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Season 5 – Snowfall

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Season 5 – Snowfall

Feb 2022

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"Snowfall" is a drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. The story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course, including Franklin Saint, a young street entrepreneur on a quest for power; Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata, a Mexican wrestler caught up in a power struggle within a crime family; Teddy McDonald, a CIA operative running from a dark past who begins an off-book operation to fund the Nicaraguan Contras; and Lucia Villanueva, the self-possessed daughter of a Mexican crime lord. In "Snowfall," people are working toward their ultimate goals of money, power, and influence as 1984 begins in Los Angeles.

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Jordan Taliha McDonald

New York Magazine/Vulture

04/14/2022

4/5

Breakups are never easy. Breaking up with family? Difficult. Breaking up with friends? Devastating. Breaking up with the state? Nearly impossible.

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Mike Hale

New York Times

02/22/2022

None of this can end well, it would seem, but it’s a dark, enjoyable, sharply etched ride in the meantime.

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Kyle Fowle

AV Club

02/15/2022

A-

Snowfall just feels different this time around, as it shifts gears and focuses not on getting power, but how one might hold on to it when the whole landscape is changing.

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Tony Baker

Tony Baker Comedy

04/29/2022

3.5/5

Although it's still my favorite drama right now, it definitely wasn't as good as the last season.

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Johnny Loftus

Decider

02/26/2022

Snowfall is full of great acting from top to bottom, with family politics, big money crime, violent disputes, and power shifting intrigue to spare.

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Tomaz B

@TheBizii Dec 20

I like this season, things seem to finally pick up the pace and the final episode was kind of crazy.

Bianca Y.

@gossipgirlxo818 Nov 13

-1 star because the ending.

Young J

@RT28039084 06/09/2025

Good show delivering good entertainment. Not that lot to say there.

Natnael B

@RT74591843 08/25/2024

Not my favorite season, still epic final episode wowwww

Slick R

@SlickReviewer 06/23/2024

Snowfall was not a true story, however it was entertaining to watch, and the 80's vibe was "dope" since I grew up in the 80's. Episode 8, when the chocolate got spiked with LSD, was hilarious.

Vinny M

@RT64293362 04/05/2024

Television at its peak.

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Eric Amadio

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Dave Andron

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Damson Idris

Franklin Saint

Carter Hudson

Teddy McDonald

Sergio Peris-Mencheta

Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata

Episode 1

Aired Feb 23, 2022

Comets

It's the summer of 1986 and the Saint crew has leveled up; Franklin's personal and professional relationships are flourishing, but a problem in the valley brings trouble to his door.

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Episode 2

Aired Feb 23, 2022

Commitment

Teddy forces his way back into the CIA's operation in Los Angeles; Franklin and Veronique have a business proposition for Jerome and Louie.

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Episode 3

Aired Mar 2, 2022

Lions

Teddy's return causes tension, forcing Jerome and Louie to negotiate with Skully.

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Episode 4

Aired Mar 9, 2022

Revolutions

The LAPD's C.R.A.S.H. Unit raids the projects; Cissy returns from Cuba.

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Episode 5

Aired Mar 16, 2022

The Iliad: Part 1

A brutal attack leaves the crew in chaos.

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Episode 6

Aired Mar 23, 2022

The Illiad

Franklin and Gustavo look for an escape; Teddy is forced to put his trust in an old friend; the man behind the hits is revealed.

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Episode 7

Aired Mar 30, 2022

Lying in a Hammock

Jerome tries to track down Peaches; the Saints crew diverges on what to do next.

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Episode 8

Aired Apr 6, 2022

Celebration

The family gathers for Jerome and Louie's wedding and is promptly sent down the rabbit hole.

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Episode 9

Aired Apr 13, 2022

Departures

Jerome and Louie separate themselves from Franklin.

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Episode 10

Aired Apr 20, 2022

Fault Lines

Franklin is decimated; Teddy moves to secure his future; the family fractures.

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