How 'The Fargo Effect' puts actors you'd never expect to see in its villain roles

Writer-director-creator Noah Hawley's nonformulaic casting formula keeps fans on their toes. ''Fargo' walks in the shoes of comedy, and also tragedy,' executive producer Warren Littlefield notes of its stars.

When Jon Hamm swapped Don Draper's sleek suits for a 10-gallon hat to play a wife-beating cowboy in Season 5 of 'Fargo,' he became the latest actor to enjoy a hard pivot thanks to the show's perception-shattering casting practices. 'Fargo' executive producer Warren Littlefield explains writer-director Noah Hawley's nonformulaic formula that keeps fans on their toes. ''Fargo' walks in the shoes of comedy, and also tragedy,' Littlefield says.

You wouldn't look at Jean's filmography and say she's a natural for a crime boss, but this was one of those unexpected surprises you get from our casting process because we looked at the tape and said, 'Pretty damn good.' We were delighted to put an actress out there whom the audience knew but had never seen in this way before.

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