Once there, the Byrdes become involved with the local crime scene, which includes other families and, later, the mafia.
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.