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List of episodesThe second season of Fargo, an American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on October 12, 2015, on the basic cable network FX. Its principal cast is Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart, and Ted Danson. As an anthology, each Fargo season possesses its own self-contained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in various settings.

The second season ofFargo, an American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series, starred Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart and Ted Danson. Fargo Season 4 is coming out on Sunday nights on FX, after a three-year delay since the last set of episodes. For this next story in the anthology series, we are in 1950s Kansas City, with a cast led by Chris Rock in a rare dramatic role as an organized crime boss trying to prevent a mob war.

Starring alongside him are actors including Jessie Buckley, Jason Schwartzman and Timothy Oliphant alongside a few less well-known names. As an anthology, each season of Fargo is engineered to have a self-contained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in various settings. Noah Hawley and his team of writers used the second season to expand the scope of the show's storytelling—from its narrative to its characters. They increased the show's cast of core characters to five, each with interconnecting arcs and different viewpoints of the central story. Hawley wanted viewers to sympathize with characters they might not feel empathy for in real life. The producers at one point discussed revisiting a modern period for their story.

According to Hawley, the change in the time period helped to develop a sense of turbulence and violence in a world that "could not be more fractured and complicated and desperate". Helping him piece things together is his father-in-law, Sheriff Hank Larsson. The investigation will lead them to a colorful cast of characters that includes Karl Weathers, 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. 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. 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.

With her husband at death's door, Floyd takes over the family business, frustrating her eldest son, Dodd Gerhardt. 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 is the middle son, an intimidatingly large man who, although inarticulate, is the most decent of his clan. Rye Gerhardt, the youngest of the Gerhardt clan, views himself as a big shot, but in reality he's just a small dog who barks big. In this critically acclaimed anthology crime drama series, new cast ensembles take on challenging crime investigations each season.

The first season, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, was called one of the best drama series of the year, while other critics said it was one of the strongest in recent memory. Season two stars Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, and Taylor Kitsch; Mahershala Ali is the lead in the third season, with Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy, and Ray Fisher co-starring. Five months since it was originally scheduled to debut, the highly anticipated new season of FX's Coen-inspired anthology series is finally here. Fargo Season 4's sprawling cast of movie stars, TV icons, and indie rockers had to reassemble six months after filming was shut down in March in order to complete the season's final two episodes.

And now viewers will get to delight in the latest star-studded, blackly comic crime saga from the mind of creator Noah Hawley. There have been few better limited series of television through time than Fargo Season two. An A list cast, new storylines, colorful production design and cinematography lead to a flawless season of television.

A principal cast of five actors received star billing in the show's second season. Hawley did not tailor his characters with any specific actors in mind, though Nick Offerman, Brad Garrett, Patrick Wilson and Kirsten Dunst were among the few he considered for starring roles in the season's early stages. The search for talent was sometimes an exhaustive process that required advertising via custom built websites and social media. Once actors were hired, their agents were made aware of the frigid shooting conditions and any issues with the location and potential scheduling conflicts during production were discussed.

Hawley discussed the script with actors who had little experience in the television industry. "They're used to reading the whole story but you've given them one or two hours of it," he remarked. Once hired, the actors trained with a dialect coach to master a Minnesota accent. Thankfully there are other shows out there that will fulfill your desire for depraved humor, ridiculous violence, while you wait to return to the weird world of The Deep's dolphin friends, Hughie's Billy Joel love, and Antony Starr's jaw. Below, we've put together a list of things that fans of The Boys can watch while they wait for Season 3.

You'll find new takes on superhero shows, dark adaptations of comic books, and series featuring The Boys cast members, and they're all pre-approved to be good. The first season follows a drifter who brings trouble to small-town Minnesota inwhile Season 2 focuses on a young state police. It's astounding that a show this strange was able to land a network TV time slot in the early 1990s.

The show follows the investigation of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper into the murder of a homecoming queen in a Washington logging town. While the premise makes it sound like a run-of-the-mill primetime procedural, the delivery from creators Mark Frost and David Lynch was truly bizarre. Combining surrealism, melodrama, horror, and comedy with movie-quality visuals, "Twin Peaks" stands as one of the most original pieces of American television ever made. The show was resurrected by Showtime in 2017 for a limited-run series featuring many of the original cast members to the delight of fans everywhere. This spinoff of AMC's flagship series "Breaking Bad" takes place before and after the events of that show, focusing on the life of sleazy attorney Saul Goodman, played by Bob Odenkirk. Although it had big shoes to fill, the show managed to surpass critics' expectations, while scratching an itch for "Breaking Bad" fans suffering from cancellation withdrawal.

A remake of a British series, this Showtime dramedy takes on the struggles of a Chicago family headed by a deadbeat patriarch (William H. Macy) whose only concerns are what his next scheme will be and where his next beer will come from. Although some critics initially thought Macy was miscast, he has racked up three Screen Actors Guild awards for his performance in the role. The show's ninth season made it the longest-running Showtime show in the network's history.

