The Eerie Crime Connection Fans Noticed About Ozark's Darlene The Eerie Crime Connection Fans Noticed About Ozark's Darlene Netflix The hit Netflix crime drama Ozark has no shortage of ruthless villains, and in the beginning of the series, one of the most brutal hides in plain sight. While at first, the impulsive Darlene (Lisa Emery) is set up as the loud but fangless spouse of local crime lord Jacob Snell (Peter Mullan), that pretense evaporates when the drug cartel Del (Esai Morales) shows up at the Snell home to hammer out a deal in the season 1 finale — and suddenly, you learn just how sharp Darlene's fangs really are.