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Fargo season 4

The fourth season of Fargo, an American anthology black comedy crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on September 27, 2020, on FX and concluded on November 29, 2020. It consisted of 11 episodes.[1] Set in Kansas City, Missouri from November 1950 to early 1951, the season follows two crime syndicates as they vie for control of the underground. 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 Italian Kansas City mafia. Other cast members include Jessie Buckley, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, and Jack Huston.

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 connected shared universe centered around Minnesota. The broader Midwestern United States features prominently and some connection to the titular city of Fargo, North Dakota runs through the series. The season was originally scheduled to premiere on April 19, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guests

Episodes

Production

The fourth season was announced in August 2018 and it was confirmed that Chris Rock was cast in the lead role.[14] 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.[15] Midthunder ultimately did not appear and her role was recast with Kelsey Asbille for undisclosed reasons. 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".[16] The role was recast with Karen Aldridge in December.[17]

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 COVID-19 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 eleven episodes before production shut down.[3] Production resumed in August 2020 and was completed by September 8, 2020.[20][21]

Reception

Critical response

The fourth season has received generally positive reviews from critics, though less acclaimed than previous seasons. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an 84% approval rating based on 58 critics' reviews, with an average score of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus is: "Though Fargo's ambitious fourth season struggles to maintain momentum, fine performances and a change of scenery make for an engaging – if uneven – departure from the series' norm."[22] On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 37 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[23]

Matt Zoller Seitz, writing for Vulture, gave the season a negative review. He criticized the writers' missed opportunity to link the season's unique premise of children swapping among gangs to its themes of immigration and culture, as well as their tendency to make subtext obvious through excessive monologues.[24]

Accolades

For the 11th Critics' Choice Television Awards, Chris Rock received a nomination for Best Actor in a Limited Series and Glynn Turman received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series.[25]

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. ^ a b Nemetz, Dave (March 16, 2020). "Fargo Season 4 Premiere Postponed, Won't Be Eligible for 2020 Emmys". TVLine. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (September 29, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.27.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 6, 2020). "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.4.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 13, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.11.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 20, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.18.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 27, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.25.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 3, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.1.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  10. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 10, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.8.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  11. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 17, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.15.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 24, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.22.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  13. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 2, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.29.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  14. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 3, 2018). "Chris Rock to Star in 'Fargo' Season 4 at FX". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  15. ^ Thorne, Will (July 18, 2019). "Jack Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw Among 12 Joining 'Fargo' Season 4 Cast". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Petski, Denise (December 18, 2019). "'Fargo': Karen Aldridge Joins Season 4 Of FX Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  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.
  21. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (September 9, 2020). "'Fargo' Finishes Season 4 Production Amid Coronavirus Pandemic". Variety. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "Fargo: Season 4". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  23. ^ "Fargo: Season 4". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  24. ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller (September 24, 2020). "Fargo Disappears Into Its Own Navel". Vulture. Vox Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  25. ^ Schneider, Michael (January 18, 2021). "'Ozark,' 'The Crown' and Netflix Lead 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards TV Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

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