TCA: Billy Bob Thornton joins FX's 'Fargo' as a new character

By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Billy Bob Thornton has signed on to FX's new "Fargo" adaptation, which will feature all new characters, network CEO John Landgraf announced Friday. Landgraf said at the Television Critics Association summer press tour that the new, 10-episode limited series won't feature any characters derived from the film. In place of Frances McDormand's pregnant sheriff, the show will feature a young female deputy in her 20s. Still, he said, the new film is "remarkably true" to Joel and Ethan Coen's 1996 film. ...



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