It’s a truth universally acknowledged that any actor in good standing must want to join the cast ofFargo.
Let’s do this.
We’re enthusiastic about this.'"
Juno Temple as Dorothy ‘Dot’ Lyon in ‘Fargo’.Michelle Faye/FX
It’s easy to see why actors are jumping at the chance to put on their best Midwest accents.
The process for season 5 began shortly after Littlefield received Hawley’s scripts in February 2022.
“Then Rachel, and Noah, and myself, we just start dreaming,” he explains.
Jon Hamm as Roy Tillman in ‘Fargo’.Michelle Faye/FX
She was someone that was a pretty easy go-to when we started talking about it."
“Jon Hamm is Jon Hamm.
Every actor should have a resume like that.
I mean, remarkable,” Littlefield says.
He calls Hamm’s portrayal “wonderfully menacing” throughout the season.
“She steals a lot of scenes.
Noah wrote great words for her,” he adds.
“She really, really enjoyed playing the character and she just loves it.”
“Joe did the full process,” Tenner says.
“He taped, we worked with him, and we did a callback with Noah.
He’s someone that I was excited to see how he would navigate [Fargo].
“Sometimes it just happens where it’s exactly what you’re thinking and that’s always very exciting.
That was a fun moment.”
“When David Rhysdahl auditioned, he absolutely captured the Minnesota nice ofFargo.
He’s a car salesman; that is his character’s job.
The audition process is also how they discoveredNever Have I Everstar Richa Moorjani.
So did Sam Spruell, who plays a mythological character simply named Ole Munch.
“And Sam is the sweetest person on the planet.
He is such a gentle, loving soul, and that’snotwhat he’s playing.”
It’s all a tribute to Sam and what he’s playing.”
(Yes, there’s aFargogroup chat: “There’s that and all kinds of splinter groups.
It’sFargo, we are a family!")
And in case you were wondering, the Midwestern accentispart of the audition.
“We have them do a slight version of it.
Something just to give us a sense of what it sounds like,” Tenner explains.
It’s not an easy accent to do.”
“There’s something that’s very bonding about that.
Everyone unites in that cold and I think it brings something special out in it.
It’s a wonderful experience [and] it adds to what we do.”
Fargopremieres Nov. 21 on FX.
