Fargo
The Crocodile's Dilemma
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2014-04-15
Synopsis
A ruthless, manipulative man meets a small town insurance salesman and sets him on a path of destruction.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Fargo opens its catalog run with “The Crocodile's Dilemma” (2014-04-15). Anthology crime done with moral clarity, absurdism, and casting fireworks. Billy Bob / Malvo menace lore and each season's "is this the best one?" fight.
In the series
This episode is part of Fargo (2014–2024) on FX.
Minnesota nice meets Midwestern murder — Coen-brothers spirit as prestige TV.
Key cast
- Billy Bob Thornton as Lorne Malvo (S1)
- Allison Tolman as Molly Solverson (S1)
- Martin Freeman as Lester Nygaard (S1)
- Patrick Wilson as Lou Solverson (S2)
- Ewan McGregor as Emmit & Ray Stussy (S3)
- Juno Temple as Dorothy "Dot" Lyon (S5)