Ozark: how an unnecessary new arrival turned drama into soap opera

The atmospheric crime thriller based around a family laundering cash for a drug cartel never held back on ridiculousness. But it met its tipping point in season three

When Ozark premiered in 2017, viewers were concerned about its familiar premise. Buttoned-up family man gets embroiled in the operations of a Mexican drugs cartel? So far so Breaking Bad. Qualms were soon eased thanks to the darkly humorous show’s avalanche of binge-worthy cliffhangers, (im)moral dilemmas and the ever-twisting loyalties of its characters.

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