FX’s Fargo marked its 10th anniversary in April, and creator/showrunner Noah Hawley is still finding new ways to expand its universe including the critically acclaimed 5th season which is very much in the Emmy conversation right now, just as he continues to prepare to launch the 1st season of his FX version of Alien. Writing most, if not all episodes, directing a few, and continuing his wildly successful efforts in adapting classic movies like the above two into completely different but also reverential television series, Hawley is finding much inspiration these days as he tells me in this week’s edition of my Deadline video series, Behind The Lens. Related Stories Podcast TV Talk Podcast: Emmys Limited Series Category Is Anything But Limited This Year & Needs More Slots News Rob Reiner And Albert Brooks On Their Revealing Documentary: Surprising Stories On Kubrick, The Lost Johnny Carson Tapes, And The Iconic Movie Brooks Turned Down - Behind The Lens Winner of Emmy, WGA, Critics Choice, and Peabody awards for his work on Fargo, Hawley is also an accomplished author with six books to his credits that also include the feature Lucy In The Sky, previous writing and producing for series like Bones and Legion , and so much more.
Fargo , a magnet for top stars and revolving casts including this season’s with Jon Hamm, Juno Temple and Jennifer Jason Leigh. has been nominated for 55 Emmys and won six, including Outstanding Miniseries for season 1 in 2014. How long can this go .
