Fargo (season 4)

The fourth season of Fargo, an American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, is set to premiere on September 27, 2020, on the basic cable network FX and will consist of 11 episodes.[1] As an anthology, each Fargo season possesses its own self-contained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in various settings, albeit in a connected shared universe.

Fargo
Season 4
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Country of originUnited States
Release
Original networkFX
Season chronology

The fourth season is set in 1950 in Kansas City and the story follows two crime syndicates as they vie for control. The cast is led by Chris Rock, who plays Loy Cannon, the head of a crime syndicate made up of black migrants fleeing the Jim Crow South who have a contentious relationship with the Kansas City mafia. Other cast members include Jessie Buckley, Jack Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, and Timothy Olyphant.

The season was originally scheduled to premiere on April 19, 2020, but this was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Cast

Episodes
See also: List of Fargo episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten by [10]Original air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
311"Welcome to the Alternate Economy"[11]Noah Hawley[12]Noah HawleySeptember 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)[1]TBATBD
322"The Land of Talking and Killing"[13]Noah Hawley[1]Noah HawleySeptember 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)[1]TBATBD
333"Raddoppiarlo"[14]TBATBATBATBATBD
344"The Pretend War"[15]TBANoah Hawley and Stefani RobinsonTBATBATBD

Additional fourth season episodes include:[10]

  • "Lay Away" written by Noah Hawley and Enzo Mileti & Scott Wilson
  • "The Birthplace of Civilization" written by Noah Hawley and Francesca Sloane
  • "The Nadir" written by Noah Hawley and Enzo Mileti & Scott Wilson

Production

The fourth season was announced in August 2018 and it was confirmed that Chris Rock was cast in the lead role.[16] In July 2019, 12 actors were announced to have been cast, including Francesco Acquaroli, Andrew Bird, Jessie Buckley, Salvatore Esposito, Jeremie Harris, Jack Huston, Amber Midthunder, Jason Schwartzman, and Ben Whishaw.[4] In September 2019, it was announced that Uzo Aduba had been cast in the role of Zelmare Roulette, however, Aduba had to drop out of the role due to "some personal family issues".[17] The role was recast with Karen Aldridge in December.[8]

Production began in October 2019 in Chicago, Illinois, with Hawley directing the first block of episodes.[18] In March 2020, FX suspended production on the series for at least two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.[19] The original premiere date of April 19, 2020, was also pushed back due to production delays. The series completed production on eight of the ten episodes before production shut down.[3] Production will resume in August 2020.[20]

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References
  1. Andreeva, Nellie (August 10, 2020). "'Fargo' Sets New Premiere Date For Chris Rock-Starring Season 4 As FX Series Heads Back To Production". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. Petski, Denise (January 9, 2020). "FX Sets Premiere Dates For 'Fargo', 'Mrs. America', 'Better Things', 'Devs', 'Archer' & More – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. Nemetz, Dave (March 16, 2020). "Fargo Season 4 Premiere Postponed, Won't Be Eligible for 2020 Emmys". TVLine. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  4. Thorne, Will (July 18, 2019). "Jack Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw Among 12 Joining 'Fargo' Season 4 Cast". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  5. Petski, Denise (September 3, 2019). "'Fargo': Glynn Turman To Recur In Season 4 Of FX Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  6. Petski, Denise (September 10, 2019). "'Fargo' Adds New Series Regulars Corey Hendrix & Matthew Elam For Season 4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  7. Andreeva, Nellie (September 17, 2019). "'Fargo': Timothy Olyphant Joins Season 4 Of FX Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  8. Petski, Denise (December 18, 2019). "'Fargo': Karen Aldridge Joins Season 4 Of FX Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  9. Petski, Denise (January 9, 2020). "'Fargo': Kelsey Asbille Joins Season 4 Of FX Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  10. "Fargo Season 4". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  11. "Welcome to the Alternate Economy". Gracenote. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  12. Schneider, Michael (January 9, 2020). "'Fargo': Creator Noah Hawley on Chris Rock, Season 4's Themes and the Show's Future". Variety. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  13. "The Land of Talking and Killing". Gracenote. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  14. "Raddoppiarlo". Gracenote. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  15. "The Pretend War". Gracenote. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  16. Goldberg, Lesley (August 3, 2018). "Chris Rock to Star in 'Fargo' Season 4 at FX". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  17. Ausiell, Michael (January 15, 2020). "Ask Ausiello: Scoop on Grey's Anatomy, Homeland, Schitt's Creek, Sabrina, Supernatural, This Is Us, Evil and More". TVLine. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  18. Mancuso, Vinnie (September 27, 2019). "'Fargo' Season 4: Noah Hawley Calls New Story "Twice the Size" of Previous Three". Collider. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  19. Andreeva, Nellie (March 13, 2020). "FX Series 'Atlanta', 'Fargo', 'Snowfall' & 'Y' Shut Down Over Coronavirus Concerns". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  20. Porter, Rick (August 10, 2020). "'Fargo': Delayed Fourth Season Gets a Premiere Date on FX". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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