Fargo: Season 3

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Fargo: Season 3

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Season Details & Credits

FX | Season Premiere Date: April 19, 2017

Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon

Summary: Set in 2010, the sibling rivalry between Ray Stussy and his older brother Emmit (both played by Ewan McGregor) leads to card games, murder and mobsters as the third season returns to Minnesota.

Creator: Noah Hawley

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Suspense

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E10. Somebody to Love
Air Date: June 21, 2017
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S3:E9. Aporia
Air Date: June 14, 2017
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S3:E8. Who Rules the Land of Denial?
Air Date: June 7, 2017

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Gail Pennington

Apr 17, 2017

In short, Fargo is back, and it’s brilliant. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Apr 18, 2017

Fargo is back and it’s still just as smart, fun, shocking and brilliant as anything on television. Read full review

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Apr 27, 2017

One man's bland is another's bliss, don't ya know. That's certainly the case with the third season of Noah Hawley's Fargo franchise, with its delicious recipe of quirky humanism and chilling, shocking violence unaltered by a year's hiatus. [1-14 May 2017, p.19]

Ken Tucker

Apr 19, 2017

As always, however, the pleasures of Fargo derive from the variety of the characters and the clever wordplay they indulge in. ... Coon and Hawley quickly establish the distinctiveness of Gloria’s character: she’s not as polite as Allison Tolman’s Deputy Molly Solverson in season one, nor as tight-lipped serene as Patrick Wilson’s Trooper Lou Solverson in season two. Read full review

Julia Selinger

Apr 18, 2017

In some ways, this season of Fargo checks all of the boxes of its precedent seasons: the down-on-his-luck schlub with a surprise knack for crime; the sly yet intoxicating evil force; the righteous, morally sound cop; and the absurd, easily avoidable crime that sets everything into motion. What sets the season apart is its comparatively small cast of players. Read full review

UPROXX Alan Sepinwall

Apr 13, 2017

There’s a palpable joy throughout, not only in the performances by actors like Thewlis and Winstead who play the more outgoing roles, but in the way that Hawley and his collaborators assemble the pieces. ... If the new season turns out to be a slightly diminished version of what came before, that’s still a pretty good place to be. Read full review

Maureen Ryan

Apr 13, 2017

In the early going, the third season of Fargo, which is set in 2010, offers a sprinkling of skillful characterization, dialogue, and production design without providing enough psychologically compelling components to balance out the largely dry and even perfunctory aspects of the drama. The elements viewers have come to expect are accounted for, as if by checklist. Read full review

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sacredninja

Sep 12, 2017

Beautifully shot, wonderfully acted, and a damn good time. Hawley does it again this year putting a new spin on the "THIS IS A TRUE STORY" line shown at the beginning of each episode. It is a philosophical deep dive into our current society and the concept of truth and how subjective it canBeautifully shot, wonderfully acted, and a damn good time. Hawley does it again this year putting a new spin on the "THIS IS A TRUE STORY" line shown at the beginning of each episode. It is a philosophical deep dive into our current society and the concept of truth and how subjective it can be. The villains this year are pure evil, especially David Thewlis' disgusting V.M. Varga, and the wonderfully psychotic Meemo played by Andy Yu. The cop character is a staple for the Fargo series, and there is no shortage here. Carrie Coon plays a soon-not-to-be chief of the Eden Valley PD named Gloria Burgle. She has a tough time this season, I'll tell you that much. There are also different supporting police characters like Donny Mashman, Winnie Lopez, and the not-so-supportive Moe Dammick. Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays Nikki Swango the lover of Ray Stussy played by Ewan McGregor who also plays Ray's brother Emmit. Got that? With Emmit, comes a man familiar with the Coen Bros universe. Michael Stuhlbarg plays my favorite character in the series, Sy Feltz, the righthand man of Emmit Stussy. All of these characters get caught up in the dangerous and chaotic world of Fargo Season 3.… Expand

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RRM1000

Apr 26, 2017

The first season was great, the second was even better, and judging from the first episode of season 3, it has actually surpassed my high expectations and looks like it's going to be the best season of the lot.

