Snowfall (TV Series) - Wikipedia

Snowfall is an American crime drama television series, created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron for FX. The series premiered on July 5, 2017, and concluded on April 19, 2023, after six seasons consisting of 60 episodes.

Snowfall
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	John Singleton Eric Amadio Dave Andron
Starring	Damson Idris Carter Hudson Emily Rios Sergio Peris-Mencheta Michael Hyatt Amin Joseph Angela Lewis Juan Javier Cardenas Isaiah John Filipe Valle Costa Alon Aboutboul Malcolm Mays Marcus Henderson Kevin Carroll Devyn A. Tyler Gail Bean Alejandro Edda
Composer	Jeff Russo
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	60
Production
Executive producers	Dave Andron Eric Amadio Trevor Engelson Michael London Thomas Schlamme John Singleton Leonard Chang
Producers	Nicolas Stern Julie DeJoie Evan Silverberg Karen Mayeda Vranek
Production location	Los Angeles, California
Cinematography	Jeffrey Greeley
Running time	41–58 minutes
Production companies	Shoe Money Productions Dave & Ron Productions New Deal Entertainment Groundswell Productions Underground Films FXP
Original release
Network	FX
Release	July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05) –April 19, 2023 (2023-04-19)

Comprising an ensemble cast, the series follows the lives of an African American crime family, led by budding drug dealer Franklin Saint (portrayed 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 also explores the CIA's involvement in the fight against communism in Nicaragua through CIA operative Teddy McDonald (portrayed by Carter Hudson), Mexican luchador Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata (portrayed by Sergio Peris-Mencheta), and a Mexican cartel boss's daughter, Lucia Villanueva (portrayed by Emily Rios).[1][2]

The series, which first began development at Showtime in 2014,[3] was picked up by FX for a ten-episode first season in September 2016.[4] In August 2017, the series was renewed 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, the series was renewed for a fourth season,[9] which premiered on February 24, 2021.[10][11] In March 2021, the series was renewed for a fifth season,[12] which premiered on February 23, 2022.[13] In April 2022, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season,[14] which premiered on February 22, 2023, with the series finale airing on April 19, 2023.[15][2]

A spinoff series starring Gail Bean and Isaiah John, reprising their respective roles as Wanda Bell-Simmons and Leon Simmons, is set to premiere in 2026.[16]

Contents

• 1 Premise
• 2 Cast and characters
  • 2.1 Main
  • 2.2 Recurring
  • 2.3 Guest
• 3 Episodes
  • 3.1 Series overview
  • 3.2 Season 1 (2017)
  • 3.3 Season 2 (2018)
  • 3.4 Season 3 (2019)
  • 3.5 Season 4 (2021)
  • 3.6 Season 5 (2022)
  • 3.7 Season 6 (2023)
• 4 Broadcast
• 5 Reception
  • 5.1 Critical response
  • 5.2 Historical accuracy
  • 5.3 Ratings
    • 5.3.1 Season 1
    • 5.3.2 Season 2
    • 5.3.3 Season 3
    • 5.3.4 Season 4
  • 5.4 Accolades
• 6 Spin-off
• 7 Notes
• 8 References
• 9 External links