After an unexpected turn of events lands Dorothy "Dot" Lyon (Juno Temple, Ted Lasso) in trouble with the authorities, this seemingly quintessential Midwestern housewife is suddenly thrown back into a life she thought she'd left behind.
North Dakota Sheriff Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm, Good Omens) has been looking for Dot for a long time. As a rancher, preacher and constitutional law officer, Roy believes he is the law and thus above the law.
At his side is his loyal but worthless son, Gator (Joe Keery, Stranger Things), who is desperate to prove himself to his larger-than-life father. Unfortunately, he is hopeless. So when it comes to hunting down Dot, Roy enlists Ole Munch (Sam Spruell, Liar), a shadowy drifter of mysterious parentage.
As her deepest secrets begin to unravel, Dot tries to shield her family from her past, but her loving, well-meaning husband Wayne (David Rysdahl, Black Mirror) keeps running after his mother, Lorraine Lyon (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Atypical). for assistance. The 'Queen of Debt', CEO of the largest debt collection agency in the country, is not impressed by her son's choice of a wife and takes every opportunity to express her disapproval.
But when Dot's unusual behavior catches the attention of Minnesota police deputy Indira Olmstead (Richa Moorjani, Never Have I Ever) and North Dakota deputy Witt Farr (Lamorne Morris, New Girl), Lorraine appoints her corporate lawyer and chief adviser. , Danish Graves (Dave Foley, Young Sheldon), to help her daughter-in-law. After all, family is family. But Dot has an uncanny knack for survival. And with her back against the wall, she's about to show why you should never provoke a mother Lyon.
FX's fifth season of Fargo returns on Tuesday, November 21.
Fargo is produced by Peabody- and Emmy-winning showrunner/writer/director Hawley (Legion) and his production company 26 Keys, executive producer Warren Littlefield (The Handmaid's Tale) and his production company The Littlefield Company, as well as executive producers Steve Stark, Kim Todd and Joel and Ethan Coen. The series is produced by MGM Television and FX Productions, with MGM Television playing the lead role. The series is distributed internationally by Amazon & MGM Studios Distribution.
Fargo has won six Primetime Emmys, including Outstanding Miniseries in 2014.
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