Ozark: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

70% Tomatometer 69 Reviews 92% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Created by Bill Dubuque ("The Accountant," "The Judge"), this drama series stars Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, a financial planner who relocates his family from Chicago to a summer resort community in the Ozarks. With wife Wendy and their two kids in tow, Marty is on the move after a money-laundering scheme goes wrong, forcing him to pay off a substantial debt to a Mexican drug lord in order to keep his family safe. While the Byrdes' fate hangs in the balance, the dire circ*mstances force the fractured family to reconnect. Read More Read Less Watch on Netflix Stream Now

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Critics Consensus

Ozark hasn't yet reached the same level as the classic crime dramas to which it will inevitably be compared, but its satisfyingly complex plot - and a gripping performance from Jason Bateman - suggest greater potential.

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Ozark: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Lauren Carroll Harris Guardian With a vision of a shrinking middle class and defeated relationship ambitions, the series is a brilliant jewel in an endless sludge of original Netflix titles. Jul 30, 2019 Full Review Ozark: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Sean T. Collins Decider Ozark won me over with its tension, its cast, its skill in burrowing deep into several different kinds of dysfunctional families and couples. Jun 26, 2018 Full Review Ozark: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Alison Herman The Ringer Maybe Ozark is content to be a follower instead of a leader - and maybe that contentment is what makes Ozark fun in spite of itself. Aug 15, 2017 Full Review Ozark: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Lara Ben-Ameur Espinof What makes Ozark a quality production is the drawings that are presented in the introduction of the series and that vary in each episode, giving us clues about what we are going to see during the next hour. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 2, 2019 Full Review Ozark: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Kayla Cobb Decider Ozark, the craziest show on television... May 28, 2019 Full Review Ozark: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Ben Allen Radio Times Over the course of the season, things went from bad to worse and then worse again... May 28, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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CHARLES A Well produced, with an excelent story. Great actors and actresses. Beatiful pictures. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/14/24 Full Review billybob 1 Jason Bateman grounds the season, and plotlines start to jut satisfyingly, lacking some direction. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/24/24 Full Review Gary C Absolutly loved this series. Great storyline and superb performances by all of the cast. One of those series that can keep you up all night watching the next episode! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/02/24 Full Review Matthew S A super television show that instantly became a classic. This show meets or exceeds breaking bad and other top tier television shows. Must see folks! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/24 Full Review Gabrielle P I love loved the that the writers didn't shy away from showing the ugly face of cartel violence. People don't realise all those little recreational bumps they need to get through, those sophisticated lines they snort at their smart dinner parties are all contributing to fattening and deepening those cartel pockets. Every time someone scores the cartels score. This show breaks down how the cash cow machine spins all that dirty contaminated cash into shiny clean money with no smell. It shows the audience just how cut throat the cartels are, that the only loyalty is to their own skins. The real heart is an all American family who don't know how they ever got into this but as we go further and further secret layers are peeled away revealing more and more surprises. It keeps you on the edge of your seat panting for the next episode. I cannot wait for the next series. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/24 Full Review Rain R Slightly slow start with a fair bit of gratuitous sex but the later episodes in this series became very compelling. It would have been impossible not to have watched the subsequent series where things just got better and better. The acting is absolutely outstanding. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

Cast & Crew

Jason Bateman Marty Byrde Laura Linney Wendy Byrde Sofia Hublitz Charlotte Skylar Gaertner Jonah Byrde Julia Garner Ruth Jordana Spiro Rachel
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 21, 2017 Sugarwood After his business partner swinldles a dangerous client, financial advisor Marty is forced to devise a plan to save himself and his family. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 21, 2017 Blue Cat Marty has difficulty finding a local business to launder money from; while making new friends, Marty's children neglect a crucial rule. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 21, 2017 My Dripping Sleep Marty finds in a way to control Ruth; Wendy gets a job; Marty tries to find information about the strip bar. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 21, 2017 Tonight We Improvise To pull off a heist, Marty hires Ruth; Petty builds a relationship with a Langmore family member; Jonah shows an alarming behavior. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 21, 2017 Ruling Days Unaware that it will impact a discreet business operation; Marty decides to invest in the religious sector; the Byrde's get an unexpected visitor. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 21, 2017 Book of Ruth Jacob teaches Marty about his business; Ruth creates a deadly plan and sets it in motion; Rachel finds out that Marty is cooking the books at the Blue Cat Lodge. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 21, 2017 Nest Box Marty makes an offer in order to prevent Jacob from carrying out his threat; Agent Petty gets what he needs to influence Russ; Charlotte wants to escape. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 21, 2017 Kaleidoscope In a flashback to 10 years earlier, Wendy battles with depression, Marty is asked to be Del's financial adviser; Petty suffers a family crisis. Details Episode 9 Aired Jul 21, 2017 Coffee, Black Russ finds out Agent Petty's true identity; Wendy finds the idea business to add to the Byrde's portfolio. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 21, 2017 The Toll Mason falters; Wendy and the children get caught when they try to leave their home; Marty negotiates a deal between Jacob and Del. Details

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Season Info

Director
Daniel Sackheim, Jason Bateman

Executive Producer
Jason Bateman, Chris Mundy, Bill Dubuque, Mark Williams

Network
Netflix

Rating
TV-MA

Genre
Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date
Jul 21, 2017
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