This is Hidden Brain.
I'm Shankar Vedantam.
In the hit television show Ozark,
a bright financial advisor finds himself suddenly working on the wrong side of the law.
What's our story for the kids?
Well, we could tell them the truth, Wendy.
How would that be?
Following a series of bad decisions by his business partner, Marty Byrd,
played by Jason Bateman, begins working for a drug cartel.
I want you to be ready to set up shop within a week.
And Marty, when I cry by your house, there better be a for sale sign on their lawn.
Almost from the start, the bodies start to fall.
People get thrown off balconies.
People get shot.
People are electrocuted.
When government officials get involved, more violence unfolds.
People betray one another.
They cheat each other.
They act in selfish and short-sighted ways.
Let me just let me just jog your memory for a minute.