Global InformationFargo season 5 information
| Fargo | |
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| Season 5 | |
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| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Original network | FX |
| Original release | November 21, 2023 – January 16, 2024 |
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The fifth season of Fargo, an American anthology dark comedy–crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on November 21, 2023, on FX. It consists of 10 episodes.[1] Originally, the season was scheduled to premiere in September 2023, but was delayed due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.[2]
As an anthology, each Fargo season possesses its own self-contained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in various settings and eras, albeit in a shared universe. This is, however, the first season of the series to not have any remote connection to either a previous season or to the film, though there are still numerous references to both the film and previous seasons. It is set in Minnesota and North Dakota in the fall of 2019. It stars Juno Temple as Dorothy "Dot" Lyon, a seemingly typical Midwestern housewife living in Scandia, Minnesota, whose mysterious past comes back to haunt her after she inadvertently lands herself in hot water with the authorities. Jon Hamm stars as North Dakota Sheriff Roy Tillman, who has been searching for Dot for over a decade. Other cast members include Jennifer Jason Leigh as Dot's wealthy, arrogant mother-in-law, Lorraine Lyon, David Rysdahl as Wayne Lyon, Dot's loving husband and the only child of Lorraine, Joe Keery as sheriff's deputy Gator Tillman, Roy's loyal but feckless son, Lamorne Morris as North Dakota State Trooper Witt Farr, Richa Moorjani as Scandia police deputy Indira Olmstead, Sam Spruell as a mysterious drifter named Ole Munch, Sienna King as Scotty Lyon, the 9-year-old daughter of Dot and Wayne, and Dave Foley as Danish Graves, Lorraine's in-house attorney and "fixer".[3]
The season has been met with positive critical reviews with many critics calling it a return to form with the show and favorably comparing it to the first two seasons. The season was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Best Actor and Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for Hamm and Temple, respectively.[4]
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