FX is definitely set for a premiere date for season 4 of “Fargo.”
Season 4 was originally scheduled to debut in April, but was postponed for five months “due to a delay in production related to the coronavirus.” It will now premiere with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, September 27, with the remaining nine episodes of the week out weekly. Production on the fourth installment, headed by Chris Rock, is scheduled to resume later this month, via FX.
The fourth season of “Fargo” is described as a story of immigration and assimilation and the things we do for money, set in 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, where two criminal syndicates – one Italian, one African-American – an inconvenience have struck peace. To cement their ceasefire, Loy Cannon (Rock), the head of the African-American crime family, betrays his youngest son Satchel (Rodney Jones), to his enemy Donatello Fadda (Tommaso Ragno), the head of the Italian mafia. In return, Donatello hands over his youngest son Zero (Jameson Braccioforte) to Loy. But then the head of the Kansas City Mafia goes to the hospital for routine surgery and dies – and everything changes.
The ensemble cast for season 4 also includes the following talent: Uzo Aduba, Jack Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, Jessie Buckley, Salvatore Esposito, Andrew Bird, Jeremie Harris, Gaetano Bruon, Anji White, Francesco Acquaroli, Emyri Crutchfield, and Amber Middle down.
The delay pushed the series out of the Emmys window in 2020, meaning it will compete for the best TV awards of next year. Season 4 comes about three and a half years after the previous installment, which aired in April 2017 and was nominated for more than a dozen Emmys.
“Fargo” is created, written and executive produced by Noah Hawley and his production company 26 Keys lead the creative team. Warren Littlefield and his production manager The Littlefield Company also co-produced with Joel & Ethan Coen, who of course wrote and directed the original 1996 film. “Fargo” is produced by MGM Television and FX Productions, with MGM Television serving as the main studio and international distributor.
