Here’s some excellent news from Fargo mastermind Noah Hawley: the second season of his deliriously good FX show will follow Keith Carradine’s character, Lou Solverson, as a young man in 1975 Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In season one, Solverson referenced his time in Sioux Falls more than once, telling Billy Bob Thornton’s Lorne Malvo that bodies were “stacked so high, you could climb to the second floor.”
Hawley had this to say to the Television Critics Association:
“It was the best of America vs. the worst of America. There was a sense this war had come home with people. Lou fought in Vietnam, came home and thought he’d left the war behind and here it is. It’s domestic now,” he said. Hawley also revealed that we’ll meet and learn what happened to Molly’s mother, and explore the early relationship between Lou and Lieutenant Ben Schmidt, Gus’s old boss in Duluth. Events will take place in Laverne, Minnesota, Sioux Falls, and, yes, Fargo.
Additionally, Vulture points out that Hawley will be drawing inspiration from some Coen brothers period pieces, like Miller’s Crossing and The Man Who Wasn’t There. Sadly, the 70s time frame means we won’t see Carradine or Alison Tolman returning, but this is still very exciting. What do you think, Lorne?
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