Home > Fargo > Season 1 « TV Series Page Fargo: Season 1 (2014) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 97% Average Rating: 8.48/10 Season Reviews: 56 Fresh: 55 Rotten: 1 Critics Consensus: Based on the film of the same name in atmosphere, style and location only, Fargo presents more quirky characters and a new storyline that is expertly executed with dark humor and odd twists. 100% Average Rating: 8.61/10 Season Reviews: 28 Fresh: 28 Rotten: 0 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Based on the film of the same name in atmosphere, style and location only, Fargo presents more quirky characters and a new storyline that is expertly executed with dark humor and odd twists. AUDIENCE SCORE 97% liked it Average Rating: 4.6/5 User Ratings: 3988 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 100% The Crocodile's Dilemma Air date: Apr 15, 2014 A manipulative drifter preys upon a small-town insurance salesman in the opener of this adaptation of the 1996 Coen brothers film. More 2 100% The Rooster Prince Air date: Apr 22, 2014 Molly becomes suspicious of Lester. Meanwhile, Malvo investigates a blackmail plot. More 3 100% A Muddy Road Air date: Apr 29, 2014 Molly sets a trap. Meanwhile, Gus thinks about coming clean; and Lester returns to work. More 4 100% Eating the Blame Air date: May 6, 2014 Gus tries to fix a mistake. Meanwhile, Molly uncovers a promising lead. More 5 100% The Six Ungraspables Air date: May 13, 2014 Molly makes an unorthodox decision after Lester has a close call. More 6 86% Buridan's Ass Air date: May 20, 2014 Gus and Molly team up. Meanwhile, Malvo puts his master plan into motion. More 7 86% Who Shaves the Barber? Air date: May 27, 2014 Malvo seeks answers. Meanwhile, Molly and Gus have a setback in their investigation. More 8 100% The Heap Air date: Jun 3, 2014 Molly faces pressure to close the case. Meanwhile, things are looking up for Lester. More 9 100% A Fox, a Rabbit and a Cabbage Air date: Jun 10, 2014 Lester has an unexpected encounter. Meanwhile, Malvo changes course. More 10 100% Morton's Fork Air date: Jun 17, 2014 Malvo eyes a new target in the series finale. Elsewhere, Gus pursues a hunch; and Lester manipulates a situation. More Fargo: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (35) Tv Season Info A drifter named Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) brings trouble to small-town Minnesota and influences insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman) into murder. Meanwhile, a pair of local police officers are trying to piece together a series of murders which they believe is connected to Malvo and Nygaard. Genre: Drama Network: FX Premiere Date: Apr 15, 2014 Creator: Noah Hawley Exec. Producers: Noah Hawley, Adam Bernstein, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Warren Littlefield Cast Billy Bob Thornton as Lorne Malvo Martin Freeman as Lester Nygaard Colin Hanks as Gus Grimly Bob Odenkirk as Deputy Bill Oswalt Adam Goldberg as Mr. Numbers Russell Harvard as Mr. Wrench Allison Tolman as Molly Solverson Glenn Howerton as Don Chumph Joey King as Greta Grimly Joshua Close as Chazz Nygaard Kate Walsh as Gina Hess Oliver Platt as Stavros Milos Peter Breitmayer as Lieutenant Schmidt Rachel Blanchard as Kitty Nygaard Tom Musgrave as Bo Munk Rachel Keller as Simone Gerhardt Keith Carradine as Lou Solverson Julie Ann Emery as Idea Thurman Brian Markinson as Max Gold Shawn Doyle as Vern Thurman Barry Flatman as Wally Semenchko Kelly Holden-Bashar as Pearl Nygaard Show More Cast News & Interviews for Fargo: Season 1 Billy Bob Thornton Says His Goliath Character Picked Up the Actor’s Bad Habits in Season 2 Writers Guild: 2018 Film and Television Winners Announced DGA 2018 Film and Television Winners Announced View All Fargo: Season 1 News Episodes 1 100% The Crocodile's Dilemma Air date: Apr 15, 2014 A manipulative drifter preys upon a small-town insurance salesman in the opener of this adaptation of the 1996 Coen brothers film. More 2 100% The Rooster Prince Air date: Apr 22, 2014 Molly becomes suspicious of Lester. Meanwhile, Malvo investigates a blackmail plot. More 3 100% A Muddy Road Air date: Apr 29, 2014 Molly sets a trap. Meanwhile, Gus thinks about coming clean; and Lester returns to work. More 4 100% Eating the Blame Air date: May 6, 2014 Gus tries to fix a mistake. Meanwhile, Molly uncovers a promising lead. More 5 100% The Six Ungraspables Air date: May 13, 2014 Molly makes an