Fargo Season Two News: Ronald Reagan Cast

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For the second season of “Fargo”, the mini-series will be set in 1979 and one of the characters will be pre-presidency Ronald Reagan. Entertainment Weekly reported that FX CEO John Langraf confirmed Reagan as part of this season’s storyline. Langraf said, “It covers something that was referenced in the first installment by Lou Solverson, Molly Solverson’s [Allison Tolman] father.” He added, “It’s set in the late ’70s against the backdrop of Ronald Reagan’s first campaign for President of the United States. Reagan is a character in it.” The 1980 campaign was Reagan’s third try at the White House.

The show also won’t just be using news footage to bring Reagan into the plot. Langraf said, “Reagan will be interacting with our characters”. They also haven’t cast the part of the future President yet either.

The FX chief said he also expects a funnier season 2 from “Fargo”. “It’s a big sprawling, in some ways, more comedic [season], though at times, a very serious show.”

“Fargo” Season 2 features Patrick Wilson as a younger Lou Solverson who is back from Vietnam and starts looking into a local gang and a mob syndicate. Season 2 also stars Ted Danson, Nick Offerman, Jean Smart, Jeffrey Donovan, Angus Sampson, Kieran Culkin, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons.

Production begins this week on the second season of “Fargo” and it will premiere this Fall on FX.

 

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