Fargo season 3 explained

Season Number:3
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Network:FX
Prev Season:Season 2
Episode List:List of Fargo episodes

The third season of Fargo, an American anthology black 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.

Cast

Main

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.

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. In September 2016, Mary Elizabeth Winstead was cast in a major role as Nikki Swango and Scoot McNairy in a recurring role.[8] [9] In November 2016, it was announced that Jim Gaffigan had joined the main cast in the role of Donny Mashman, Gloria Burgle's partner.[10] However, it was later announced that Gaffigan would not appear in the season due to scheduling conflicts.[11] 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.[12] [13]

Filming

Filming began in early 2017 in Calgary, Alberta, where the previous two seasons were also filmed.[14]

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."[15]

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."[16]

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.[17] On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 93% rating with an average score of 8.5 out of 10 based on 225 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."[18]

Accolades

See 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.

CeremonyCategoryNominee(s)Result
33rd TCA AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, and SpecialsFargo[19]
Individual Achievement in DramaCarrie Coon (for Fargo and The Leftovers)
69th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Limited or Anthology SeriesFargo[20]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series or MovieEwan McGregor
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or MovieCarrie Coon
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series or MovieDavid Thewlis (Episode: "The Narrow Escape Problem")
Outstanding Directing for a Limited/Anthology Series MovieNoah Hawley for "The Law of Vacant Places"
Outstanding Writing for a Limited/Anthology Series or MovieNoah Hawley for "The Law of Vacant Places"
69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or SpecialRachel Tenner, Jackie Lind, and Stephanie Gorin
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or MovieDana Gonzales ("The Law of Vacant Places")
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or MovieRegis Kimble ("The Law of Vacant Places")
Curtis Thurber ("The Narrow Escape Problem")
Henk van Eeghen ("Aporia")
Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)Gail Kennedy, Joanne Preece, Amanda Rye, and Danielle Hanson
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or SpecialJeff Russo ("Aporia")
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or MovieChris Glimsdale, Judy Durbacz, Penny Thompson, and Eva Blanchard
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or SpecialKurt 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?")
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or MovieMartin Lee, Kirk Lynds, Michael Playfair and Michael Perftt ("Who Rules the Land of Denial?")
22nd Satellite AwardsBest Actor in a Drama / Genre SeriesEwan McGregor[21]
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV FilmEwan McGregor
8th Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Limited SeriesFargo[22]
Best Actor in a Movie/Limited SeriesEwan McGregor
Best Actress in a Movie/Limited SeriesCarrie Coon
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Limited SeriesDavid Thewlis
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Limited SeriesMary Elizabeth Winstead
75th Golden Globe AwardsBest TV Movie or Limited SeriesFargo[23]
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmEwan McGregor
Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmDavid Thewlis
Producers Guild of America Awards 2017Outstanding Producer of Long-Form TelevisionFargo[24]
American Cinema Editors Awards 2018Best Edited Drama Series for Commercial TelevisionAndrew Seklir ("Who Rules the Land of Denial?")[25]
54th Cinema Audio Society AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Movie or Mini-SeriesMichael Playfair, Kirk Lynds, Martin Lee, Michael Perfitt[26]
5th Location Managers Guild AwardsOutstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television SeriesRobert Hilton[27]
44th Saturn AwardsBest Action-Thriller Television SeriesFargo[28]
Best Actress on TelevisionMary Elizabeth Winstead

