maintain their status.
Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams’ drama centers around Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman), a financial adviser who, when we meet him at the beginning of the series, has already been knee-deep in a money-laundering scheme with a drug cartel for years. After a job goes sideways and his partner is killed, Marty moves his wife (Laura Linney) and kids to Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks region to, sure, save their lives — but mostly to launch an even bigger operation. Once there, the Byrdes become involved with the local crime scene, which includes other families and, later, the mafia. A tense thriller, Ozark is about the insatiable hunger for money and power — and the dark things people will do to maintain their status.