Laura Linney and Laverne Cox led the star-studded guest list as they arrived for the final premiere of Netflix’s Ozark at the Paris Theatre in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday.
Actress Laura, 58, appeared to be in excellent spirits as she stepped out at the premiere alongside Laverne, 49, ahead of the highly-anticipated final episodes of the drama series streaming on April 29.
The streaming service split the fourth and final season into two halves, with fans eagerly waiting the finale episodes since the first half of the series debuted in late January.
Business up top, party down below! Four-time Emmy winner Laura Linney (L) and Daytime Emmy winner Laverne Cox (R) donned off-beat blazer looks for the final premiere of Netflix’s Ozark at the Paris Theatre in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday
Laura, who plays Wendy Byrde in popular series Ozark, opted to wear her favorite designer Christian Siriano, who crafted the black ruffled tulle gown beneath a white cropped blazer.
Hairstylist Matthew Monzon coiffed Linney’s signature blonde waves and make-up artist Jenn Streicher applied her lashes and pink pout for the black carpet.
While Orange Is The New Black star Laverne, showed her support for the Netflix series as she cut an elegant figure in a figure-hugging red ensemble.
Laverne, who is turning 50 next month, flashed her black lingerie beneath a red-and-white vintage Thierry Mugler blazer, which she paired with a red mesh pencil skirt and black ankle-strap heels.
Evergreen beauty: Laura opted to wear her favorite designer – Christian Siriano – who crafted the black ruffled tulle gown beneath a white cropped blazer
‘Got some waves happening tonight!’ Hairstylist Matthew Monzon coiffed Linney’s signature blonde waves and make-up artist Jenn Streicher applied her lashes and pink pout for the black carpet
Resumes April 29 on Netflix! Linney executive produces and stars as money-laundering lobbyist Wendy Byrde in the final seven episodes of the fourth season
Stunning: While Orange Is The New Black star Laverne, showed her support for the Netflix series as she cut an elegant figure in a figure-hugging red ensemble
Black sheer opera gloves! Hairstylist Dee TrannyBear coiffed Cox’s dark-rooted blonde wig and make-up artist Deja Smith fully contoured her complexion and applied her glossy pout
Hairstylist Dee TrannyBear coiffed Cox’s dark-rooted blonde wig and make-up artist Deja Smith fully contoured her complexion and applied her glossy pout.
The transgender activist, who is set to star in McG’s feature film adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s 2005–2007 dystopian fantasy bestseller Uglies, is a huge fan of Ozark and wrote on social media on Thursday: ‘I don’t know how I’m going to wait a week to see the rest [of the episodes]!’
Laverne recently portrayed personal trainer Kacy Duke opposite Ozark star Julia Garner’s fake German heiress Anna Delvey in Shonda Rhimes’s Inventing Anna.
Laverne is also set to turn 50 next month and revealed that she is ‘enjoying’ life and believes she is looking the ‘best she ever has’.
‘I have a lot of friends who are no longer with us who would trade places with anyone’: The three-time Oscar nominee – who calls growing old a ‘privilege’ – stays fit with her Peloton bike, Pilates, and hiking
Celebrating 13 years of marriage on May 2! Linney was joined at The Oak Room afterparty by her second husband – real estate agent Marc Schauer (M) – with whom she had eight-year-old son Bennett Armistead
‘I think I look better than I’ve ever looked, and I’ve evolved so much. I’m turning 50 with some wisdom. I know some things, which is really nice. Could I know more? Absolutely. But I’m moving through the world with integrity, and that’s something I’m proud of,’ Laverne said in the April edition of Health Magazine.
‘It’s a miracle that I’m a black transgender woman from Mobile, Alabama, who has managed to not just survive, but thrive. I’ve had a lot of guilt around that – because I’m aware that there are a lot of black trans people who are suffering. I’ve had to let go of that. I’m insanely grateful. I have to enjoy it – life is too short.’
Laverne and Laura have never worked together, but Laura appears to be a fan of the actress as she posted in 2020 about how much she enjoyed the Netflix documentary Disclosure that Laverne produced.
Ozark’s Laura, who makes her directorial debut helming episode 11, said she will truly miss playing such a deeply flawed, complicated, and immature character onscreen.
