All about the Byrdes: Jason Bateman on Ozark life, and pulling Marty out of his shell
By Scott Huve
“The Byrde family is trying to end this show,” says Jason Bateman of the central family at the core of his hit Netflix series “Ozark,” of the clan – forced to flee from there New York suburban life to a dangerous, money-laundering existence in the Missouri Ozarks. “The Byrde family is not interested in Season 2, 3, 4, 5. Like, they want to get home. They want to be done with it. All the decisions are made to end this and make this healthy again, get boring again, as a family. So that is interesting to watch and to try to perform.”
Of course, viewers responded passionately to last year’s debut season of the series, which Bateman also executive produces and frequently directs. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards in both the Lead Actor and Directing for a Drama Series categories (the show also received nods for production design and cinematography). And now the Byrdes are back for a second season, with Bateman still at the center as the fast-thinking, smooth-talking Marty, who must constantly concoct new schemes to keep his family safe from both the law and his own criminal employers.
