Why should I watch Fargo?

The show is incredibly cinematic, it ties in with the movie and the opening shots of each episode are better than 95\% of the films that you’ll see at the cinema, while Billy Bob Thornton’s brilliant character is probably the most unnerving but charismatic villain since Javier Bardem in No Country For Old Men.

Why does Fargo series say true story?

Joel Cohen claimed the movie was based on true events during his press tour, but years later admitted it was made up. He justified it by saying that he wanted to make a movie in the ‘theme’ of a true story. Supposedly there really was a guy committing fraud and a wood chipper, but the rest of the story is made up.

Is Fargo Series 1 a true story?

But fortunately for the show’s countless murders, nothing about Fargo’s first season is based on fact. Martin Freeman’s Lester Nygaard and Billy Bob Thornton’s Lorne Malvo are completely fictional.

Is any of the Fargo series True?

The stories featured in the FX anthology series are entirely fabricated, and so is the disclaimer that kicks them all off. “It’s all just made up. The whole cloth. I didn’t go looking for true crime.

Are all seasons of Fargo connected?

While all of the seasons of Fargo tell a single story, these pieces when looked at from a broader perspective turn out to be anything but separate. All four seasons of Fargo are now streaming on Hulu.

Is Fargo Season 1 and 2 connected?

Season one takes the place of the movie. Season two is a prequel to season one. We expect the cop to get shot and his wife to die from cancer but neither has happened by the end of season two.

How is Fargo a true story?

The wood-chipper bit was inspired by a real-life murder that occurred in Connecticut about a decade before Fargo was released. A man named Richard Crafts was arrested and found guilty of killing his wife and using a wood chipper to dispose of her body.