Fargo Season 5’s Ole Munch Actor Considers Possible Return In Future Seasons
Summary
Creator Noah Hawley addresses theFargoseason 6 delay as work on hisAlienTV series continues. Created by Hawley, based on the Coen brothers' 1996 film of the same name, each season of FX’s anthology series follows a different story set in the American Midwest with mostly new cast and characters, with season 5 ending earlier this year. Hawley is also the creator of another series for FX based on an iconic film, the upcomingAlienTV show, which is currently filming and expected to premiere in the first half of 2025.
During a recent appearance onDeadline’s podcastCrew Call with Anthony D’Alessandro,Hawley addressed theFargoseason 6 delay as work on hisAlienTV series continues. The creator of both shows discussed balancing two series in the past,LegionandFargo, though this time is different since the “scale of Alien dwarfs anything [he’s] made before.” Hawley also suggested that FX wants to make a second season ofAlienas soon as possible. However, he is still uncertain about what he will do after he’s finished with season 1. Read his full comments below:
There was a moment in which I was doing Legion and Fargo and prepping Lucy and then going back into Legion. It was a lot, I’ll tell you. The scale of Alien dwarfs anything I made before. So I think quite rightly they’re saying, “Maybe don’t do two things at once on this show.” I think in success there hope is to put a season 2 as close to season 1 as possible. The reality of this moment in our business is as much as it feels like a no-brainer to say, “Why don’t you just greenlight two seasons?” that there is a need to make sure for the money that the show’s going to perform and it’s going to get the viewership before you may go into production on a second season. That seems very reasonable to me.
My instinct would be, “Let’s roll right into something else,” but you want to be prepared to do a second season, if you have that opportunity, you want to put a writers room together, you want to get your scripts ready and so everything’s right there. I think they’re hope is to keep my focus on Alien at this moment. Right now, that’s where my focus is, but if there’s too much downtime I can get restless.
We’re wrapping up, I’m going to go into post. I’m going to have a period of time before we film another season of Fargo. The question is what am I going to do with that time. We would have asked to write another season of Alien, would I also work on Fargo? That’s very likely that I might do it, but I also got other movies that I want to make and books to write. Likely, I have this luxury of time to figure out what’s the next step and what I want to work on.
What’s The Status Of Fargo Season 6?
FX Hasn’t Officially Renewed It
Since season 5 finished airing earlier this year on January 16, once again to rave reactions from critics and audiences,FX has not yet officially renewedFargoseason 6. Historically, the network has taken its time before renewingFargo, sometimes taking several years in between seasons. For example, season 5 was officially renewed nearly two years after season 4 ended in 2020.
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In past interviews, Hawley said that he hasn’t run out of new stories to tell inFargo, and expressed interest and enthusiasm in continuing the anthology series for seasons to come. Of course, what’s complicating matters is that he’s currently working on hisAlienTV series, also for FX, which is delaying the timeline for a potentialFargoseason 6. Based on his recent comments on the podcast,it sounds like FX is pushing Hawley to go straight into making a second season ofAlien, which may delay a sixth season ofFargoeven more.
ConsideringFargo’s success over the years and Hawley’s strong relationship with FX, he will likely have the opportunity to make season 6 whenever he chooses. However, it might be delayed indefinitely due to his commitments to theAlienseries, which he is directing several episodes of and expects to film until July 2024.Fargoseason 6 should happen at some point after that, or if Hawley goes straight into a second season, it will be pushed back even further.
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Fargo is a Black Comedy Crime Drama television series that is based on the film of the same name, which was originally created by the Coen Brothers. The TV adaptation was developed by Noah Hawley and follows an anthology format for each of its seasons, taking place in a different time period or location within the “Fargo” universe. So far, the series has seen big-name stars like Billy Bob Thornton, Ewan McGregor, Chris Rock, and Kirsten Dunst.
