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Cool stuff: Fargo, the TV series, coming to M-Net

Written by Tashi from the blog Tashi's TV on 25 Apr 2014
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M-Net has the rights to the hott, new TV spin-off of the movie Fargo which premiered in the US on 15 April. I say "hott" because it is.

It's the spin-off of the cult Coen Brothers movie of the same name so it's got a lot to live up to and my first impression is that it does. I was thrilled by the pilot.

It's got a perfect mix of being true to the genre for fans of the movie but you definitely don't need to have seen the movie to enjoy it.

 
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The story centres a drifter who goes by the name of Lorne Malvo, played by Billy Bob Thornton - the latest movie actor to see that TV's a much better place to be.

This is the official description which describes things perfectly:

A drifter named Lorne Malvo arrives in small-town Minnesota and influences the population with his malice and violence, including put-upon insurance salesman Lester Nygaard, played by Martin Freeman (of The Hobbit and The Office fame).

Other notables in it include Tom Hanks's son Colin - who we last saw as a lunatic in Dexter - and legendary Saul from Breaking Bad, Bob Odenkirk.

You'll see him in the trailer:



It premieres on M-Net on Thursday, 1 May at 20h30 - in place of NCIS LA 5. NCIS has gone on hiatus in the US so Fargo takes over the timeslot.

Shows in this post: Fargo

Channels in this post: M-Net



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