Netflix Renews ‘Ozark’ for a Second Season

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Netfllix will bring back its freshman drama seriesOzark for a second season, the video streaming service said Tuesday.

The series, which stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, will return next year with a 10-episode second season. The series follows the exploits of financial planner Marty (Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Linney) and their family's sudden relocation from the suburbs of Chicago to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks.

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Bateman also serves as executive producer for Ozarkalong with Chris Mundy, Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams. The series is produced by Bateman’s Aggregate Films in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix, and was created by Dubuque and Williams, said company officials.

This article originally appeared on multichannel.com.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.