Ozark' Season 4: Everything You Need To Know About Part 1

Ozark season 4 wrapped production in October 2021 and will be releasing both parts of its final season in 2022. Here’s an updated guide to everything we know so far about Ozark season 4 part 1 and part 2 including the latest trailers, pictures, production updates and anything else you need to know.Often ranked among the best shows on Netflix, Ozark is a Netflix Original crime drama series created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams.

The popularity of Ozark has skyrocketed, becoming one of the biggest and arguably the best Originals on Netflix to date. In April 2020, we got word that the series ranks among the most-watched titles of all time. Just under 30 million people watched the third season.The show kickstarted its life on Netflix back in the summer of 2017 and despite drawing constant comparisons to Breaking Bad, it’s cemented its own identity. It’s been a big awards magnet earning 32 Emmy nominations to date.

Let’s begin our preview with the Ozark season 4 part 1 trailer:

January 2022 Release Date Set for Ozark Season 4 Part 1

On October 19th, 2021 Netflix announced alongside a new teaser that season 4 part 1 will be arriving on the service globally on January 21st, 2022.No indication of when part 2 will release but it is expected it will arrive in 2022. Given past final seasons that have been split into two halves have been released within half of a year of each other, it’s not unrealistic to think that we could see part 2 in summer 2022.

Every Ozark Season 4 Trailer Released So Far

Netflix’s Global Tudum event on September 25th gave us our very first look at the new season as well as confirmation that season 4 of Ozark will not debut on Netflix in 2021. Instead, they mention that season 4 will arrive in 2022.Alongside this announcement, we were just given over a minute and a half long first look which sees the Byrdes pick up after that rather explosive ending for season 3 (more on this in a second in our what to expect section).

An “official teaser” dropped on November 17th, 2021 which came alongside the caption: “All decisions have consequences.”Alongside the new trailer, we got a peek at some new shots for the new season too.

Why is Ozark season 4 the final season?

A day after we reported that Ozark had been renewed back in June 2020, Netflix confirmed that Ozark would indeed be returning for a fourth season but with the caveat that it’ll also be the show’s last.

Fourteen episodes will make up season 4 in total and split into two halves. Each half of Ozark season 4 will be 7 episodes.

Alongside the initial announcement, Jason Bateman had the following to say:

And showrunner Chris Munday had his say on Netflix allowing the series to conclude.

“We’re so happy Netflix recognized the importance of giving #Ozark more time to end the Byrdes’ saga right.”

The return of Ozark for season 4 was a no-brainer according to available metrics. For almost two months Ozark season 3 dominated the daily top 10 lists on Netflix after its release in March 2020.

Ozark Season 4 Production Schedule

Current production status: Filming wrapped (last updated: October 2021)

Just before the season 4 announcement, in an interview with Jason Bateman in Collider, Bateman revealed some interesting insights into the production and what that means for season 4.He revealed that each episode takes around eleven days to film, with two weeks beforehand to prep. In all, it’s around six months of production to film an entire season. Of course, with an expanded season, this will take longer but that doesn’t mean that part 1 can’t release while they’re still polishing part 2.

In Hogan’s discussion with KFTV in October 2020, he revealed the incredibly busy filming schedule Ozark was going under.“The first block of filming will take place over 38 days, 30 of which will be in 40 different locations.”

Filming for the fourth season began on November 9th, 2020. Thanks to Wesley Hogan, the location manager of Ozark, we know that the first block of filming for the fourth season was completed back in late 2020.

Due to Covid-19 Jason Bateman revealed he won’t be directing any further episodes of Ozark.

We got a production update in early 2021 at a Deadline panel in March 2021 where Bateman said: