Tag: Ozark

  • Julia Garner Offered Role of Madonna in Biopic — Report

    Julia Garner Offered Role of Madonna in Biopic — Report

    Julia Garner is certainly one lucky star.Madonna has offered the “Inventing Anna” and “Ozark” actress the lead role in her own biopic, as Variety has reported. Garner is rumored to have endured a “grueling” audition process to beat out Florence Pugh, “Euphoria” star Alexa Demie, Odessa Young, and Emma Laird, who were also on the…

  • Jason Bateman and Julia Garner Debunk ‘Ozark’ Finale Fan Theories, Pitch Ideas For Spinoff

    Jason Bateman and Julia Garner Debunk ‘Ozark’ Finale Fan Theories, Pitch Ideas For Spinoff

    [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…

  • The 6 Best And 6 Worst Things In Ozark Season 4 Part 2

    The 6 Best And 6 Worst Things In Ozark Season 4 Part 2

    Warning: This article contains spoilers for the final episodes of “Ozark.””Ozark” is one of the best television dramas that Netflix has ever produced. The thrilling family crime saga managed to keep viewers on the edge of their seats throughout its four-season run. If you get anxious watching characters finding themselves in intense situations, “Ozark” will…

  • The Ozark Scene That Made Wendy’s Character Click For Laura Linney

    The Ozark Scene That Made Wendy’s Character Click For Laura Linney

    Over the last half-decade, Laura Linney’s character, Wendy Byrde, has undergone quite a journey on Netflix’s “Ozark.” When the show first launched in 2017, it was anchored more to the perspective of Wendy’s husband, Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman), as he cast off his civilian life as a mild-mannered financial advisor and uprooted his family from Chicago…

  • ‘Ozark’ S4 Review: In Its Endgame, The Final Season Pulls Out All The Stops

    ‘Ozark’ S4 Review: In Its Endgame, The Final Season Pulls Out All The Stops

    The Byrde family wants out of the money laundering business once and for all. Viewers of Netflix’s “Ozark” have heard this before, as it’s an oft-repeated refrain that’s carried cutthroat married couple Wendy (Laura Linney) and Marty (Jason Bateman) and their two kids through all four seasons of the popular crime series. In the show’s…

  • Ozark Season 4 Part 2 Review: The Crime Saga Crashes Into Its Inevitable Conclusion

    Ozark Season 4 Part 2 Review: The Crime Saga Crashes Into Its Inevitable Conclusion

    Potential spoilers for “Ozark” follow.Marty Byrde has come a long way from his humble money-laundering beginnings. Gone are the days of a quiet financial advisor puttering around a tiny office building, shuffling papers, rearranging numbers, and pondering the trajectory of his failed marriage. Enter the man he’s become after four seasons of nonstop pressure, rushing…

  • ‘Ozark’ Season 4, Part 2 Review: The Final Episodes Craft an Emphatic Follow Through (No Spoilers)

    ‘Ozark’ Season 4, Part 2 Review: The Final Episodes Craft an Emphatic Follow Through (No Spoilers)

    I’m not sure “Ozark” ever improved upon “Kaleidoscope.” The first season’s eighth episode takes place entirely in flashback, as director Ellen Kuras and writer Ryan Farley bounce between the pivotal choices that precede the Byrdes’ fateful decision to start laundering money. Wendy (Laura Linney) is fighting through an extended depression, brought on by a complicated…

  • Lead Actor In A Drama Series Emmys 2022 Predictions & Contenders

    Lead Actor In A Drama Series Emmys 2022 Predictions & Contenders

    Something old, something new, and a lot of competition. The 2022 Lead Actor in a Drama Series category is going to give the Emmys headaches and should prompt those in charge to consider expanding the category from six to 10 nominees. Not only will “Succession”‘s Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong go at it again following…

  • Lead Actress In A Drama Series Emmys 2022 Predictions & Contenders

    Lead Actress In A Drama Series Emmys 2022 Predictions & Contenders

    Can anyone beat Zendaya? That is the question for the Emmys as the “Euphoria” star looks to land her second Lead Actress in a Drama Series statue over the past three ceremonies. At this point, she’ll face some competition from four-time winner and seven-time nominee Laura Linney of “Ozark,” but the rest of the field…

  • Jason Bateman Calls ‘Ozark’ Finale ‘A Happy Ending, but They’re Limping’

    Jason Bateman Calls ‘Ozark’ Finale ‘A Happy Ending, but They’re Limping’

    When the final episodes of “Ozark” premiere on Netflix this week, it will be one of the more anticipated television finales in recent memory. Fans of the drama will finally receive an answer to the question that has driven the show from the beginning: will the Byrde family get away with their money laundering crimes?The…