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We Need to talk about Ozark

Seven Reasons Why I Believe Ozark is Better than The Sopranos

Mark Holburn
7 min readMay 27, 2023
Credit: Picture of my DVD Box Set

I should really rephrase the title to I need to talk about Ozark. Whether you want to read what I have to say about Ozark and cure your insomnia is your prerogative.

There are times when you get so passionate about something you want to discuss it with other people or even better write about it. It could be a certain song, album, or film, or for me judging from the number of articles I have written previously, it is usually about Bruce Springsteen (Amsterdam gig review to follow shortly once I have come back down to earth!).

This time my passion is to write about the Netflix TV series Ozark.

I came to the party a bit late on this as I dragged my heels into getting around to watching it. I had it on my radar for some time but for one reason or another kept it at bay at the expense of watching other things. I need to give credit and thanks to Josh (WhiskyMoods) for recommending it in a comment in one of my articles about my favourite TV Dramas. This was the nudge I needed to convince me. And so, I did. For about a month it is all I watched every evening until I completed the entire series.

Ozark simply blew me away. It is phenomenal. It is intelligent, very clever, enthralling, and one of the…

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Mark Holburn
Mark Holburn

Written by Mark Holburn

Lover of music, sport, animals, humour, movies and decency. A Level in Film Studies.

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