Fargo (Season 1)

You don't have to have seen the original Coen film to enjoy this series, nor does it spoil anything for you if you have seen it: the new TV-show 'Fargo' is entirely its own beast. This is black comedy at its best, filled with a stellar cast (like Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks and scene-stealer newcomer, Allison Tolman) mixed with a complex crime narrative teat will leave you guessing until the very end.


The premise is simple enough, a jittery underachiever has a random encounter with a charismatic psychopath. Here's where it starts to get crazy; we introduce a high school nemesis, a nagging wife, the chief of police and his second in command, a billionaire with a dirty little secret, and a crime syndicate based out of (you guessed it) Fargo.


Confused yet? Don't worry, the payoff is so satisfying you'll be wanting to watch this one again to pick up any clues you missed.

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