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Fargo

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Fargo: Season 3

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Fargo

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FX | Release Date: April 15, 2014

Summary: The series based on the Coen brothers’ Oscar-winning film begins with the arrival of Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) to Minnesota. Lorne's actions brings major changes to the lives of insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman); Officer Molly Solverson (Alison Tolman), the daughter of former chief (Keith Carradine); and DuluthThe series based on the Coen brothers’ Oscar-winning film begins with the arrival of Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) to Minnesota. Lorne's actions brings major changes to the lives of insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman); Officer Molly Solverson (Alison Tolman), the daughter of former chief (Keith Carradine); and Duluth Deputy Gus Grimly (Colin Hanks). Other people in town include grocery chain owner Stavros Milos (Oliver Platt), widow Gina Hess (Kate Walsh), and Deputy Bill Oswalt (Bob Odenkirk).… Expand

Creator: Noah Hawley

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Suspense

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S5:E10. Bisquik
Air Date: January 16, 2024
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S5:E9. The Useless Hand
Air Date: January 9, 2024
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S5:E8. Blanket
Air Date: January 2, 2024

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Metascore

84

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155

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Critic Reviews

100

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rob Owen

Apr 15, 2014

Season 1 Review: Filled with dark humor and a mix of quirky and menacing characters, Fargo blends whimsy and tragedy in a highly watchable mix. It's easily the best produced work ever from writer Noah Hawley. Read full review

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The New York Times

Neil Genzlinger

Oct 12, 2015

Season 2 Review: The new season offers even more [with casting], with delicious results.... An entertaining season of this sublime series. Read full review

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The Mercury News Randy Myers

Dec 1, 2023

Season 5 Review: This season takes risks galore and comes up a winner every time. Read full review

83

The Playlist Brian Tallerico

Nov 9, 2023

Season 5 Review: Noah Hawley’s show has had some rocky seasons, but it finds itself this year by really going back to not just similar plot points but taking that idea of toppling dominos almost to a national level. Read full review

80

Boston Globe

Matthew Gilbert

Nov 15, 2023

Season 5 Review: Promises to be an entertaining, stylishly filmed one. It’s not going to be peak “Fargo,” at least based on the four (of 10) episodes made available for review, but it features a few dynamic performances, a nicely focused story line, some compelling action, and a turn by Jennifer Jason Leigh that is so excessive you’ll wonder if her acting tutor is Nicolas Cage. Read full review

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The A.V. Club

Tom Philip

Nov 22, 2023

Season 5 Review: I’ll admit I was a little surprised to find out there would be a fifth season, but if it continues to be as good as this two-episode season premiere, I’m extremely down for another adventure in the snowy Midwest. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly

Darren Franich

Sep 14, 2020

Season 4 Review: Earlier iterations of Fargo drew a lot of their power from a wide ensemble of curious people. Here, every introductory quirk is immediately annoying. ... It doesn’t help that, as the two characters with most prominence on their respective sides, Schwartzman and Rock are giving two flavors of bad performance. Read full review

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Nephroid

Sep 18, 2020

One of the best shows on the tube. I think the writing and acting are top notch.

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AndreasBekk

Dec 5, 2020

This is the best tv has ever been. The most creative, visually pleasing and awesome to listen to because of it's soundtrack show i have ever watched. This is better than breaking bad at it's peak, and for me that is a big deal.

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DHarland

Jun 13, 2022

Martin Freeman's and BBT's Season 1 is up there with the greatest TV series of all time. Season 2 is not as good, and season 3 gets worse.

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abm0

Nov 30, 2020

Overall I'm keeping it an 8/10 because of how much I liked S1 and S3 and because S2 wasn't bad, but oh man did they drop the ball with S4. Too many threads and none of them ended in any satisfactory way. I hope the show recovers from this.

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UncleWillard

Nov 30, 2020

Out of 4 seasons, the first was my least favorite because it was just a retelling of the original with a better villain. Still loved it though. This iteration is so far my least favorite. There is simply too much going on for me. I love Jason Schwartzman, but I usually do. Jessie Buckley isOut of 4 seasons, the first was my least favorite because it was just a retelling of the original with a better villain. Still loved it though. This iteration is so far my least favorite. There is simply too much going on for me. I love Jason Schwartzman, but I usually do. Jessie Buckley is her usual weird, awesome self. I haven't seen her in anything where she didn't shine. And Timothy Oliphant is an always welcome addition, though short-lived and underutilized here. I love Chris Rock, but this character is just full of too much BLM **** in a time where that wasn't a thing. It seems as if, yet again, the writers and directors came up with a rich character that was polluted by some producer or marketing execs woke idealism. The worst character is the teenage black girl. So annoying and smug for no apparent reason. They could have cut the cast down to about half and same with the storylines, opting to follow just Chris Rock and Jason Schwartzman's family affairs and it would have been better. Still a great show and I'm looking forward to the next, but this was disappointing in comparison to the other seasons.… Expand

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Blade-Runner

Nov 30, 2020

The season 4 misses the point of what Fargo has always been, quirky and really strange characters within a strange and captivating story. Season 4 is nothing of those things, ALSO dear creators, stop with that rubbish "This is a true story"

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Hoping

Oct 9, 2020

Loved the movie, loved series 1, loved series 2, loved series 3, but series 4 what happened, so many series now seem to be needing to be so politically correct/woke that they are forgetting to write well, act well and give quality drama. Look back on the movie and series, strong females,Loved the movie, loved series 1, loved series 2, loved series 3, but series 4 what happened, so many series now seem to be needing to be so politically correct/woke that they are forgetting to write well, act well and give quality drama. Look back on the movie and series, strong females, strong minorities, strong values that aren't always traditional, great writing and great action. By any standard quality stuff. But I couldn't make it through episode 2, it's just trying so hard to tick the boxes and push popular contemporary themes, they forgot to write well and bring in actors believable in the roles. What they are trying to do and good drama aren't mutually exclusive, but I think maybe when you forget to start with with good drama and mix up the characters, and start with a check list of characters and try to fit that into a good drama, it just doesn't work. But hey that's just me, if you like it, good for you.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

84

Series Overview
Season 5

80
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: November 21, 2023
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  S5:E10. Bisquik
  Air Date: January 16, 2024
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  S5:E9. The Useless Hand
  Air Date: January 9, 2024
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  S5:E8. Blanket
  Air Date: January 2, 2024
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  S5:E7. Linda
  Air Date: December 26, 2023
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  S5:E6. The Tender Trap
  Air Date: December 19, 2023
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  S5:E5. The Tiger
  Air Date: December 12, 2023
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  S5:E4. Insolubilia
  Air Date: December 5, 2023
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  S5:E3. The Paradox of Intermediate Transactions
  Air Date: November 28, 2023
Season 4

68
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2020
Season 3

89
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: April 19, 2017
Season 2

96
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 12, 2015
Season 1

85
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 15, 2014