Snowfall (TV series)

Snowfall
GenreCrime drama
Serial drama
Created by
Starring
ComposerJeff Russo
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes60
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locationLos Angeles, California
CinematographyRobrecht Heyvaert (pilot)
Jeffrey Greeley
Running time41–58 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFX
ReleaseJuly 5, 2017 (2017-07-05) –
April 19, 2023 (2023-04-19)
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Snowfall is an American crime drama television series, created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron. The series was broadcast on FX in the United States. Snowfall premiered on July 5, 2017 and ended on April 19, 2023, comprising 60 episodes over six seasons.

Following an ensemble cast for its first season, following the second season, the series pivots to follow the lives of a specific crime family, led by budding drug-dealer Franklin Saint (played by Damson Idris) as they navigate ways to make money selling crack cocaine during the 1980s crack epidemic in South Central Los Angeles. The series explores the CIA's involvement in the fight against communism in Nicaragua and its connection to the crack cocaine epidemic. It also focuses on the involvement of Mexican luchador Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata (played by Sergio Peris-Mencheta), CIA operative Teddy McDonald (played by Carter Hudson), and a Mexican crime boss's niece, Lucia Villanueva (played by Emily Rios).[1][2]

The series, which was first set up at Showtime in 2014,[3] was picked up by FX for a ten-episode season in September 2016.[4] In August 2017, the network renewed Snowfall for a second season,[5] which premiered on July 19, 2018.[6] In September 2018, the series was renewed for a third season,[7] which premiered on July 10, 2019.[8] In August 2019, FX renewed the series for a fourth season which was originally scheduled to premiere in 2020,[9] but filming was temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] The fourth season premiered on February 24, 2021.[11] In March 2021, FX renewed the series for a fifth season which premiered on February 23, 2022.[12][13] In April 2022, FX renewed the series for a sixth and final season which premiered on February 22, 2023, with the series finale airing on April 19, 2023.[14][15][2] In March 2023, a spin-off series, starring Gail Bean reprising her role as Wanda Simmons, was reported to be in early development.[16]

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  4. ^ Ausiello, Michael (September 30, 2016). "Snowfall: FX Orders '80s-Set Cocaine Drama From John Singleton to Series". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  5. ^ Nemetz, Dave (August 9, 2017). "Snowfall Renewed for Season 2 at FX". TVLine. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Pedersen, Erik (May 2, 2018). "'Snowfall' Season 2 Premiere Date & Promo: FX's 1980s-Set Crack Drama From John Singleton". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  7. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (September 19, 2018). "Snowfall Renewed for Season 3 at FX". TVLine. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  8. ^ Roots, Kimberly (May 2, 2019). "FX Sets Premieres for Legion's Final Season, Baskets and Snowfall Returns". TVLine. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (August 6, 2019). "'Snowfall' Renewed For Fourth Season By FX". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 13, 2020). "FX Series 'Atlanta', 'Fargo', 'Snowfall' & 'Y' Shut Down Over Coronavirus Concerns". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  11. ^ Haring, Bruce (December 17, 2020). "FX Sets Premiere Dates For 'Hip Hop Uncovered' Doc Series And 'Snowfall' Fourth Season". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (March 23, 2021). "'Snowfall' Renewed For Season 5 By FX". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  13. ^ Pedersen, Erik (December 21, 2021). "'Snowfall' Season 5 Premiere Date Set On FX". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (April 5, 2022). "'Snowfall' Renewed For Sixth & Final Season By FX". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  15. ^ Cordero, Rosy (December 20, 2022). "'Snowfall': FX Sets Premiere Date For Sixth & Final Season". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  16. ^ Cordero, Rosy (March 29, 2023). "'Snowfall' Spinoff In Early Development At FX; Gail Bean Rumored To Star". Deadline. Retrieved June 21, 2023.