Ozark Season 2 Confirmed by Netflix
Money is not peace of mind. Money’s not happiness. money is the measure of a person’s choices and Netflix is choosing to make good money from bad. Ozark Season 2 will be delivered. There was a chance it would break bad due to comparisons with that other illicitly funded family series, but Netflix confirmed that Ozark is renewed for 10 episodes. Series star Jason Bateman is staying on as executive producer, and will direct.
Ozark premiered on July 21 to mixed reviews. The dark family drama follows a financial planner who moves his family from Chicago suburbs to the Missouri Ozarks. The series shows the darkest side of capitalism outside Wall Street.
According to the official synopsis:
“This money-centric present day story revolves around financial planner Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) and their family’s sudden relocation from the suburbs of Chicago to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks. Rather than the familiar skyscrapers and trading floors, Ozark explores capitalism, family dynamics, and survival through the eyes of (anything but) ordinary Americans.”
Ozark is produced by Bateman’s Aggregate Films and MRC, which makes House Of Cards for Netflix. The series was created by executive producer Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams. It is written and executive produced by Chris Mundy.
Netflix also announced renewals for 13 Reasons Why, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Marvel’s Iron Fist, One Day At a Time, Santa Clarita Diet, Dear White People and GLOW. The streaming network picked up the 10-episode Chuck Lorre comedy The Kominsky Method, which will star Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin. There is no word yet on whether House of Cards is renewed.
Netflix recently announced they will be producing an anthology series about the American West from Joel and Ethan Coen, David Letterman’s return to talk show television, a fantasy cartoon from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and a series based on Mark Millar’s comics Netflix also signed Shonda Rhimes. Netflix will also present the comedies Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Grace and Frankie, Master of None, The Ranch, One Day at a Time, Dear White People and Fuller House.
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