Ozark has a woke score of 17/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. Ozark is a four-season Netflix crime drama that follows a Chicago financial advisor who relocates his family to rural Missouri to launder hundreds of millions of dollars for a Mexican drug cartel. The story tracks their escalating entanglements with local criminals, cartel enforcers, the FBI, and their own growing ruthlessness and moral compromises. Female characters including Wendy Byrde and Ruth Langmore assume major power roles within the criminal operation as the narrative explores survival, family loyalty, and the corrosive effects of ambition and violence.

Is there DEI in Ozark?

The biggest factors in our score are Institutional / cultural critique, Representation / casting choices, Anti-woke backlash / 'too woke' complaints. A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.

TV Show review

Ozark

Woke Score

17/ 100

Lower is better

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Release Date: July 21, 2017
Age Rating: TV-MA
Runtime: N/A
TV Status: Ended

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United States · Last checked 5/13/2026

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Netflix

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Factors & Ratings

These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Ozark.

Representation / casting choices

Diverse cartel roles match the Mexican drug lord premise and story logic; Ozarks locals reflect regional demographics; no audience-visible signaling, quotas, or mismatched casting.

12 / 100

Political / ideological dialogue

Later seasons include cynical remarks about American power and wealth tied directly to the criminal plot; no explicit modern ideological speeches or identity-based arguments.

8 / 100

Identity-driven story themes

Core narrative stays on crime, family survival, and moral erosion; no arcs, subplots, or messaging centered on race, gender, sexuality, or social justice.

0 / 100

Institutional / cultural critique

Shows corruption in local politics, business deals, and law enforcement as part of the criminal ecosystem; presents generic greed-and-power themes common to crime dramas without activist framing of systemic oppression, patriarchy, or identity grievances.

18 / 100

Ozark

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