Fargo (season 4)


The fourth season of Fargo, an American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley. 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.
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, on the basic cable network FX, but this was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. FX is to announce a new premiere date once production resumes.

Cast

Episodes


Additional fourth season episodes include:
  • "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. 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. 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". The role was recast with Karen Aldridge in December.
Production began in October 2019 in Chicago, Illinois, with Hawley directing the first block of episodes. In March 2020, FX suspended production on the series for at least two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. 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. FX will determine a new premiere date once production resumes.