Now that FX has unveiled the second season premiere of anthology drama “Fargo,” you may have a few questions. (Like, what’s up with the Ronald Reagan references? And, was that really a UFO?)
Variety spoke with showrunner Noah Hawley about the new season and asked about Reagan, the UFO, his stylistic choices (dig that split screen) and killing off Kieran Culkin in the first hour — among other topics.
After all the acclaim that Season One received, you stuck by the decision to start fresh in Season Two. What do you see as the differences and similarities between the seasons?
It’s a much bigger year — story-wise, character-wise, the setting and time period and thematically — it’s much more of an American epic. The first year was a more contained, intimate story. The ambition here, what it took to pull it off, was a lot greater, and yet it still...
Variety spoke with showrunner Noah Hawley about the new season and asked about Reagan, the UFO, his stylistic choices (dig that split screen) and killing off Kieran Culkin in the first hour — among other topics.
After all the acclaim that Season One received, you stuck by the decision to start fresh in Season Two. What do you see as the differences and similarities between the seasons?
It’s a much bigger year — story-wise, character-wise, the setting and time period and thematically — it’s much more of an American epic. The first year was a more contained, intimate story. The ambition here, what it took to pull it off, was a lot greater, and yet it still...
- 10/13/2015
- by Geoff Berkshire
- Variety - TV News
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