Series Like Ozark Series Explores Capitalism

Series Like Ozark Series Explores Capitalism

The series explores capitalism, family dynamics, and survival through the eyes of (anything but) ordinary Americans.

His life is one continuous party, and he is always looking for the next trend sometimes with disastrous results.

Hell also be seen in a recurring role as Gene Kranz, another famed NASA engineer, on the first season of Apple TVs For All Mankind.

His previous series regular roles include History Channels Six, HBOs The Brink and AMCs The Killing, among numerous other credits.

Ladin is repped by Innovative Artists and Main Title Entertainment.

Where does that leave our unlikely heroine Garner: Her father was such a burden, such a heavy weight.

One of those is Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner), a feisty 19-year-old who starts out a straight-up criminal, says Bateman, then in Season 2 morphs into something between Martys unconventional surrogate daughter (he gives her pointers on money-laundering) and his most reliable employee (she runs Martys seedy strip club with a determined fierceness).

A few weeks from now, Linney, Garner and Bateman, who also executive produces and directs episodes, will return to Atlanta to begin production on Season 3 of Ozark.

Today, however, they settle on a beige sectional in a West Hollywood hotel room to talk about Season 2s shrinking ensemble, the Byrdes abysmal parenting skills, and what its like to play such tightly coiled characters.

At first, the Juilliard-trained Linney says, For me, its like reading a book I just put it down and walk away.

But when Garner admits to relaxing by binging on Vanderpump Rules, Linney suddenly remembers that she too has a TV remedy after a long day of Wendy.

There was lots of RuPauls Drag Race being watched last season.

Does the cast know beforehand who is staying and whos soon to be out of work Bateman: Keeping it secret is an industry standard in television.

Particularly between the writers and producers, and their feeling like they cant let information out.

But we have really trusting people who understand that if you give us information, well use it for good.

Linney: I held a full-up funeral for Jason Butler Harner who plays creepy FBI agent Roy Petty at the end of the season.

We had a eulogy. We put up photographs of all the characters whod been killed off.

Laughs Bateman: And Ozark showrunner Chris Mundy came down the center as the Grim Reaper, holding a scythe.

It couldnt go on any social media because it would give everything away.

And she just steps in with a focus that is somehow supported by a subterranean part of herself.

Shes in a new place, surrounded by new people with some Proustian things going on because of her own background.

Shes clicking into something she understands, it makes sense to her.

Jason, how is it that Ozark is so bleak, but also manages to find comedy Bateman: The route to the humor is that these people are trying to play dress-up.

Those flashes of doubt, vulnerability and losing their dignity is often hilarious.

Thats where laughs live, when the audience can see that theyre not really pulling it off.

Laura, how do you rate the Byrdes as parents Linney: Theyre terrible parents.

Its like, Theres a lot of people getting away with this and were not.

The hubris that the Byrdes have needs some correcting and they get their medicine every once in a while.