‘She’s been a joy to play’: The Brown University grad – who makes her directorial debut helming episode 11 – said she will truly miss playing such a deeply flawed, complicated, and immature character onscreen
Laura admitted: ‘I’m going to miss the people, amazing crew, fantastic cast, those wonderful writers, the community. When a show is well-run and you like the people you’re working with, it doesn’t matter how heavy the material is, you just feel good. You’re happy at the end of the day’
‘She’s been a joy to play. And I’m going to miss the people, amazing crew, fantastic cast, those wonderful writers, the community,’ Linney admitted.
‘When a show is well-run and you like the people you’re working with, it doesn’t matter how heavy the material is, you just feel good. You’re happy at the end of the day.’
Her red carpet appearance comes as fans eagerly await the final set of episodes in the fourth series of Ozark to be released on Netflix on April 29.
Following the news that the fourth season would be split into two parts, Jason said: ‘A super-sized season means super-sized problems for the Byrdes. I’m excited to end with a bang(s)’.
The first footage reveals Marty (Jason Bateman) is battling his conscious, as the end of their duplicitous journey nears its end, while footage also showed a funeral as Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner) stands up in a black dress and walks to a casket.
‘I think I look better than I’ve ever looked, and I’ve evolved so much’: The transgender trailblazer is turning the big 5-0 next month, and she considers this the prime of her life
Teamwork: While posing up a storm, Laverne ran into Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and the pair had a chat, likely about her incredibly long history with the streaming giant
Happy ending: Cox’s breakout role was playing credit card fraud fraudster-turned-hairstylist Sophia Burset in Jenji Kohan’s Orange Is the New Black, which aired for seven seasons spanning 2013-2019
Brown University grad executive Laura produces and stars as money-laundering lobbyist Wendy Byrd in the final seven episodes of the fourth season.
And Laura, who sees growing old as a privilege, recently opened up about staying fit with her Peloton bike, Pilates, and hiking.
‘I know it’s not pleasant. It’s not fun; it’s frightening,’ Laura told Parade on Thursday.
‘But I have a lot of friends who are no longer with us who would trade places with anyone whose back is hurting a little bit or someone who feels like their face doesn’t look like it did when they were 20. It puts things in perspective pretty quickly.’
On the personal front, Linney is is mother to eight-year-old son Bennett Armistead from her 12-year marriage to second husband, real estate agent Marc Schauer.
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Speaking of Ozark, Laverne – who boasts 7.6M social media followers – wrote on Thursday: ‘I don’t know how I’m going to wait a week to see the rest [of the episodes]!’
Partners in crime: Laura made sure to pose with the man of the hour – Jason Bateman – who executive produces and stars as her onscreen husband, money-laundering financial advisor Martin ‘Marty’ Byrde
Oh well! Linney and the 53-year-old Emmy-winning director were scheduled to appear on The Late Show that same day until host Stephen Colbert tested positive for COVID-19
The 57-year-old Emmy winner tweeted on Thursday: ‘Yep! I tested positive for Covid, but basically I’m feeling fine. Grateful to be vaxxed and boosted. Thank you for the well wishes. This just proves that I will do anything to avoid interviewing Jason Bateman’
Black-clad couple: Jason wore an all-black suit and his wife of 20 years – The Morning Show producer Amanda Anka – clearly got the memo about rocking a blazer, which she paired with a lacy bra-top, skirt, and Louboutin stilettos
Child-free date night! Bateman and the 53-year-old daughter of singer Paul Anka are proud parents of two daughters – Francesca, 15; and Maple, 10
Laura made sure to pose with the man of the hour – Jason Bateman – who executive produces and stars as her onscreen husband, money-laundering financial advisor Martin ‘Marty’ Byrde.
Linney and the 53-year-old Emmy-winning director were scheduled to appear on The Late Show that same day until host Stephen Colbert tested positive for COVID-19.
‘Yep! I tested positive for Covid, but basically I’m feeling fine,’ the 57-year-old Emmy winner tweeted on Thursday.
‘Grateful to be vaxxed and boosted. Thank you for the well wishes. This just proves that I will do anything to avoid interviewing Jason Bateman.’