Emmy Rossum, who plays Macy's eldest daughter Fiona, did not return as a regular for the 10th season, and the show concluded with its 11th and final season in 2021. This HBO drama, based on the best-selling novel by Liane Moriarty of the same name, features an A-list cast that includes Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Laura Dern. The show is set in a wealthy coastal town in California where deception and murder lurk beneath the picture-perfect surface. Despite initially being billed as a miniseries—and winning an Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series—HBO brought it back for a second season, adding Meryl Streep to the stacked cast. Whilst Season 1 mainly told the story of Lester Nygaard and Lorne Malvo , the second season takes up a similar premise, but seems to turn every conceivable aspect of the show up to 11.

It tells the main story of Peggy and Ed Blumquist, who just so happen to be the wrong people in the wrong place at the wrong time. After Rye Gerhardt murders three people in a diner, he is hit by Peggy's car, and unintentionally driven back to her house where Ed is left with no choice but to finish him off. This sinister and gory night sets off a series of events that soon engulfs the entire region. It becomes a lot riskier when the movie is as beloved and unique as the Coen Brothers masterpiece, Fargo. The show adopts the movie's fake true story premise to tell various stories of violence and crime all set in the cold and calm American Midwest. This is honestly one of the best looking television shows I have ever seen.

The lighting alone is superior to anything I've ever seen on the small screen. Combine the gorgeous shots with great acting, fascinating characters and an intriguing story and you get one of the best shows ever. In a year where the popular True Detective fell so far from grace, Fargo is the crime anthology series that everyone should be watching. The Umbrella Academy is the other show du jour for people who like their super-powered characters mixing it up with some over-the-top violence. Also based on a comic book, the series follows a group of adopted siblings with superpowers who were brought together to be a superhero team, but have problems gelling because of their disparate personalities. Years later, they reunite to unravel the mystery of their origins while also trying to stop an impending apocalypse.

It has a similar cheeky sense of dark humor to The Boys, but less cynicism, and plays around in a much bigger sandbox than The Boys. Case in point, one character is half-ape and lived on the moon, and time-travel is the backbone of the second season. Both shows also love to ironically visit the jukebox for their music cues, but The Umbrella Academy uses less Billy Joel. Based on the Coen brothers film of the same name, "Fargo" is a darkly comedic anthology show about quirky characters in small towns. The award-winning series has received top marks from critics for its originality and dedication to the absurd.

Its main characters may work in a bar, but this show is no "Cheers." Caustic, cynical, crass, and hilarious, "It's Always Sunny" delights in pushing the boundaries of good taste far beyond what would fly in a network show. The first season took a while to find its comedic footing, but since season two, which kicked off with Danny DeVito joining the cast, the show has received universal acclaim from critics. When it was renewed for a 15th season in 2020 it became the longest-running live-action comedy series in American history. Ultimately, their vision was realised as a prequel that takes place 27 years before the events of the first season ofFargo in 1979, rotating between Luverne, Minnesota, Fargo, North Dakota and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Being better than it had any right to be, Noah Hawley'sFargo debuted in 2014 to an overwhelmingly positive reception. It told a simple story; the story of one man, his terrible crime, the nihilistic psychopath who is neither his friend nor foe, and the colourful cast of characters who find themselves pulled into the intricate and bonkers case.

With the Blumquists in custody and Hanzee on the run, the police stage an ill-advised sting operation that turns into a deadly confrontation and brings in some very unexpected elements. Few people could have predicted UFOs playing a vital role in this story. Though there was still another episode left to go, this was the season and series highlight for many fans.

I don't know how this season got a 100% freshness rating by critics; it was garbage. It started out fine, but as the season progressed, it just got worse and worse. It was filled with fat; at least two episodes should've been cut, and I feel like I wasted the hour I spent watching the finale. The split camera thing is annoying and weird and doesn't even make use of basic shot centering continuity techniques. They kept introducing so many new and bizarre film techniques then discarding them immediately after, I felt like I was watching a film student experimenting. Don't even get me started on the deus ex machina at the end of episode 9.

I'll avoid going into spoilers, but seriously, what the heck -- that was so stupid on so many levels. Not to mention the big final battle -- pro tip, if you have a big final battle, it should be the FINAL battle. I swear there are at least three monologues an episode, most of them pointless! A prequel to the events in its first season, season two of Fargo takes place in the Upper Midwest in March 1979. It follows the lives of a young couple—Peggy and Ed Blumquist —as they attempt to cover up the hit and run and homicide of Rye Gerhardt , the son of Floyd Gerhardt , matriarch of the Gerhardt crime family. During this time, Minnesota state trooper Lou Solverson , and Rock County sheriff Hank Larsson , investigate three homicides linked to Rye.

