Ozark Showrunner Confirms [SPOILER] Is Definitely Dead
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Ozark season 4, episode 14, «A Hard Way to Go.»
Ozark showrunner Chris Mundy confirms Ruth Langmore is indeed dead and, therefore, likely won’t appear in any potential spinoffs. When Netflix’s panic-inducing crime drama premiered in 2017, it introduced audiences to the money-laundering Martin “Marty” Byrde (Jason Bateman) as he relocated his family from Chicago to Missouri in a half-baked attempt to appease a prominent drug cartel. In the Ozarks, Marty meets habitual criminal Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner), who has proven just as brilliant as her mentor, and more compelling—not to mention terrifying—than those that began the series with much more power and influence.
In the shocking ending of Ozark season 4, part 1, self-proclaimed businessman Javi Elizondro guns down newlyweds Darlene Snell and Wyatt Langmore. In the second half of season 4, Ruth hunts down the cartel's head and enacts her revenge for the murder of her cousin. Subsequent episodes see Ruth acquire two separate businesses, clear her criminal record, and seemingly turn her life around—which makes her fate in the Ozark series finale all the more controversial. Newly-minted cartel boss, Camila Elizondro frightens Clare Shaw into revealing Ruth was the one who killed her son. Camila wastes no time in enacting her vengeance as she shots Ruth in front of her trailer. With reports suggesting Netflix may be developing Ozark spinoffs, fans are wondering if Ruth could have survived.
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In a recent interview with TVLine, Ozark showrunner Mundy addresses how the finale more than implies Ruth is dead. Mundy notes how the show’s writers were divided on Ruth’s fate, with “half
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