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Fargo
Season 3
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkFX
Original releaseApril 19 (2017-04-19) –
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21)
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The third season of Fargo, an American anthology dark comedy–crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on April 19, 2017, on the basic cable network FX.[1][2] The season had ten episodes, and its initial airing concluded on June 21, 2017. As an anthology, each Fargo season possesses its own self-contained narrative, following a set of characters in various settings in a connected shared universe.[3]

The third season is set primarily between 2010 and 2011,[4] in three Minnesota towns: St. Cloud, Eden Valley, and Eden Prairie, and is the first season not to feature the titular Fargo, North Dakota. It follows the lives of a couple, Ray Stussy (Ewan McGregor) and Nikki Swango (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), who, after unsuccessfully trying to rob Ray's wealthy older brother Emmit (also played by McGregor), become involved in a double murder case. One of the victims is an old man with a mysterious past whose stepdaughter, Gloria Burgle (Carrie Coon), is a policewoman. Meanwhile, Emmit tries to cut his ties with a shady organization he borrowed money from a year before, but the company, represented by V. M. Varga (David Thewlis) has other plans.[5][6]

Michael Stuhlbarg, Hamish Linklater, Olivia Sandoval, Shea Whigham, Mark Forward, Mary McDonnell, and Scoot McNairy make recurring appearances. Sylvester Groth, Ray Wise, Fred Melamed, Francesca Eastwood, Frances Fisher, DJ Qualls, and Rob McElhenney guest star.

Season 3 began filming in early 2017 in Calgary, Alberta.[7]

Cast

A photograph of McGregor at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival
Ewan McGregor (Emmit Stussy and Ray Stussy)
A photograph of Coon at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
Carrie Coon (Gloria Burgle)
A photograph of Winstead at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2010
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Nikki Swango)
A photograph of Thewlis at the 2008 San Sebastián International Film Festival
David Thewlis (V. M. Varga)

Main

  • Ewan McGregor as brothers Emmit and Raymond "Ray" Stussy. Emmit is a wealthy, happily married man and the self-proclaimed "Parking Lot King of Minnesota". Younger brother Ray is a financially struggling parole officer who feels betrayed by Emmit over the way their father's inheritance was divided between them, when Ray got his father's Corvette and Emmit got a valuable stamp collection. McGregor also voiced the Captain, the android MNSKY's scientist companion.[8]
  • Carrie Coon as Gloria Burgle, a dedicated police officer and police chief of Eden Valley until the department is absorbed by the county. She is trying to solve her stepfather's murder.
  • Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Nikki Swango, a crafty and alluring young woman with a passion for competitive bridge. She is a recent parolee and Ray's fiancée.
  • Goran Bogdan as Yuri Gurka, a Ukrainian man working for V. M. Varga.
  • David Thewlis as V. M. Varga, an unscrupulous British businessman with whom Emmit unwillingly finds himself in a partnership.

Recurring

  • Michael Stuhlbarg as Sy Feltz, Emmit's loyal and dedicated business partner.
  • Shea Whigham as Sheriff Moe Dammik, the Meeker County Sheriff, who becomes Gloria's boss when the Eden Valley police are absorbed by the county.
  • Scoot McNairy as Maurice LeFay, a drug addict and another parolee of Ray's.
  • Andy Yu as Meemo, one of Varga's henchmen.
  • Mark Forward as Donny Mashman, Gloria's partner.
  • Graham Verchere as Nathan Burgle, Gloria's son.
  • Olivia Sandoval as Winnie Lopez, a St. Cloud police officer.
  • Russell Harvard as Mr. Wrench, a deaf assassin who helps Nikki. Harvard reprises the role from Season 1.
  • Mary McDonnell as Ruby Goldfarb, a wealthy widow who attempts to buy out Stussy Lots.
  • Hamish Linklater as Larue Dollard, an IRS agent investigating Stussy Lots.
  • Scott Hylands as Ennis Stussy, Gloria's stepfather, who LeFay confuses with Emmit.
  • Linda Kash as Stella Stussy, Emmit's wife.
  • Caitlynne Medrek as Grace Stussy, Emmit's daughter.

Guest stars

Billy Bob Thornton, who appeared as Lorne Malvo in season one, narrates Peter and the Wolf in the fourth episode, "The Narrow Escape Problem".

Episodes

See also: List of Fargo episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
211"The Law of Vacant Places"Noah HawleyNoah HawleyApril 19, 2017 (2017-04-19)XFO030011.42[9]
222"The Principle of Restricted Choice"Michael UppendahlNoah HawleyApril 26, 2017 (2017-04-26)XFO030021.06[10]
233"The Law of Non-Contradiction"John CameronMatt Wolpert & Ben NediviMay 3, 2017 (2017-05-03)XFO030031.17[11]
244"The Narrow Escape Problem"Michael UppendahlMonica BeletskyMay 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)XFO030041.05[12]
255"The House of Special Purpose"Dearbhla WalshBob DeLaurentisMay 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)XFO030050.98[13]
266"The Lord of No Mercy"Dearbhla WalshNoah HawleyMay 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)XFO030061.04[14]
277"The Law of Inevitability"Mike BarkerNoah Hawley & Matt Wolpert & Ben NediviMay 31, 2017 (2017-05-31)XFO030071.03[15]
288"Who Rules the Land of Denial?"Mike BarkerNoah Hawley & Monica BeletskyJune 7, 2017 (2017-06-07)XFO030081.14[16]
299"Aporia"Keith GordonNoah Hawley & Bob DeLaurentisJune 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)XFO030091.19[17]
3010"Somebody to Love"Keith GordonNoah HawleyJune 21, 2017 (2017-06-21)XFO030101.22[18]

