What is "fargo"

Fargo is a 1996 American dark comedy crime thriller film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Frances McDormand as a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating roadside homicides that ensue after a struggling car salesman ( William H. Macy) hires two criminals ( Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife in order to extort a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law ( Harve Presnell).

Fargo premiered at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival where Joel Coen won the festival's Prix de la mise en scène (Best Director Award) and the film was nominated for the Palme d'Or. A critical and commercial success, Fargo received seven nominations at the 69th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won two awards: McDormand won Best Actress and the Coens won Best Writing (Original Screenplay).

In 2006, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and inducted into the United States National Film Registry for preservation, making it one of six films to have been preserved in their first year of eligibility. The American Film Institute named it one of the 100 greatest American movies of all time in 1998.

The film was followed by the FX television series created and written by Noah Hawley, with the Coen brothers acting as executive producers.

Fargo usually refers to:

• Fargo, North Dakota
• Fargo (film), by Joel and Ethan Coen
• Fargo (TV series), based on the film

Fargo may also refer to:

FARGO (Fourteen-o-one [ IBM 1401] Automatic Report Generation Operation) was the predecessor to the popular RPG programming language (RPG). FARGO was more of a utility program than a programming language, whereas RPG had a program generation process that produced an executable object.

Fargo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Brian Fargo (born 1962), American video game designer, developer, producer and executive
• Donna Fargo (born 1945), American country music singer-songwriter
• Heather Fargo (born 1952), former Mayor and former City Council Member of Sacramento
• Henry Bond Fargo (1843–1932), American banker and politician
• Irene Fargo (born 1962), Italian singer and stage actress
• Jackie Fargo (born 1938), retired American professional wrestler
• J. C. Fargo (1829–1915), James Congdell Fargo, former president of American Express
• Thomas B. Fargo (born 1948), United States Naval admiral
• William Fargo (1818–1881), pioneer American expressman

Fictional characters:

• Chief Judge Fargo, from the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD
• Douglas Fargo, from the TV series Eureka

Fargo is an American black comedy– crime drama anthology television series created and primarily written by Noah Hawley. The show is inspired by the 1996 film of the same name written and directed by the Coen brothers, who serve as executive producers on the series alongside Hawley. It premiered on April 15, 2014, on FX. Each season follows an anthology format, being set in a different era along with a different story, cast, and set of characters; however, each season is a part of a common chronology together with the original film.

The first season, set in 2006 and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, and Martin Freeman, was met with considerable acclaim. It won the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Casting, and received fifteen additional nominations including Outstanding Writing, another Outstanding Directing nomination, and acting nominations for Thornton, Tolman, Hanks, and Freeman. It also won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Thornton.

The second season, set in 1979 and starring Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart, and Ted Danson, was met with similar acclaim. It received three Golden Globe nominations, along with several Emmy nominations including Outstanding Miniseries and acting nominations for Dunst, Plemons, Smart, and Bokeem Woodbine.

On November 23, 2015, FX renewed Fargo for a third season, starring Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon and set in 2010, to premiere in early 2017.

The first season of the anthology black comedy– crime drama television series Fargo, premiered on April 15, 2014, on FX. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks and Martin Freeman, the season consisted of ten episodes and concluded its initial airing on June 17, 2014.

Set in January 2006, the season follows drifter Lorne Malvo (Thornton) who stops at a hospital in Bemidji, Minnesota following a car accident and influences local mild-mannered insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Freeman) with his violent and deceptive ways. Their meeting sets forth a series of murders throughout the city. Meanwhile, Deputy Molly Solverson (Tolman) and Officer Gus Grimly (Hanks) of Duluth, Minnesota attempt to solve several crimes across the state they believe may be linked to Malvo and Nygaard.

Filming of the first season began in Calgary, Alberta in late 2013 and concluded in 2014. The first season received acclaim from critics, praising its writing, directing and the performances of Thornton, Tolman, Hanks and Freeman. The season won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries, along with Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Casting, as well as fifteen other nominations. It was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, including Best Miniseries or Television Film and Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Thornton's performance as Malvo.

The second season of Fargo, an American anthology black comedy– crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on October 12, 2015 on the basic cable network FX. Its principal cast consisted of Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart and Ted Danson. The season had ten episodes, and its initial airing concluded on December 14, 2015.

A prequel to the events in its first season, season two of Fargo takes place in the midwestern United States in March 1979. It follows the lives of a young couple—Peggy (Dunst) and Ed Blumquist (Plemons)—as they attempt to cover up the hit-and-run and murder of Rye Gerhardt, the son of Floyd Gerhardt (Smart), matriarch of the Gerhardt crime family. During this time, Minnesota state trooper Lou Solverson (Wilson), and Rock County sheriff Hank Larsson (Danson), investigate three murders linked to Rye.

Hawley and his writing team used the second season to expand the scope of the show's storytelling. Season two's episodes were shot in Calgary, Alberta over an 85-day period. The series received widespread critical acclaim and was cited as one of the strongest programs of the 2015 television season. It was a candidate for a multitude of awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series and a Golden Globe for Best Miniseries or Television Film, and won several other honors recognizing outstanding achievement in writing, acting, cinematography, special effects, and creative direction.