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After Ben goes off his medication and begins jeopardizing the Byrdes' survival, Wendy allows the cartel to execute him an enraged Ruth quits working for the Byrdes and briefly joins Darlene's heroin operation, with Jonah laundering their money due to his own anger with Wendy. She begins a relationship with Ben Davis in Season 3. Ruth has a difficult relationship with her father, Cade, who is shown to be a criminal and often abuses and mistreats her. While initially intending to use and betray Marty, she soon becomes business partners with him and ends up forming a genuine friendship with him. Ruth Langmore (portrayed by Julia Garner seasons 1-4) is a young woman who is part of a local criminal family. Jonah becomes disillusioned with his family after Wendy allows the cartel to kill her brother Ben for compromising their safety, and spends much of the fourth season rebelling against the Byrdes by working with Ruth (who also fell out with the family over Ben's death).
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Shy, reserved, and curious, Jonah demonstrates a precocious intelligence throughout the series, learning how to hunt and handle firearms from the Byrdes' terminally ill tenant Buddy - with whom he develops a close friendship - and eventually laundering money on his own through cryptocurrency investments at age 14. Jonah Byrde (portrayed by Skylar Gaertner seasons 1-4) is the son of Marty and Wendy Byrde. She regularly expresses her dissatisfaction with the family's decision to move to the Ozarks, but gradually becomes more supportive of the family and eventually helps manage the operations of the Byrde Foundation. Struggling to cope with her guilt, Wendy lies to the public that Ben suffered from a drug addiction, and misleads the police into conducting an investigation into his "disappearance".Ĭharlotte Byrde (portrayed by Sofia Hublitz seasons 1-4) is the daughter of Marty and Wendy Byrde, and older sister to Jonah Byrde. Wendy ultimately allows the cartel to execute Ben, permanently damaging her relationships with Jonah and Ruth. The family's situation is further complicated when Wendy's brother Ben comes to stay with them Ben begins a relationship with Ruth and eventually goes off his medication, increasingly jeopardizing the Byrdes' safety. This strengthens her relationship with the cartel and spurs her personal ambition while driving a wedge in her marriage with Marty. Wendy gradually grows to enjoy the power and status she gains through her activities with the cartel, and orders a hit on Ruth's father Cade Langmore after he assaults Charlotte. After moving to the Ozarks, Wendy first gets a job as a stager for a local realtor, and later leverages her political experience in currying favor with billionaire philanthropist Charles Wilkes to approve the construction of a casino used to launder the cartel's money. Marty is forced to relocate the family to the Ozarks after the cartel murders his business partners for skimming $8 million the cartel murders Silverberg after Wendy attempts to escape with the family's money. However, Wendy began feeling emotionally distant from Marty and began an affair with lawyer Gary Silverberg. She and Marty agreed to launder money for the Navarro drug cartel in 2007, seeing an opportunity to dramatically improve their lives. An experienced political consultant who worked on Barack Obama's Illinois senatorial campaign, Wendy quit her job after Charlotte was born, and entered a deep depression after suffering a miscarriage resulting from a car crash. Born to a religious family in the Midwest, Wendy ran away from home as a teenager, leaving behind her brother Ben, who was diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder. Wendy Byrde (portrayed by Laura Linney seasons 1-4) is the wife of Marty Byrde and the mother of Charlotte and Jonah Byrde. Overview = Main cast (credited) = Recurring cast (3+) = Guest cast (1-2) Portrayed by
