Laura Linney, who played Jason Bateman's character's wife in Ozark, directs the 3rd and 4th episodes. When she appeared on Bateman's podcast "Smartless", she said she never would have thought to direct, but Bateman convinced her.
Jason Bateman grew his hair and beard for the entire time he was filming, he said on his podcast he needed to look "like a scumbag".
The series production used the alias "Gary the Dog", named after Jason Bateman's dog, Gary.
The show was filmed in New York.