Family portrait: But the Smartless podcaster didn’t forget about his two onscreen children – Sofia Hublitz and Skylar Gaertner – who were also wearing all-black attire
Blazer dress code? The Virginia-born 22-year-old – wearing a pantsuit – plays Charlotte Byrde in Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams’ critically-acclaimed crime drama
Dapper: The 17-year-old Cali native – who plays Jonah Byrde – rocked a leather Matchless London blazer, Tie Bar shirt and necktie, as well as Grenson shoes selected by stylist Natalie Mark
Bear hug! Laura enthusiastically embraced her castmate, Jessica Frances Dukes, who portrays FBI Special Agent Maya Miller.
Diva! Jessica bared her arms in a black dotted cut-out gown featuring a thigh-high slit and black peep-toe heels
Jason wore an all-black suit and his wife of 20 years – The Morning Show producer Amanda Anka – clearly got the memo about rocking a blazer, which she paired with a lacy bra-top, skirt, and Louboutin stilettos.
Bateman and the 53-year-old daughter of singer Paul Anka are proud parents of two daughters – Francesca, 15; and Maple, 10.
But the Smartless podcaster didn’t forget about his two onscreen children – Sofia Hublitz and Skylar Gaertner – who were also wearing all-black attire.
The Virginia-born 22-year-old – wearing a pantsuit – plays Charlotte Byrde in Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams’ critically-acclaimed crime drama.
There’s no place like home: Sundance NEXT Innovator Award winner Jordana Spiro – who plays Rachel – wore a silver tie-strap dress and matched her red lips with her pumps
Star: The Mauritanian actor Adam Rothenberg – enjoying the afterparty – is known on Ozark as the private investigator character Mel Sattem
Hey man! Ozark co-stars (from L-R) Carson Holmes (Three Langmore), Charlie Tahan (Wyatt Langmore), and Trevor Long (Cade) reunited for a group shot together
The 17-year-old Cali native – who plays Jonah Byrde – rocked a leather Matchless London blazer, Tie Bar shirt and necktie, as well as Grenson shoes selected by stylist Natalie Mark.
Laura enthusiastically embraced her castmate, Jessica Frances Dukes, who portrays FBI Special Agent Maya Miller.
Jessica bared her arms in a black dotted cut-out gown featuring a thigh-high slit and black peep-toe heels.
Sundance NEXT Innovator Award winner Jordana Spiro – who plays Rachel – wore a silver tie-strap dress and matched her red lips with her pumps.
Felix Solis, Damian Young, and Tom Pelphrey suited up to celebrate their performances as Omar Navarro, Jim Rattelsdorf, and Ben Davis.
New sheriff in town! Breaking News in Yuba County actress CC Castillo – who plays Sheriff Guerrero – wore a silver sequin top under a pink blazer and silky cranberry pants
Father-son fun! Cobra Kai action star Ralph Macchio and his son Daniel matched each other in black leather jackets
The Mauritanian actor Adam Rothenberg – enjoying the afterparty – is known on Ozark as the private investigator character Mel Sattem.
Ozark co-stars Carson Holmes (Three Langmore), Charlie Tahan (Wyatt Langmore), and Trevor Long (Cade) reunited for a group shot together.
Other Ozark cast members at the star-studded premiere included Alfonso Herrera (Javi Elizonndro), Nelson Bonilla (Nelson), and Kevin L. Johnson (Sam Dermody).
Breaking News in Yuba County actress CC Castillo – who plays Sheriff Guerrero – wore a silver sequin top under a pink blazer and silky cranberry pants.
Cobra Kai action star Ralph Macchio and his son Daniel matched each other in black leather jackets.
The Rookie action star Nathan Fillion wore a cozy cardigan with teal-colored pants alongside his big brother Jeff.
And rounding out the crew in attendance was executive producer Chris Mundy and director Amanda Marsalis.
Both co-creators were MIA! And rounding out the crew in attendance was executive producer Chris Mundy (L) and director Amanda Marsalis (R)
Siblings: The Rookie action star Nathan Fillion wore a cozy cardigan with teal-colored pants alongside his big brother Jeff
