FX's FARGO S2 Gets Patrick Wilson; Ted Danson; Plot Synopsis

 

Everyone is jumping on HBO's True Detective bandwagon with limited series that showcase heavy talent, and it appears FX is next on the list as Season 2 of their critically lauded FARGO starts to kick it into gear, filling out it's cast that already includes Breaking Bad star Matt Damon Jesse Plemmons, and Shailene Woodley Kirsten Dunst.
Patrick Wilson (WATCHMEN), Ted Danson (Bored to Death), and Jean Smart (Hawaii Five-O) join the cast officially.

The official synopsis is as follows:

The all new “true crime” case of Fargo’s new chapter travels back to 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota, where a young State Police Officer “Lou Solverson” (Wilson), recently back from Vietnam, investigates a case involving a local crime gang and a major Mob syndicate.  Helping him piece things together is his father-in-law, “Sheriff Hank Larsson” (Danson). The investigation will lead them to a colorful cast of characters that includes “Karl Weathers” (Nick Offerman), the town lawyer of Luverne, Minnesota.  A Korean War vet, Karl is a flowery drunk blessed with the gift of gab and the eloquence of a true con artist.  Three-time Emmy winner Brad Garrett will play “Joe Bulo,” the front man for the northern expansion of a Kansas City crime syndicate. 

The new face of corporate crime, Joe’s bringing a Walmart mentality to small town America.  His number two is “Mike Milligan” (Bokeem Woodbine).  Part enforcer, part detective, Mike is always smiling – but the joke is usually on you.  Bulo and his crew have their sights set on the Gerhardt crime family in Fargo, currently led by matriarch “Floyd Gerhardt” (Smart).  With her husband at death’s door, Floyd takes over the family business, frustrating her eldest son, “Dodd Gerhardt” (Jeffrey Donovan).  An impatient hothead with a cruel streak to match his ambitions, Dodd can’t wait for both his parents to die so he can take over and expand their business from kingdom to empire. “Bear Gerhardt” (Angus Sampson) is the middle son, an intimidatingly large man who, although inarticulate, is the most decent of his clan. “Rye Gerhardt” (Kieran Culkin), the youngest of the Gerhardt clan, views himself as a big shot, but in reality he’s just a small dog who barks big.

According to the Wrap, production on Fargo begins January 19th in Calgary with a predicted air-date of next fall. 
Season 1 is available now on DVD/Bluray.