FX’s Snowfall steadily established itself as one of the most fascinating and consistent dramas on television after a rough start, bringing a breath-taking degree of depth and intensity to every episode without ever stretching believability or losing focus of the characters gripping individual journeys. And the fourth season is shaping up to be the most action-packed and nerve-wracking yet.
Season 4 has seen all corners of the trade fold in on Franklin and his associates, from his increasing involvement in the Crips vs Bloods conflict to the intensification of the LAPD’s “war on drugs” efforts to the investigation conducted by Herald Examiner reporter Irene Abe after season 3 forced Franklin (Damson Idris) to confront the sheer cost of commandeering a crack dealing operation (Suzy Nakamura).
Fans of the program may begin speculating about the route it will go in season 5 as this set of episodes draws to a close. According to Deadline, Snowfall has been renewed by FX, following a significant increase in ratings in the pandemic-delayed fourth season. Here’s everything we know about Season 5 of Snowfall thus far.
Recap of the Previous Season
The fourth season finale of FX’s criminal thriller “Snowfall,” “Fight or Flight,” is full of twists and turns as convenience store clerk-turned-drug-czar Franklin Saint tries to safeguard those closest to him while securing his interests in the LA drug trade.
He confronts Melody Wright, his former childhood infatuation, for the first time in the episode’s closing scene, after she shot him in the back many times and left him for dead in the third season finale. Franklin’s rehabilitation was delayed after his near-death experience, and he was unable to walk without the use of a cane. Melody shot Franklin after learning that he had shot and murdered her father, police sergeant Andre Wright. However, Franklin had murdered Andre after the latter refused to give up his inquiry into Franklin’s illegal activities.
The confrontation between Melody and Franklin at the end of Season 4 of “Snowfall” is tense, demonstrating what kind of man Franklin Saint is. We’ll go through it with you.
Snowfall Season 5 Release Date
Season 4 of Snowfall was intended to premiere in 2020 (according to Deadline). Still, it was postponed owing to the COVID-19 epidemic, and production was temporarily halted, as was the case with many other films and shows. As a result, the show could not run during its regular July-September timeframe instead of airing between February and April 2021.
Given this and the uncertainty about how safe it will be to continue filming movies and series over the next several months, we can reasonably conclude that the show will no longer be linked to a summer release schedule as it was in previous years. Moreover, given that the previous wait durations between announcement and release were 11 months for season 2 and nine and a half months for season 3, it appears that FX has plenty of time to decide whether to move Snowfall back to mid-year or keep it in its present February-April schedule.
As a result, Season 5 of Snowfall is expected to be released between February and September 2022. However, we won’t know a precise date until the production plan for the season is finalized.
Snowfall Season 5 Expected Cast
Nobody is secure in Snowfall, and this has proven especially true in Season 4. As a result, it’s impossible to predict who we’ll see in the following episode at any given time. However, suppose things continue as they are. In that case, Damson Idris will be the only season 5 presence that is somewhat safe to count on, both because so much of the show still revolves around Franklin and because the real-life inspiration for the character, “Freeway” Rick Ross, served a prison sentence and is still alive today (via Showbiz CheatSheet).
If the remainder of season 4’s core cast returns, Carter Hudson, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Michael Hyatt, Isaiah John, Amin Joseph, and Kevin Carroll will all be back for season 5. And, as far as returning characters go, Melvin Gregg, Geffre Maya, De’Aundre Bonds, and Suzy Nakamura have all been significant enough that it wouldn’t be unexpected if they returned, even though Nakamura’s character is now in a dangerous narrative position.
Snowfall Season 5 Expected Plotline
Season 4 of Snowfall has been unexpectedly conclusive in many respects, after the downfall of the house of cards created by Franklin and the CIA in cooperation. Irene Abe’s tenacious persistence throughout the season has now culminated in the publication of her exposé of the enterprise. Now it’s up to the parties involved to figure out if this will lead to more investigations and utter disaster for Franklin, Teddy, and the others, or whether they’ll find a way to keep Irene quiet.
Even if they can elude the Herald Examiner and the authorities, some harm will be irreversible. Franklin, Manboy, and Skully’s growing tensions ensure that none of the characters will have an easy time in the future.
If seasons 1 to 4 were the “rise” section of the tale, with the crack boom driving the characters higher and higher up, we’re on the verge of watching the collapse. From The Shield to Breaking Bad, crime dramas have a long history of utilizing their final seasons to show how the characters’ misdeeds ultimately catch up with them.
“I feel like Leon is psychologically going through it this season because now you know he was ready to take the blame for what he felt guilty for, and Franklin talked him out of it,” actor Isaiah John told N’Style Atlanta.
After a slow-burn approach to the horrors of the crack epidemic for the majority of its duration, Snowfall appears destined to follow in the footsteps of its genre forefathers in the closing stretch.
Synopsis
Snowfall is an American crime drama television series that premiered on FX on July 5, 2017. It was developed by John Singleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron. The story is set in Los Angeles in 1983 and centres around the city’s response to the first crack epidemic. The series chronicles the lives of various people, including 20-year-old heroin dealer Franklin Saint, Mexican luchador Gustavo “El Oso” Zapata, CIA officer Teddy McDonald, and Lucia Villanueva, the niece of a Mexican criminal leader.
On September 30, 2016, FX picked up the series for a ten-episode season after being initially set up at Showtime in 2014. The network renewed Snowfall for a second season on August 9, 2017, and debuted on July 19, 2018. The sitcom got renewed for a third season on September 19, 2018, and will air on July 10, 2019.
The series was continued by FX for a fourth season on August 6, 2019, after shooting was momentarily halted owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series was initially set to launch in 2020. However, filming was temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 epidemic. On February 24, 2021, the fourth season premiered. FX renewed the show for a fifth season on March 23, 2021. Stay tuned for more such updates.