unorthodox decision after Lester has a close call. More 6 86% Buridan's Ass Air date: May 20, 2014 Gus and Molly team up. Meanwhile, Malvo puts his master plan into motion. More 7 86% Who Shaves the Barber? Air date: May 27, 2014 Malvo seeks answers. Meanwhile, Molly and Gus have a setback in their investigation. More 8 100% The Heap Air date: Jun 3, 2014 Molly faces pressure to close the case. Meanwhile, things are looking up for Lester. More 9 100% A Fox, a Rabbit and a Cabbage Air date: Jun 10, 2014 Lester has an unexpected encounter. Meanwhile, Malvo changes course. More 10 100% Morton's Fork Air date: Jun 17, 2014 Malvo eyes a new target in the series finale. Elsewhere, Gus pursues a hunch; and Lester manipulates a situation. More Critic Reviews for Fargo Season 1 All Critics (56) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (55) | Rotten (1) Wrap a snowmobile suit around that thin skin of yours, and relish one of the best darn series of the year. Apr 15, 2014 | Full Review… Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune Top Critic There's a considered cleverness and kindness to his [Hawley] scripts that would never fit into the tight margins of a motion picture; it lights this Fargo from within. Apr 15, 2014 | Full Review… Andy Greenwald Grantland Top Critic There is at least one significant link - you'll hoot in recognition - that could be the linchpin of the anthology. We're looking forward plenty of long, cold winters. Apr 15, 2014 | Rating: A | Full Review… Vicki Hyman Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic He [Hawley] makes us care about a wildly exaggerated situation involving characters who, by themselves, would be either 1) dull, 2) psychotic or 3) dumb as a stack of snowballs. Apr 15, 2014 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic The acting and directing are uniformly strong, and the script, by Noah Hawley, proves that everyone who has ever described the Coen brothers' sensibility as "inimitable" was wrong. Apr 15, 2014 | Full Review… Tom Conroy Media Life Top Critic The series, is funnier than the film, more bleakly so. The Coens got brilliant performances out of their film actors and they do here as well -- Thornton especially, who is a magnificent sociopath-monster. Freeman simply reminds everyone how good he is. Apr 15, 2014 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic The cast is simply excellent. Who knew that Peter Stormare's assassin could be outdone by Billy Bob Thornton? He steals every scene he's in during the first season. Nov 16, 2018 | Full Review… Gem Seddon SFX Magazine The cast is uniformly terrific, so strong and smartly assembled that praising every actor worthy of praise could turn this review into a long laundry list of greatness. Oct 17, 2018 | Full Review… Jen Chaney Esquire Magazine This was a brilliant opening episode that hit the ground at a sprint, and the next nine episodes have instantly become mandatory viewing. Jul 23, 2018 | Full Review… Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk Utterly unpredictable and left me pondering it for hours afterwards. Jul 18, 2018 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Claudia Connell Daily Mail (UK) View All Critic Reviews (56) Audience Reviews for Fargo: Season 1 KameronW Super Reviewer ChrisB Super Reviewer ½ The Coen brothers adapt their Academy Award winning film Fargo into a black comedy–crime drama television series. In Season one a mild mannered insurance agent named Lester Nygaard murders his wife after a chance meeting with a hitman who's on his way to a job, but before long both the police and the mob are on their trails. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Allison Tolman, and Colin Hanks, the series features an impressive cast. And the show does an extraordinary job at capturing the tone and spirit of the original film, and includes a number of homages and callbacks. The writing is also quite good, particularly the dialog, which has a real Coen brothers flare to it. Incredibly smart and full of thrills, Fargo proves to be a worthy successor to the film and delivers an extraordinary first season. DannM Super Reviewer Slick, clever and violent, Fargo is a creative modern fable set in the universe of the film of the same name. It features a talented cast portraying the quirky characters as the characters try to unfold the mystery of a murder gone wrong. 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