The best part of The Boys is the notion that not all heroes are heroic, and that's doubled down on by The Suicide Squad, James Gunn's film about the famous DC superhero team made up of superpowered convicts. Cartoonish violence, goofy gore, and heroes with silly powers and origins (wait 'til you meet The Weasel and Polka-Dot Man) are everywhere, and by the time the team fights a giant alien starfish you'll already be asking for a proper sequel. Every season of Noah Hawley's crime anthology series is a veritable monologuefest, but season four seems especially top-heavy.

Over four seasons, the anthology series has developed a self-referentiality that goes well beyond references to the original film. The late James Gandolfini led this megahit, award-winning HBO series as Tony Soprano, an Italian-American mobster who had to balance family life with organized crime. Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler co-starred in what some critics consider one of the most groundbreaking series ever made because of its effect on the industry in elevating the art form. Starting in season three, Olivia Colman took over for Claire Foy as queen.

In this animated Netflix series, a former sitcom star voiced by Will Arnett attempts to reignite his showbiz career. While many reviewers found the show's first season too short on laughs to justify its bizarre premise, subsequent seasons added surprising depth to the BoJack character and drew acclaim from audiences and critics alike. This FX crime drama revolved around a motorcycle gang based out of Central California.

Critics appreciated the uncompromising grittiness of the show and the strength of the ensemble cast, which included Ron Perlman, Charlie Hunnam, and Katey Sagal. For the sake of authenticity, the producers even cast Oakland Hell's Angel David Labrava to play one of the biker gang members, in addition to his role as a consultant for the show. Originally on the Syfy channel, this show based on "The Expanse" series of books is set in a universe where the solar system has been colonized. An ice hauler ship named the Canterbury is involved in an accident, sending the crew into the center of a conspiracy that threatens the uneasy peace among different planetary governments.

Canceled in 2018, Amazon revived the series for an upcoming fourth season on Prime; it began streaming in late 2019. The Starz original "Ash vs Evil Dead" aired for three seasons and successfully tackled the ultra-specific genre of horror-comedy. Taking place decades after the "Evil Dead" trilogy, the series sees Ash Williams re-emerge to defend humankind. Fans and critics appreciated its loyalty to the original material, its characters, and its well-executed combination of humor and action. This goofy cop show stars former "SNL" cast member Andy Samberg as a juvenile and irreverent detective who's forced to shape up when a strict new commanding officer takes over his precinct. Critics praised the show's easygoing humor along with Samberg's charming performance, and following its debut season "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" clinched Golden Globes for best series and best actor in the Musical/Comedy category.

Like several shows on this list, the first season of "Person of Interest" received a mixed response from critics for its shallow character development, while later seasons seemed to remedy the issue. The story sees an ex-CIA operative and a scientist teaming up to try to prevent crimes before they occur. The show's creator, Jonathan Nolan, is the brother of director Christopher Nolan. Show-creator Noah Hawley and his team of writers used the second season to expand the scope of the show's storytelling — from its narrative to its characters. Hawley wanted viewers to sympathise with characters they might not feel empathy for in real life.

Highlights include Kirsten Dunst as a spunky, cookie cutter model of the American Suburban dream, but flipped totally on its head in a complete 180 performance. As well as Dunst, Patrick Wilson shines in his role and continues to prove himself as one of the best actors working today. And props must go to Nick Offerman in another Ron Swanson style performance, but amplified and based 40 years earlier than his Parks and Recreationincarnation. There's not a bad performance among the ensemble, and not enough praise can towards the actorsandthe casting directors. It must be a real Sophie's choice for who to nominate come awards season. With a Kansas-City based syndicate seeking to move onto the Gerhardt's turf, a breaking point is reached and smashed to smithereens.

Colin McCormick is a Senior Writer with Screen Rant and has been a proud member of the team since 2019. In addition to his work as Screen Rant, Colin is also a writer of News, Feature and Review pieces at Game Rant. Colin has had a long passion and obsession with movies going back to the first time he saw The Lion King in theaters.

Along with movies, Colin stays up-to-date on the latest must-see TV shows. While he loves to find interesting projects in any kind of genre, he has a special movie of crime stories that are infused with a little dark humor much like the work of his favorite author, Elmore Leonard. She first made a splash with her feature film debut in the 2017 indie horror film Beast, which she followed up with an acclaimed performance in the 2018 musical drama Wild Rose. Her other credits include a role in the 2019 Oscar-winning biopic Judy and a memorable turn in HBO's Chernobyl. In Fargo Season 4, Buckley portrays murderous nurse Oraetta Mayflower, whom Vulture's Matt Zoller Seitz compares to another Coen Bros. villain, No Country For Old Men's terrifying Anton Chigurh. When Fargo's first season debuted over six years ago in the spring of 2014, the idea of movie stars appearing in TV shows was still something of a novelty.