FX’sFargocontinues its trend of enlisting star-studded casts to fill out the anthology series, but the upcoming Season 3 may be the most enticing roster yet.Martin FreemanandBilly Bob Thorntonin Season 1 paved the way forKirsten Dunstin Season 2, and now a batch of names — including ones fromHarry Potter,Batman v Superman, andDoctor Strange— have been added to the mix.
Ewan McGregoris already top-lining Season 3 in the dual role of Emmet and Ray Stussy. According toTHR, the cast now includesMichael Stuhlbarg(Doctor Strange) as Sy Feltz, Emmit’s righthand man;Scoot McNairy(who’s appeared in just about everything) as Maurice LeFay, a stoner with a criminal record;Shea Whigham(Boardwalk Empire) as Meeker County Chief of Police Moe Dammick;Karan Soni(Deadpool) as Dr. Homer Gilruth;Fred Melamed(Casual) as Howard Zimmerman, “a mover and a shaker”; andThomas Mann(Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl) as award-winning science-fiction author Thaddeus Mobley.
The news comes afterEWannouncedDavid Thewlis(Remus Lupin in theHarry Pottermovies) in the series regular role of V.M. Vargas, “a mysterious loner and true capitalist who delivers Emmit, the Parking Lot King of Minnesota, the bad news that he has just become partners with his employers, whose business interests lay outside the law.”
Season 3 will also seeCarrie Coon(The Leftovers) as Edna Valley Chief of Police Gloria Burgle,Mary Elizabeth Winstead(10 Colverfield Lane) as a recent parolee named Nikki Swango, andJim Gaffiganas a police deputy who works alongside Gloria.
Now you really don’t have an excuse to miss out onFargo.
Rumors have been circulating that Season 3 would take place in 2010 after the events of Season 1, though it’s unclear how/if they’ll tie in. Though production was initially said to be eyeing a November start date, THR notes it’ll start filming in January for a premiere later next year.