Ewan Mcgregor is brilliant (times two) and the supporting cast is superb too.The first season was great, the second was even better, and judging from the first episode of season 3, it has actually surpassed my high expectations and looks like it's going to be the best season of the lot.

Ewan Mcgregor is brilliant (times two) and the supporting cast is superb too. Everything about this show, from the art direction, dialogue, and the brilliant soundtrack and the way the music fits the scene (the bridge tournament and the house invasion in particular) simply oozes class. Noah Hawley is a genius: Fargo and Legion are two of the best series ever created IMHO. Cannot wait for the next episode!… Expand

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JorgeLestre

Apr 20, 2017

The amazing thing about 'Fargo' is that it continues to be fresh even if its structure remains the same throughout seasons. Hawley has the cunning talent of the Coen Brothers and the boldness of Tarantino and that's what makes him a compelling writer and director.

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GrantD243

Oct 4, 2018

Fargo continues to provide us with enthralling, quirky storytelling in season 3 and the cast is absolutely spectacular in this one. Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon do a great job as always. The production level is top notch as well, almost on par with some big budget movies. And while I don'tFargo continues to provide us with enthralling, quirky storytelling in season 3 and the cast is absolutely spectacular in this one. Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon do a great job as always. The production level is top notch as well, almost on par with some big budget movies. And while I don't believe the story of this season is of the same level of quality as season 1, season 3 is still fantastic television.… Expand

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soutarm

Jun 23, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The film was brilliant, season 1 was amazing start to finish, season 2 felt odd to begin with but turned out to be fantastic (including the UFO bits). Season 3, not so much. It's not bad per se, but I wouldn't call it good either. I haven't connected with any of the characters in either a positive or negative way and the stories just seem to wander around. Many elements seem forced, it feels like the show is trying to be like "Fargo" instead of just being Fargo. A good example of this is the police chief's dogged refusal to even listen to "old chief". What is his motivation? He has none other than that's what they did in season 1. This season is also missing the warm family elements we had in season 1 (Molly and Lou, Gus and daughter) and season 2 (Lou and his wife and father-in-law etc). Lastly, the music. Every time a song starts I cringe as it's either an obnoxious sounding old Eastern European track or something else equally annoying. This was made more apparent when the "deaf fella"'s theme started playing after his surprise return. If they make a season 4 I hope they stop trying to copy themselves and do something fresh.… Expand

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HarryNuggets

Oct 16, 2017

Go to the source, Twin Peaks, See what it looked like when it was a fresh idea. Before it became the focus of study for screenwriting classes which have produced clever, antiseptic shows like this. Lynch lite.

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cyberdamn

Mar 20, 2019

One of the most retarded shows I have ever seen. The first season was rather nice, the second was worse and kind of boring, but this is just awful.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

68
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2020
Season 3

89
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: April 19, 2017
- tbd
  S3:E10. Somebody to Love
  Air Date: June 21, 2017
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  S3:E9. Aporia
  Air Date: June 14, 2017
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  S3:E8. Who Rules the Land of Denial?
  Air Date: June 7, 2017
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  S3:E7. The Law of Inevitability
  Air Date: May 31, 2017
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  S3:E6. The Lord of No Mercy
  Air Date: May 24, 2017
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  S3:E5. The House of Special Purpose
  Air Date: May 17, 2017
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  S3:E4. The Narrow Escape Problem
  Air Date: May 10, 2017
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  S3:E3. The Law of Non-Contradiction
  Air Date: May 3, 2017
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  S3:E2. The Principle of Restricted Choice
  Air Date: April 26, 2017
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  S3:E1. The Law of Vacant Places
  Air Date: April 19, 2017
Season 2

96
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 12, 2015
Season 1

85
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 15, 2014