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fargo Season 3 Premiere Date Set . TVLine . Michael . Ausiello . February 22, 2017 . February 22, 2017.
  2. News: Turnquist. Kristi. 'Fargo' returns in brilliant form, with black comedy, murder, and Ewan McGregor (review). October 15, 2017. The Oregonian/OregonLive. April 13, 2017.
  3. News: 'Fargo' season 3 time period revealed. Entertainment Weekly. James. Hibberd. December 3, 2015. December 4, 2015.
  4. Web site: Fargo is TV's most blistering critique of the past 40 years of global economics. For real. . Vox . Emily Todd . VanDerWerff . June 22, 2017 . September 23, 2019.
  5. Web site: 'Fargo': Ewan McGregor Set As the Lead In Season 3 Of FX Limited Series In Dual Role . Deadline . Nellie . Andreeva . May 20, 2016 . May 20, 2016.
  6. Web site: Fargo Taps The Leftovers' Carrie Coon as Female Lead in Season 3 . TVLine . Michael . Ausiello . July 11, 2016 . July 11, 2016.
  7. Web site: Fargo Season 3 uses animation and a trip to LA to tell a familiar story. Mic.com. Miles. Surrey. May 3, 2017. June 19, 2017.
  8. Web site: Fargo casts 10 Cloverfield Lane star in major role . Entertainment Weekly . James . Hibberd . September 16, 2016 . September 16, 2016.
  9. Web site: Fargo Season 3: Halt and Catch Fire's Scoot McNairy Lands Recurring Role. TVLine. Matt Webb. Mitovich. September 18, 2016. September 19, 2016. October 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161025145453/http://tvline.com/2016/09/18/fargo-season-3-cast-scoot-mcnairy/. dead.
  10. Web site: 'Fargo' Adds Jim Gaffigan to Season 3 Cast. The Hollywood Reporter. Lesley. Goldberg. October 27, 2016. December 20, 2016.
  11. Web site: 'Fargo' Season 3 Review: FX's Homespun Murder Yarn Is Starting to Fray . Kevin . Fitzpatrick . Screen Crush . April 18, 2017 . April 19, 2017.
  12. Web site: TVLine Items: Fargo Adds Harry Potter Veteran, A&E's KKK Doc and More. TVLine. Vlada. Gelman. December 19, 2016. December 20, 2016. December 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220115611/http://tvline.com/2016/12/19/fargo-cast-david-thewlis-vm-vargas-season-3/. dead.
  13. Web site: 'Fargo': Michael Stuhlbarg, Shea Whigham & More Round Out Season 3 Cast. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. December 20, 2016. December 20, 2016.
  14. "Fargo" Adds Cast for Third Installment . FX . December 20, 2016 . January 13, 2017.
  15. Web site: Fargo Stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Carrie Coon, and Michael Stuhlbarg Share 10 Reasons to Get Excited About Season 3 . Topel . Fred . April 17, 2017 . . April 21, 2017.
  16. Web site: How Fargo Season 3 Found Its Distinct Look . Yeoman . Kevin . April 19, 2017 . . September 2, 2017.
  17. Web site: Fargo: Season 3 . Metacritic . April 30, 2017.
  18. Web site: Fargo: Season 3 . Rotten Tomatoes . June 29, 2017.
  19. Web site: TCA Awards: The Handmaid's Tale, Atlanta, Big Little Lies, Carrie Coon Among Big Winners . TVLine . Ryan . Schwartz . August 5, 2017 . August 6, 2017.
  20. Web site: Fargo . Emmys.com . July 13, 2017.
  21. Web site: 'Dunkirk,' 'The Shape of Water' Lead Satellite Award Nominations . The Wrap . Steve . Pond . November 29, 2017 . December 16, 2017.
  22. Web site: 2018 Critics' Choice Awards: Full winners list in the 25 film and 22 TV categories . Sheehan . Paul . January 11, 2018 . GoldDerby . January 11, 2018.
  23. Web site: Golden Globes: Big Little Lies, Handmaid's Tale and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Are TV's Big Winners . TVLine . Matt Webb . Mitovich . January 7, 2018 . January 8, 2018.
  24. Web site: 'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' Wins Producers Guild Award for Live Entertainment-Talk . McNary . Dave . January 20, 2018 . Variety . January 20, 2018.
  25. Web site: Best Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial Television - Eddie Awards: 'Dunkirk,' 'I, Tonya' Top American Cinema Editors' Honors . Giardina . Carolyn . January 26, 2018 . The Hollywood Reporter . January 28, 2018.
  26. Web site: Cinema Audio Society Awards: Sound Mixers Hear 'Dunkirk' . Giardina . Carolyn . February 24, 2018 . The Hollywood Reporter . February 24, 2018.
  27. Web site: 'Baby Driver,' 'Dunkirk' Take Location Managers Guild Awards . Giardina . Carolyn . April 7, 2018 . The Hollywood Reporter . April 29, 2018.
  28. For the award nominations, see Web site: 'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations . McNary . Dave . . March 15, 2018 . March 15, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023438/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/ . March 16, 2018 . live . mdy-all.
    For the award winner, see Web site: 'Black Panther' Tops 44th Saturn Awards With Five; 'Blade Runner 2049', 'Shape Of Water', 'Get Out' Also Score . Hammond . Pete . June 28, 2018 . Deadline . June 28, 2018.

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