The Rooster Prince (Fargo)

"**The Rooster Prince**"
"The Rooster Prince"
Fargo episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 2
Directed by	Adam Bernstein
Written by	Noah Hawley
Production code	XFO01002
Original air date	April 22, 2014
Running time	51 minutes
Guest appearances
	Bob Odenkirk as Bill Oswalt; Keith Carradine as Lou Solverson; Oliver Platt as Stavros Milos; Gordon S. Miller as Dmitri Milos; Allegra Fulton as Helena Milos; Adam Goldberg as Mr. Numbers; Russell Harvard as Mr. Wrench; Glenn Howerton as Don Chumph; Joey King as Greta Grimly; Rachel Blanchard as Kitty Nygaard; Joshua Close as Chazz Nygaard; Spencer Drever as Gordo Nygaard; Peter Breitmayer as Ben Schmidt; Barry Flatman as Wally; Julie Ann Emery as Ida Thurman; Brian Markinson as Max Gold; Tom Musgrave as Bo Munk;
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"The Rooster Prince" is the second episode of the first season of the FX anthology series Fargo. The episode aired on April 22, 2014 in the United States on FX. It was written by series creator and showrunner Noah Hawley and directed by Adam Bernstein. The title refers to the Jewish parable of the same name.^[1]

In the episode, the Fargo mafia sends two hitmen, Mr. Wrench (Russell Harvard) and Mr. Numbers (Adam Goldberg), to find the man behind the murder of Sam Hess; the man in question, Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton), is hired by "Supermarket King" Stavros Milos (Oliver Platt) to find the author of blackmails he received. Meanwhile, Deputy Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman) heavily suspects that Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman) is closely involved in the murder case, but is unable to convince new police chief Bill Oswalt (Bob Odenkirk) of it.

"The Rooster Prince" was acclaimed by critics, and was seen by 2.04 million viewers.

^ Handlen, Zack; VanDerWerf, Emily Todd (April 22, 2014). "Fargo: 'The Rooster Prince'". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.