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Fargo
Season 4
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkFX
Original releaseSeptember 27 (2020-09-27) –
November 29, 2020 (2020-11-29)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

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

  • Chris Rock as Loy Cannon, the leader of the African-American crime syndicate Cannon Limited, as well as a businessman trying to get his new idea, the credit card, off the ground.
  • Jessie Buckley as Oraetta Mayflower, a deceptively cheerful nurse and angel of mercy.
  • Jason Schwartzman as Josto Fadda, the physically unimposing and impulsive leader of the Sardinian Fadda family.
  • Ben Whishaw as Patrick "Rabbi" Milligan, an Irish-American member of the Fadda family.
  • Jack Huston as Odis Weff, a cop with many nervous tics who served in World War II and is secretly on the Faddas' payroll.
  • Salvatore Esposito as Gaetano Fadda, Josto's younger but larger brother, a violent and unblinking former Blackshirt from Italy.
  • E'myri Crutchfield as Ethelrida Pearl Smutny, an intelligent and rebellious African-American teen.
  • Andrew Bird as Thurman Smutny, Ethelrida's father, the owner of a funeral home.
  • Anji White as Dibrell Smutny, Ethelrida's stern, protective mother.
  • Jeremie Harris as Leon Bittle, a young and ambitious member of the Cannon Limited.
  • Matthew Elam as Lemuel Cannon, Loy's elder son.
  • Corey Hendrix as Omie Sparkman, a former boxer and a member of the Cannon Limited.
  • James Vincent Meredith as Opal Rackley, a member of the Cannon Limited.
  • Francesco Acquaroli as Ebal Violante, consigliere of the Fadda family.
  • Gaetano Bruno [it] as Constant Calamita, a hitman for the Fadda family.
  • Stephen Spencer as Dr. David Harvard, the prejudiced head of a top private hospital in Kansas City.
  • Karen Aldridge as Zelmare Roulette, Dibrell's sister, Ethelrida's maternal aunt, and a bank robber.

Recurring

  • Glynn Turman as Doctor Senator, consigliere of the Cannon Limited.
  • Timothy Olyphant as Dick "Deafy" Wickware, a Mormon U.S. Marshal who has arrived in Kansas City to hunt Zelmare and Swanee.
  • Kelsey Asbille as Swanee Capps, Zelmare Roulette's lover and partner in crime.
  • J. Nicole Brooks as Buel Cannon, Loy's wife.
  • Rodney L. Jones III as Michael "Satchel" Cannon, Loy's younger son who is traded to the Faddas and looked after by Rabbi Milligan. He grows up to become Mike Milligan in Season 2.
  • Nadia Simms as Pessimindle Cannon, Loy's daughter.
  • Hannah Love Jones as Florine Cannon, Loy's daughter.
  • Tommaso Ragno as Donatello Fadda, Josto and Gaetano's father and the head of the Fadda family.
  • Torrey Hanson as Principal Rice Crisco, Ethelrida's cruel principal.
  • Will Clinger as Theodore "Mr. Snowman" Roach, the spirit of a slave owner that haunts the Smutnys.
  • Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel as Naneeda Fadda, Donatello's daughter.
  • Sean Fortunato as Antoon Dumini, a member of the Fadda family and Naneeda's husband.
  • Evan Mulrooney as Joe Bulo, a New York based mafia soldier who assists the Faddas in their war; Brad Garrett originally portrayed the character in season 2.

Guests

  • Bokeem Woodbine and Brad Mann reprise their respective roles as Mike Milligan and Gale Kitchen in a cameo appearance in the season finale.

Episodes

See also: List of Fargo episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
311"Welcome to the Alternate Economy"Noah HawleyNoah HawleySeptember 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)XFO040011.22[4]
322"The Land of Taking and Killing"Noah HawleyNoah HawleySeptember 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)XFO040020.79[4]
333"Raddoppiarlo"Dearbhla WalshNoah HawleyOctober 4, 2020 (2020-10-04)XFO040030.72[5]
344"The Pretend War"Dearbhla WalshNoah Hawley and Stefani RobinsonOctober 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)XFO040040.76[6]
355"The Birthplace of Civilization"Dana GonzalesNoah Hawley and Francesca SloaneOctober 18, 2020 (2020-10-18)XFO040050.74[7]
366"Camp Elegance"Dana GonzalesNoah Hawley and Enzo Mileti & Scott Wilson and Francesca SloaneOctober 25, 2020 (2020-10-25)XFO040110.70[8]
377"Lay Away"Dana GonzalesNoah Hawley and Enzo Mileti & Scott WilsonNovember 1, 2020 (2020-11-01)XFO040060.65[9]
388"The Nadir"Sylvain WhiteNoah Hawley and Enzo Mileti & Scott WilsonNovember 8, 2020 (2020-11-08)XFO040070.70[10]
399"East/West"Michael UppendahlNoah Hawley and Lee Edward Colston IINovember 15, 2020 (2020-11-15)XFO040080.82[11]
4010"Happy"Sylvain WhiteNoah HawleyNovember 22, 2020 (2020-11-22)XF0040090.81[12]
4111"Storia Americana"Dana GonzalesNoah HawleyNovember 29, 2020 (2020-11-29)XFO040100.85[13]

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% critic approval rating and an average score of 7.3 out of 10 based on 58 reviews. 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, it has a score of 68 out of 100 based on 37 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

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  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.
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  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.
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  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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