And you populate the world and look for the complications.
What makes this season unique compared to the previous two?I think its very unpredictable.
A little bit of money.
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And soFargobreaks down to the things we do for money, the crimes well commit.
This year, its what comes next, the future of money crime, which is what V.M.
Varga (David Thewlis) represents this new kind of financial crime thats more abstract.
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You say its unpredictable.
There are different kinds of unpredictability when it comes toFargo.
Which kind of unpredictable do you mean?Oh, I probably mean both those things.
I feel like all those elements are available to me, which keeps you guessing and keep you interested.
Thats not to say there arent a lot of characters.
But were not asking you to follow a dozen characters from the beginning.
Its a more intimate story that grows naturally.
Its a bigger story in its scope, if not its scale, than season 1.
This year feels like it starts simply and gets more complicated.
Season 3 takes place in 2010.
The investigation is done, and now we can put it into perspective.
The previous two seasons had a strong connective story thread with the Solverson family.
Is this more self-contained?Its pretty self-contained.
Obviously, year 2 was an origin story and prequel to year 1.
I did want to separate it and to tell a free-standing story.
That said, there are some small elements that might connect to the film to earlier years.
You once teased that one actor from a previous season would show up.
What was the appeal for you?I dont know; it was just part of the idea creatively.
And the brothers arent in multiple scenes together in every episode.
I suggested to him it might be better if neither of these characters looks just like him.
I was just happy that once he was on board, he was on board all the way.
You also have a female police chief as a lead character.
Certainly, in our first year, Allison Tolman was a front-and-center lead of the show.
This time we have Carrie Coon, and we have another female officer who comes in during the season.
Carrie is playing somebody who is getting divorced.
Shes facing more complex issues than the woman of the previous seasons and the movie.
Im not opposed to technology.
So this overly friendly way of interaction is a direct byproduct of trying to create a community.
Gloria is a little technophobic because she doesnt see how its making things better.
I wanted to bring the story into the modern era.
In season 1 there were cell phones, but it still felt like a small-town story.
I wanted to compliment you on your awesome character names.
Nikki Swango, V.M.
Varga, Gloria Burgle… theyre like something out of J.K. Rowling.
Whats your process for coming up with them?It just has to feel right.
Carries boss is Moe Dammik because thats how my 4-year-old son curses.
He says, Dammik!
Its also a game played by people around the country.
Its not sophisticated culturally, but it is very common.
Its a hugely complicated game.
He does not look like a master criminal and presents himself as middle management in a larger organization.
Its a very grounded and human story, but there are elements of fable to it as well.
Hes a character out ofFauston some level.
He worms his way in by suggesting hes one thing and then turns out to be something greater.
He comes in appealing to Emmits inherent greed.
Hes a chaos agent on that level.
I didnt design it to be more comedic, but theres a lot of humor in this season.
