It’s the middle of the summer, which means plenty of people are packing their bags and taking vacations. But for those who can’t get away, Netflix has you covered with plenty of reasons to stay in, and it looks like “Ozark” will be worth spending some time with.
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The noir-ish drama series stars Jason Bateman as a money launderer with an ethical code who is forced to go on the run when it’s discovered that his partner has been skimming off the top. To put it bluntly: don’t steal from kingpins and expect them not to notice. Here’s the official synopsis:
A Chicago financial advisor who has been quietly laundering money for a drug kingpin, must quickly uproot his kids and move the operation to The Ozarks, after his partner is caught cheating the business. There, he bumps heads with both a local drug dealer whose business he inadvertently interrupts, and a clan of ruffians, led by their 19-year-old niece, who want his money, all the while avoiding the eye of a tenacious FBI agent. He must complete his laundering, to save the life of his family, as they struggle to find their own path in this seemingly foreign way of life.
Co-starring Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Julia Garner, Jordana Spiro, Jason Butler Harner, Esai Morales, Peter Mullan and Lisa Emery, “Ozark” lands on Netflix on July 21st.