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Every designer owes their spotlight to their cinematographers. Fargo Year 5 was no exception. Masters of light, and compositional maestros, these storytellers take the bones of my worlds and breathe complete life into them. Dana Gonzales, Pete Konczal, Daryl Hartwell, Bella Gonzales, Claudine Sauve', & Craig Wrobleski all touched this wild monster of a series. My work is elevated through their individual lenses. This is a luscious image lift from the inspiring Pete Konczal -- a real cinephile, and lover of all things visual.

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Fargo season 5's story [begins] with Dorothy "Dot" Lyon (Temple). After a series of unexpected events gets her in trouble with the authorities, Dorothy is suddenly thrown back into a life she thought she left behind. Dorothy, a seemingly Midwestern housewife, is the person that North Dakota Sheriff Roy Tillman (Hamm) has been searching for. A rancher, preacher, and constitutional lawman, Tillman believes he's above the law.

Tillman has Gator (Keery), his loyal but feckless son at his side. Gator is desperate to prove himself to his father. However, since Tillman can't rely on his son, he calls on the help of Ole Munch, described in the Fargo season 5 synopsis as a "shadowy drifter of mysterious origin." As her darkest secrets begin to unravel, Dorothy tries to protect her family from her past, but her loving and well-meaning husband (Rysdahl) keeps running to his mother, Lorraine Lyon (Leigh). Lorraine is the CEO of the largest debt collection agency in the country, and she's not too fond of Dorothy.

Dorothy's strange actions also catch the attention of Minnesota Police Deputy Indira Olmstead (Moorjani) and North Dakota Deputy Witt Farr (Morris), while Lorraine turns to her in-house counsel and adviser Danish Graves (Foley) to help her daughter-in-law. Fargo season 5, produced by its showrunner, writer, and director Hawley, looks to rely on a talented ensemble to weave another complicated tale about crime and family.

source: Deadline/Screen Rant

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The art department for FX's Fargo, episode 502: "Trials & Tribulations", was nominated for an ADG Award! Trevor Smith, and select team members, joined the festivities to celebrate this amazing recognition, and the craft of production design and art direction. What a great weekend -- big thanks to Zach Dearborn for many of these image lifts ;)

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FARGO 5: Designing the latest instalment in Noah Hawley’s growing universe of good people making bad choices. For almost a year this critically acclaimed franchise has had me in its neo-noirish frozen grip -- finally free, and I am thrilled to have contributed to this brilliant show’s catalogue. Major thanks to Warren Littlefield, Steve Stark, and the whole MGM and FX team for holding their shared belief in me.  “When is a kidnapping not a kidnapping, and what if your wife isn’t yours?” Starring Juno Temple, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Joe Keery, Dave Foley, Lamorne Morris & Richa Moorjani.