Fargo is a masterpiece of a crime movie, but the Coen Brothers kicked off the Oscar-winning movie with the lie that it’s based on a true story.

If you’re a fan of the Coen brothers then you’re probably acutely familiar with Fargo‘s opening words. “This is a true story,” white text against a black background reads. “The events ...

The accents, paired with the farcical “true story” intro, serve to exaggerate and sharpen the proceedings. Each time I see the intro text in a Fargo story, I imagine I’m hearing a tale told second or ...

Fargo may be in its fifth year at FX, but the anthology series from showrunner Noah Hawley continues to raise the never-ending question: Is this a true story?. At the beginning of every episode ...

Three of the predicted five Best Limited Series Emmy nominees — “Lessons in Chemistry,” “Shōgun” and “Masters of the Air” — are new shows, while the other two are, well, not.

As always, this is a scattered story with multiple moving parts. Among the most dangerous of those parts is the Gerhardt family, which runs a criminal empire from a farmhouse outside Fargo.

WEST FARGO — A TV series that tells the story of a former West Fargo student’s allegations against her former teacher has finally landed on a streaming platform. “Three Women,” based on ...

Since every season of show is purported to be based on a true story (but not really), some narrative distance is necessary. Still, the 2019 of Fargo season 5 feels about as close to modern day as ...

Fargo may be in its fifth year at FX, but the anthology series from showrunner Noah Hawley continues to raise the never-ending question: Is this a true story? At the beginning of every episode ...

At the beginning of every episode, viewers are presented with the words, “This is a true story. The following events took place in Minnesota in 2019. At the request of the survivors, the names ...