In 2015, Dubuque successfully pitched an action-adventure called The Real McCoy to Universal Pictures, with Chris Pratt attached to star; as of January 2018, the film is still in production. Another collaboration with Mark Williams, A Family Man, was released in 2016; with a working title of The Headhunter's Calling, the script was based on Dubuque's previous work in recruitment. Dubuque's teenage experiences at an Ozarks resort led him to work again with Producer Mark Williams and male lead Jason Bateman on developing the series Ozark, which was released on Netflix in 2017 and quickly renewed for a second season, as well as earning the writing team a Writers Guild of America Award nomination.