<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.fxnetworks.com/fargo </Td> </Tr> <P> Fargo is an American black comedy--crime drama anthology television series created and primarily written by Noah Hawley . The show is inspired by the eponymous 1996 film written and directed by the Coen brothers, who serve as executive producers on the series alongside Hawley . The series premiered on April 15, 2014, on FX, and follows an anthology format, with each season set in a different era, and with a different story and mostly new characters and cast, although there is minor overlap . Each season shares a common chronology with the original film . </P> <P> The first season, set in 2006 and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, and Martin Freeman, was met with critical acclaim . It won the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Casting, and received 15 additional nominations including Outstanding Writing, another Outstanding Directing nomination, and acting nominations for all four leads . It also won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Best Actor--Miniseries or Television Film for Thornton . </P> <P> The second season, set in 1979 and starring Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart, and Ted Danson, was met with even greater 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 . </P>

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