Fargo's Anthology Format: The Key To The TV Adaptation's Success

Noah Hawley’s TV adaptation of Fargo set itself up for success by using an anthology format instead of running a single serialized storyline into the ground. The Coen brothers’ Fargo has been hailed as one of the greatest movies ever made — it’s both a darkly comic crime caper and a philosophical look at morality — so adapting it was a tall order.