Who is Nelson in Ozark? Explaining the fate of the fourth season, a professional killer

** Warning – major spoilers await Ozark**

With Ozark The second part of season 4 is discussed left, right, and center, and some viewers need a reminder of certain characters that are recurring.

We explain who Nelson is, reveal if he’s coming out of this season alive, and explain why the show ended.

Created by Chris Mundy, Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark It stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sophia Houplitz, Julia Garner, and others, and follows financial advisor Martin Marty Purdy, who has been involved in a money laundering operation linked to the Mexican drug cartel and, later, the Kansas City Mafia.

Who is Nelson?

Nelson was introduced as a hitman in the Navarro cartel and the character was portrayed by Nelson Bonilla.

During his time as a vassal man, Nelson was hired by the cartel to be Helen Pierce’s bodyguard and chauffeur, on hand to get his hands dirty on her behalf.

Called Helen Nelson a “robot,” he was later hired by the cartel to get rid of the very woman he was asked to protect and proceeded to shoot Helen in the head.

In addition to Helen, Nelson was also responsible for carrying out the execution of Ben Davis, on orders from Helen Pierce.

Will Nelson die in the fourth season, part two?

Yes, Nelson does not make ends meet during Season 4 Part 2 of Ozark.

After Ruth kills Jaffe’s life, she becomes the target of the killer, having reunited with Rachel.

After Nelson follows her, Ruth exits the station to see that he is no longer there and immediately calls Rachel to warn her.

Taking directions from Ruth, Rachel rises to the roof and shoots Nelson, ending the killer.

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Why end Ozark season 4?

Showrunner Chris Mundy explained that ending Ozark With the fourth season it was a mutual decision between him and Netflix, and the streaming platform agreed to make the fourth season longer rather than billing the fifth season.

In an interview with wrapMundy explained how Ozark The final chapter has reached the perfect length:

And then Netflix hit on the idea of ​​saying, ‘We’re going to end with season four but we’re going to make it long. We’ll split it this way, and it just felt perfect. It was a way for us to make those seven episodes complete and make the second seven episodes complete, even though they’re all connected as one.”

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Ozark Season 4 is now available to stream on Netflix.

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