From corporate recruiter to creating one of Netflix’s BIGGEST hit a!

5 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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The video profiles Bill Dubuque, who transitioned from a decade‑long career as a corporate headhunter to becoming a celebrated Hollywood writer and showrunner. Growing up near the Ozarks in St. Louis, Missouri, Dubuque wrote screenplays at night while recruiting executives by day. His first major break came with the film The Judge (starring Robert Downey Jr.), followed by the global box‑office success The Accountant with Ben Affleck. Leveraging his personal connection to the Missouri lake region, he conceived the premise for Ozark, partnered with Jason Bateman, and pitched it to Netflix, securing a full‑season order without a pilot. The narrative highlights his entrepreneurial spirit and encourages viewers to follow UBK for more such stories.

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This guy went from corporate recruiter to creating one of Netflix's biggest shows at 48 years old. Meet Bill Dubuque, best known for co-creating Ozark and writing The Accountant. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, surrounded by boating and lake culture, often spending time in the Ozarks. But before Hollywood, he worked more than a decade as a corporate headhunter, recruiting high-level executives by day and writing screenplays at night. His first major breakthrough was The Judge, starring Robert Downey Jr., which put him on the industry's radar. Then came The Accountant with Ben Affleck, a global box office hit. With momentum on his side, Dubuque leaned into something personal, imagining what would happen if a family got trapped in the criminal underworld of the Missouri Lake region. He partnered with Jason Bateman, took the idea to Netflix, and landed a full-season order without even filming a pilot. From recruiter to hit showrunner, built on a world he truly understood. For more entrepreneurial stories and information like this, follow UBK.