Creators:
Noah HawleyComposer:
Jeff RussoCast:
Allison Tolman, Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Russell Harvard, Ewan McGregor, Patrick Wilson, Juno Temple, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Hanks, Carrie Coon (more)Seasons(5) / Episodes(51)
Plots(1)
The all new "true crime" case in Fargo's latest chapter takes you back to 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota. "Lou Solverson" (Patrick Wilson), a young State Police Officer recently back from Vietnam, investigates a case involving a local crime gang, a major mob syndicate and a small town beautician "Peggy Blumquist" (Kirsten Dunst) along with her husband "Ed" (Jesse Plemons), the local butcher's assistant. Helping Lou piece things together is his father-in-law, "Sheriff Hank Larsson" (Ted Danson). The investigation will lead them to a colorful cast of characters that includes "Karl Weathers" (Nick Offerman), the town lawyer of Luverne, Minnesota. A Korean War vet, Karl is a flowery drunk blessed with the gift of gab and the eloquence of a true con artist. Brad Garrett will play "Joe Bulo," the front man for the northern expansion of a Kansas City crime syndicate. The new face of corporate crime, Joe's bringing a Walmart mentality to small town America. His number two is "Mike Milligan" (Bokeem Woodbine). Part enforcer, part detective, Mike is always smiling – but the joke is usually on you. Bulo and his crew have their sights set on the Gerhardt crime family in Fargo, currently led by matriarch "Floyd Gerhardt" (Jean Smart). With her husband at death's door, Floyd takes over the family business, frustrating her eldest son, "Dodd Gerhardt" (Jeffrey Donovan). An impatient hothead with a cruel streak to match his ambitions, Dodd can't wait for both his parents to die so he can take over and expand their business from kingdom to empire. "Bear Gerhardt" (Angus Sampson) is the middle son, an intimidatingly large man who, although inarticulate, is the most decent of his clan. "Rye Gerhardt" (Kieran Culkin), the youngest of the Gerhardt clan, views himself as a big shot, but in reality he's just a small dog with a loud bark. (FX Network)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user kaylin (3)
Season 1 (2014) (S01)
I was quite surprised that the subject was successfully transferred into a series format and the right black humor was preserved. Especially Billy Bob Thornton is absolutely great in this direction. Martin Freeman proves that he suits complicated characters, he is definitely not as transparent as you might think.
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Season 2 (2015) (S02)
I can't help but think the second season wasn't as good as the first. There are similar elements here, but the black humor has disappeared somewhat. There is no great villain like in the first season, but the main protagonists were good, and I found them very well written and they didn't bore me, mainly thanks to the actors that portrayed them.
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Season 3 (2017) (S03)
I can't help but find the series to be on a downward trend for me. The first series is still great, the second one is good, but the third one didn't entertain me as much, even though there are some good acting performances in it. But the story just didn't grab me, and I found it rather distressing. There are some good moments, but as a whole, I didn't like it as much.
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