Production

Casting

Ewan McGregor was cast in the lead dual role as Emmit and Ray Stussy,[5] and Carrie Coon plays the lead female role, Gloria Burgle.[6] In September 2016, Mary Elizabeth Winstead was cast in a major role as Nikki Swango and Scoot McNairy in a recurring role.[19][20] In November 2016, it was announced that Jim Gaffigan had joined the main cast in the role of Donny Mashman, Gloria Burgle's partner.[21] However, it was later announced that Gaffigan would not appear in the season due to scheduling conflicts.[22] Mark Forward was later cast to replace him as Mashman, and Mashman's role in the story was reduced. In December 2016, several new actors joined the cast, including David Thewlis, Michael Stuhlbarg, Shea Whigham, Fred Melamed and Thomas Mann.[23][24]

Filming

Filming began in early 2017 in Calgary, Alberta, where the previous two seasons were also filmed.[7]

Regarding filming with Ewan McGregor while he is portraying dual roles, co-star Mary Elizabeth Winstead said, "For some takes, I was standing with Ewan's double and for some takes, I was standing with Ewan." She added, "Watching how the doubles interact with him and have to learn his way of walking and his posture and his way of standing was interesting. They make it feel very natural and grounded and real. They're reading the lines and the scenes are existing as they would regularly, just swapping out the people. Which is somewhat strange, but it still doesn't feel like you're doing a trick of any sort."[25]

Visual style

As with the previous two seasons, the third season had its own distinct visual style, achieved through color grading by removing the blue channel. Noah Hawley described the technique, saying "So you take the blue channel on the digital image and you just dial it out. And what you end up with is a very distinctive look in which colors like red and orange and yellow; they just really pop in a different way. Usually in cold weather you add blue, because blue denotes cold. So it was interesting to take the blue out and see what it did to the image. And once we did that it became clear that it doesn't look at all like any of the other years, which I really liked."[26]

Reception

Reviews

The third season has received acclaim from critics. On Metacritic, it has a score of 89 out of 100 based on 32 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[27] On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 93% "certified fresh" rating with an average score of 8.56 out of 10 based on 50 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Thanks in part to a memorable dual performance from Ewan McGregor, Fargo mostly maintains the sly wit and off-kilter sensibility it displayed in its first two seasons."[28]

Accolades

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Fargo

In addition to the six Emmy nominations listed below, the series earned an additional ten nominations in various technical and creative categories.[29]

Ceremony Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
33rd TCA Awards Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, and Specials Fargo Nominated [30]
Individual Achievement in Drama Carrie Coon (for Fargo and The Leftovers) Won
69th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Limited Series Fargo Nominated [29]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Ewan McGregor Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Carrie Coon Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie David Thewlis (Episode: "The Narrow Escape Problem") Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Noah Hawley for "The Law of Vacant Places" Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Noah Hawley for "The Law of Vacant Places" Nominated
69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Rachel Tenner, Jackie Lind, and Stephanie Gorin Nominated [29]
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie Dana Gonzales ("The Law of Vacant Places") Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie Regis Kimble ("The Law of Vacant Places") Nominated
Curtis Thurber ("The Narrow Escape Problem") Nominated
Henk van Eeghen ("Aporia") Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) Gail Kennedy, Joanne Preece, Amanda Rye, and Danielle Hanson Nominated
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Jeff Russo ("Aporia") Won
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie Chris Glimsdale, Judy Durbacz, Penny Thompson, and Eva Blanchard Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Kurt N. Forshager, Joe Bracciale, Martin Gwynn Jones, Brent Pickett, Claire Dobson, Robert Bertola, Alex Bullick, Tyler Whitham, Matt Decker, and John Elliot ("Who Rules the Land of Denial?") Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie Martin Lee, Kirk Lynds, Michael Playfair and Michael Perftt ("Who Rules the Land of Denial?") Nominated
22nd Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Drama / Genre Series Ewan McGregor Nominated [31]
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film Ewan McGregor Nominated
8th Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Limited Series Fargo Nominated [32]
Best Actor in a Movie/Limited Series Ewan McGregor Won
Best Actress in a Movie/Limited Series Carrie Coon Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Limited Series David Thewlis Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Limited Series Mary Elizabeth Winstead Nominated
75th Golden Globe Awards Best TV Movie or Limited Series Fargo Nominated [33]
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Ewan McGregor Won
Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or Television Film David Thewlis Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards 2017 Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television Fargo Nominated [34]
American Cinema Editors Awards 2018 Best Edited Drama Series for Commercial Television Andrew Seklir ("Who Rules the Land of Denial?") Won [35]
54th Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Movie or Mini-Series Michael Playfair, Kirk Lynds, Martin Lee, Michael Perfitt Nominated [36]
5th Location Managers Guild Awards Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series Robert Hilton Nominated [37]
44th Saturn Awards Best Action-Thriller Television Series Fargo Nominated [38]
Best Actress on Television Mary Elizabeth Winstead Nominated

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