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  2. Lou Solverson, a young State Police Officer recently back from Vietnam, investigates a case involving a local crime gang, a major mob syndicate and small town beautician Peggy Blumquist along with her husband Ed, the local butcher’s assistant. Helping Lou piece things together is his father-in-law, Sheriff Hank Larsson.

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    1. Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blumquist, a hairdresser focused on improving herself through self-actualization and pop psychologytechniques. 2. Patrick Wilson as Lou Solverson, a Minnesota State Patrol trooper and the father of Molly Solverson, one of the main characters of season one. Keith Carradineportrayed the older version of the character in the first season. 3. Jesse Plemons as Ed Blumquist, Peggy's husband and the local butcher's assistant. 4. Jean Smart as Floyd Gerhardt, wife of Otto Ge...

    Special guests

    1. Kieran Culkinas Rye Gerhardt, the youngest of the three Gerhardt brothers. 2. Martin Freemanas Narrator 3. Allison Tolman as Molly Solverson 4. Joey Kingas Greta Grimly 5. Colin Hanks as Gus Grimly 6. Keith Carradine as older Lou Solverson

    Development and writing

    Details of a new season first emerged in the media following a Television Critics Association (TCA) press event, and by July 21, 2014, FX commissioned ten episodes for Fargo'ssecond season. As an anthology, each season of Fargo is engineered to have a self-contained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in various settings. Noah Hawley and his team of writers used the second season to expand the scope of the show's storytelling—from its narrative to its characters. They increased...

    Casting

    A principal cast of five actors received star billing in the show's second season. Hawley did not tailor his characters with any specific actors in mind, though Nick Offerman, Brad Garrett, Patrick Wilson and Kirsten Dunst were among the few he considered for starring roles in the season's early stages. The search for talent was sometimes an exhaustive process that required advertising via custom built websites and social media. Once actors were hired, their agents were made aware of the frig...

    Filming

    Preliminary scouting was well underway by the time Fargo was renewed. Principal photography began in Calgary, Alberta on January 19, 2015, and took 85 days. The city's central business district and Kensington neighborhood doubled for Kansas City, Sioux Falls, and Luverne. Production crew constructed the Waffle Hut set on the CL Ranch in neighboring Springbank. Elsewhere in the area, shooting took place in Didsbury, High River, and Fort Macleod. Initially, the weather posed a challenge for the...

    Ratings

    Fargo premiered to 1.59 million U.S. viewers; 609,000 were in the 18–49 demographic. Viewership was down by 40% after the series premiere, and 19% from the season one finale.From then on, ratings for the second season fell in the 1.13 to the 1.32 million range until the final episode, which peaked with 1.82 million viewers.

    Reviews

    Fargo was considered among the best television shows of 2015 by the American press. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds a 100% score based on 53 reviews, with an average rating of 9.19 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Season two of Fargo retains all the elements that made the series an award-winning hit, successfully delivering another stellar saga powered by fascinating characters, cheeky cynicism, and just a touch of the absurd". The season also hol...

    Accolades

    Fargo was a candidate for a variety of awards, most of them recognizing outstanding achievement in writing, cinematography, directing, acting, and special effects. The series received eighteen Emmy nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony. It was named Television Program of the Year by the American Film Institute, and received three Golden Globe nominations—including for Best Actor and Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film (Wilson and Dunst respectively). Other accola...

    On February 23, 2016, 20th Century Fox released the second season of Fargo on DVD and Blu-ray formats in region 1. In addition to all ten episodes, both DVD and Blu-ray disc formats include five featurettes; "Lou on Lou: A Conversation with Patrick Wilson, Keith Carradine and Noah Hawley", "Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls", "The F...

    Fargo – list of episodes on IMDb
    • Adam Arkin. Who he plays: Hamish Broker, the shadowy manager of the Kansas City crime syndicate who dispatches his minions to absorb the Gerhardt family's business at the end of the Season 2 premiere.
    • Ann Cusack. Who she plays: The judge who is murdered by Rye Gerhardt at the Waffle Hut, setting off Season 2's bloody chain of events. What you know her from: At least one episode from pretty much all of your favorite shows, including Ally McBeal, Frasier, Six Feet Under, Grey's Anatomy, Bones, Private Practice, Scandal, and Castle.
    • Jeffrey Donovan. Who he plays: Dodd Gerhardt, the eldest son of the Gerhardt family, itching to take over his father's position as mob boss. What you know him from: Although he's practically unrecognizable with that atrocious accent and equally atrocious haircut, Donovan is hot off the success of seven seasons as former Special Forces soldier Michael Westen on USA's Burn Notice.
    • Brad Garrett. Who he plays: Joe Bulo, the underling dispatched from Kansas City by Hamish to complete the absorption of the Gerhardt family's business.
  3. Fargo: Created by Noah Hawley. With Allison Tolman, Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks, Jason Schwartzman. Various chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota.

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  4. Jan 8, 2015 · The cast of Fargo season two has been announced and it's filled to the brim with more of your TV favorites. In addition to Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, the cast includes Ted Danson,...

  5. Oct 12, 2015 · The new season features a sprawling ensemble cast, but here are eight of the biggest names you should know before diving into the first episode. Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blomquist

  6. Full cast & crew of Fargo season 2. Here you will find an overview of the cast & crew of Fargo season 2, including all the actors, actresses and the director. When you click on a person, you can watch more movies and/or series by him or her.

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