The fifth season of Fargo , an American anthology black comedy crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley , premiered on November 21, , on FX. It consists of 10 episodes. As an anthology, each season of Fargo possesses its own self-contained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in various settings and eras in a shared universe. This is the first season of the series to have no connection to either a previous season or the film , though it makes several homages to the latter.
It is set in Minnesota and North Dakota in the fall of and stars Juno Temple as Dorothy "Dot" Lyon, a seemingly typical Midwestern housewife living in Scandia, Minnesota , whose mysterious past comes back to haunt her after she inadvertently lands herself in hot water with the authorities.
The season received positive reviews, with many critics calling it a return to form for the show and favorably comparing it to the first two seasons. On the day of the fourth season 's finale, " Storia Americana ", series creator Noah Hawley was questioned about a potential fifth season. He said, "The danger is always that you're going to stay at the dance a little too long.
So I have to put a lot of it in place in my head and really make sure that it's worthy of joining these 41 hours. I don't want to try and make another one unless I think, 'Oh, we have to make this one. It's the best one yet. In February , FX officially renewed the series for a fifth season. I really love it. Filming for the season started on October 17, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
On October 25, , FX Networks released the season's full trailer. The season premiered on FX on November 21, , with the first two episodes, with the rest debuting weekly. The website's critics consensus reads, "A back-to-basics caper populated by the likes of a mesmerizing Juno Temple and a thick slice of Hamm, Fargo ' s fifth season is a superb return to peak form.
