A successful Fargo storyline needs to have enough elements to fill a full season in the distinctive way that a Fargo season needs to be. In one instance, the initial concept was lacking in components, prompting the addition of a new storyline and characters to enrich the overall narrative. It's important to ensure that the storyline has enough elements to overcome challenges, such as the 'late middle problem.'
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni take stock of layoffs at Amazon as a result of consolidation and reorganizing across its studios. Eric Deggans speaks to Fargo creator Noah Hawley about the fifth season of his anthology series. The writer and director talks about the challenges of writing 51 hours of television based on the Coen Brothers film of the same name. He also teases his upcoming FX series based on Ridley Scott's Alien franchise.