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ErtGentskee t1_j43a7qt wrote

As cool as an 'Alien' series is, I'm just excited about some Fargo news. Hope it revisits the characters from season 1, especially.

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TheUncannyBroker t1_j44jbyl wrote

Oh man I can tell you so much about Season 5, ive been watching the pre-production of that series like a hawk.

Here is something: Jon Hamm plays Roy Tillman, the corrupt sheriff of Stark County North Dakota, who has formed a militia and turned his county into a lawless autonomous zone. Roy has built a political persona for himself and his campaign slogan is "A Hard Man For Hard Times".

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ErtGentskee t1_j44jpfk wrote

Sounds interesting. Is it set 2006ish, or did I mishear that?

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TheUncannyBroker t1_j44khhg wrote

Its set in 2019. The premise starts out very similar to the movie, a man hires 2 hitmen to kidnap his (ex)wife. One hitman is a doofus named Donald Ireland (played by Devon Bostick), the other one is a norwegian psychopath named Ole Munch who speaks mainly in riddles and describes himself as a nihilist (played by Sam Spruell).

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hurst_ t1_j4506n8 wrote

>and describes himself as a nihilist

we believe in nothing Lebowski

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prodigalkal7 t1_j44c9wu wrote

Hasn't the show been anthology seasons so far, with different stories, characters, arcs, etc? I think it's basically zero chance the newest season has anything to do with season 1.

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ErtGentskee t1_j44drzs wrote

There's always one character that connects it the previous. I kinda remember Hawley saying in an interview he wanted to do one more season that ties it all together.

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happybarfday t1_j45e76p wrote

Yeah true, but from what I can remember the connections are a very small part of the plot and don't really affect things in the actual show much - you have to kind of be looking for it to show up. You could watch each whole season independently without even realizing those characters are connected and you wouldn't feel like you missed anything.

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Mattyzooks t1_j46cpad wrote

Keith Carradine was the main cop's father in season 1. In season 2, the main law enforcement character is the younger version of that character played by Patrick Wilson. And another character ends up being a minor head gangster from season 1. Several characters from season 1 return at the very end in a brief flashforward. Season 3's main connection was bringing back one of the characters from season 1. And season 4 includes an origin story for an antagonist in season 2.
Adding to that, the first season connects to the movie as well via the case of money.
The connections never really matter to the plot but do somewhat make the world all feel a bit more connected.

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ErtGentskee t1_j478ql4 wrote

Yeah, you're right. I wouldn't want it to be all about the first season folks, just an update or a cameo because it is my favorite. If it's the final season, I think going full-circle would be a good move.

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