<P> Bateman portrays financial planner Marty Byrde , and Laura Linney portrays his wife , a homemaker turned real estate agent Wendy Byrde . Marty suddenly relocates the family from a Chicago suburb to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks after a money laundering scheme goes wrong , and he must pay off a debt to a Mexican drug lord . The series was renewed for a 10 - episode second season on August 15 , 2017 . </P>
<P> Bateman portrays financial planner Marty Byrde , and Laura Linney portrays his wife , a homemaker turned real estate agent Wendy Byrde . Marty suddenly relocates the family from a Chicago suburb to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks after a money laundering scheme goes wrong , and he must pay off a debt to a Mexican drug lord . The series was renewed for a 10 - episode second season on August 15 , 2017 . </P>
where does the show the ozarks take place
where does the show the ozarks take place
Missouri
Missouri