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Emmy-nominated Noah Hawley on Crafting the 'Fargo' Universe

Writer-producer Noah Hawley, recently Emmy-nominated for both writing and directing in season two of Fargo, tells us how he gets so much writing done, why he doesn’t ever want to work in broadcast TV again, and what he knows so far about Fargo season three.

By Kim Masters • Jul 16, 2016 • 29m Listen

Noah Hawley has written novels, screenplays and many television scripts. Today, he’s best known for creating the award-winning series Fargo on FX. The black comedy stands out in an overcrowded TV market--one that Hawley thinks will eventually have to shrink. He shares his thoughts on “Peak TV” and why he doesn’t mind sometimes having to defend his work to network executives.

Photo: Noah Hawley (Miller Mobley/FX)

Kim Masters
partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”
Kaitlin Parker
Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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Emmy-nominated Noah Hawley on Crafting the 'Fargo' Universe

Writer-producer Noah Hawley, recently Emmy-nominated for both writing and directing in season two of Fargo, tells us how he gets so much writing done, why he doesn’t ever want to work in broadcast TV again, and what he knows so far about Fargo season three.

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Emmy-nominated Noah Hawley on Crafting the 'Fargo' Universe

Writer-producer Noah Hawley, recently Emmy-nominated for both writing and directing in season two of Fargo, tells us how he gets so much writing done, why he doesn’t ever want to work in broadcast TV again, and what he knows so far about Fargo season three.

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