Since its debut on Netflix in 2017, ‘Ozark’ has received rave reviews from critics and grown to become one of the streaming service’s most popular programs. It’s been a long time since the Byrde family relocated from Chicago to the Ozarks to start laundering money for the Navarro cartel. Wendy and Marty are ultimately responsible for the destiny of the cartel boss, putting them in a powerful but dangerous position.

‘Ozark’ released an explosive season 4 part 2 in April 2022, continuing Marty and Wendy Byrde’s obsessive rise to power.

The fourth season finale of Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams’ brainchild has a distinctively grim tone to it, and the Byrdes appear to be on a course they can’t reverse. Are you curious about the next chapter, assuming there is one? Here’s everything you need to know about the fifth season of ‘Ozark.’

Release Date for Ozark Season 5

‘Ozark’ season 4 part 2 released on Netflix on April 29, 2022. The first installment of Season 4 was released on January 21, 2022. Part 2 comprises 7 episodes of around an hour each, similar to Part 1, and the season finale is a winding 70 minutes.

In terms of a possible season 5, it looks that the ‘Ozark’ tale is planned to conclude with season 4. The streaming service renewed the show for a fourth and final season in June 2020. Showrunner Chris Mundy revealed that they opted to do a two-part season 4 instead of a season 5 after consulting with Netflix. Apparently, five seasons was the upper limit for how long they intended the story to go, and it was eventually decided to make a lengthier season 4.

The story for the last season appeared too long to fit within the series’ customary ten episodes. As a result, the 14-episode season 4 was an excellent way to conclude things. Mundy also mentioned that the authors handled Portion 1 and Part 2 of Season 4 as individual seasons in order to make each part feel like a complete experience. Of course, if you’ve just finished Season 4 Part 2, you’re probably thinking there’s more to the narrative. The season finale places the primary Byrde family in an unpleasant and perhaps foreboding situation. Seeing their younger child, Jonah, potentially commit murder, is a depressing way to end the story.

The ending, on the other hand, is poetic, demonstrating to spectators that the Byrde family will not have a happy ending. The ‘Ozark’ saga appears to be designed to conclude symbolically. The final scenes hint at a fundamental shift in the Navarro cartel’s leadership and Jonah’s stunning admission into the domain of bloodshed. However, seeing Wendy and Marty receive FBI letters proving they are witnesses and are not being prosecuted gives the plot some semblance of closure, as do the deaths of some of the show’s most crucial characters.

Of course, there is always the prospect of a spinoff or the show being resurrected at a later date. Other popular shows, such as ‘Breaking Bad,’ have had extremely successful spinoffs, such as ‘Better Call Saul.’ A plot involving Jonah or perhaps Camila, the new cartel head, could be intriguing to watch. However, no similar projects are currently in the works. For the time being, it appears that a fifth season of ‘Ozark’ will not be made.