It\u2019s been quite the journey since Marty (Jason Bateman in the Ozark cast)<\/a> made his family up sticks to the Ozarks to launder money for the cartel, with so many twists and turns it\u2019s hard to keep track.<\/p>\n The show has been a bona fide hit for Netflix, with the first part of season 4 reaching the best viewing figures<\/a> for any streaming title in almost two years.<\/p>\n So why did the show end with four seasons, and who\u2019s decision was it? Read on for everything you need to know about why there won\u2019t be an Ozark season 5.<\/p>\n It was announced in June 2020 that the show would be returning for a \u201csupersized\u201d fourth and final season, made up of 14 episodes and split into two parts.<\/p>\n At the time, showrunner Chris Mundy said: \u201cWe\u2019re so happy Netflix recognised the importance of giving Ozark more time to end the Byrdes\u2019 saga right.\u201d<\/p>\n Since then, in an interview with The Daily Beast<\/a>, Mundy explained that when to end the show was always Netflix\u2019s decision, but he\u2019d made clear to the streamer that he wanted advanced notice, so he could bring it to a satisfying close.<\/p> However, it seems that in the end, the decision to end with four seasons was mutually beneficial, with Mundy explaining: \u201cI\u2019ve been talking to them about trying to end it in five [seasons], and they weren\u2019t sure if they wanted to do four or five, and Netflix is the one that hit upon the idea of doing four seasons but a longer order, with the idea always being that it would split.<\/p>\n \u201cMy gut feeling is that they have an appreciation for letting things run the right amount of time for them, and creatively. I know for us, creatively, we didn\u2019t think it would go past five. Knowing where we wanted to end it\u2014at least emotionally; we didn\u2019t know all the mechanics of it\u2014it felt like somewhere in that four-five season range was kind of perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in an interview with Collider<\/a> for the show\u2019s third season, before the final season was confirmed, Bateman explained that \u201cI think there\u2019s always been the presumed area [of] three seasons, four seasons, five seasons, something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n Bateman\u2019s reasoning for this was not wanting to \u201cjump the shark\u201d, saying that given Marty and Wendy\u2019s intelligence, and the rate of escalation in the danger and the play \u201cthey\u2019re either going to be killed or put in jail.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe alternative is to flatten out that pitch so that you don\u2019t end up jumping the shark,\u201d Bateman continued, \u201cbut then you start stalling just for additional episodes and seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n So there we have it. It seems that a combination of creative decision making and, ultimately, Netflix\u2019s final say, is why we won\u2019t be returning to the Ozarks for any more crime and chaos.<\/p>\n All four seasons of Ozark are available to watch on Netflix<\/a> now. <\/strong>Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale no<\/span><\/b>w <\/span>\u2013 subscribe now<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0with<\/strong> Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Friday, 29 April 2022 at 12:00 am Well, there you have it. With the final seven episodes of Ozark season 4 now available to stream on Netflix, the acclaimed crime drama has come to an end. 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