Netflix Is Losing the 1996 Film 'Fargo,' the Original Behind FX's Anthology Series

The Coen Brothers are known for their eccentric filmmaking, a meticulous and deeply planned approach, and dark deadpan humor. While films like The Big Lebowski and No Country for Old Men, or nearly all their 18 feature films, have their own place, one of their projects from 30 years ago was turned into an anthology series back in 2014.

That TV series now has five total installments, and each one nods to the original film in one way or another. There is also usually silence about the show's next season until it eventually happens, and until then, fans often have no option but to keep hoping the next installment will somehow make its way to screens.

The show is Fargo, and the 1996 film of the same name is about to leave Netflix by October 1, 2026, according to What'sOnNetflix. The 1996 film Fargo is a self-contained two-hour movie, while the Fargo TV series, created by Noah Hawley, is an anthology in which each season tells a completely separate crime story in different decades, though Season 1 closely parallels the movie's main setup.

'Fargo' Has Not Yet Been Renewed for Season 6

The strange thing about Fargo is that silence between installments has never meant death. Fargo Season 5 finished in January 2024, and as of September 2026, FX still has not formally ordered Season 6, but creator Noah Hawley has repeatedly made clear that he considers the anthology unfinished. He previously told TVInsider there "should be" another season, while producer Warren Littlefield went further this year on a podcast, saying he and Hawley are committed to keeping Fargo alive for as long as someone wants it.

There is already a compelling direction floating around: making the next installment a Texas story instead of the usual North Dakota vibe. While Littlefield has backed that too, he later stopped short of confirming reports that Season 6 would indeed be set in Texas. The real bottleneck appears to be Hawley's schedule. He is simultaneously tied up with Alien: Earth and FX's upcoming Far Cry adaptation. That makes Fargo less "cancelled" than perpetually waiting for Hawley to find the right story and the time to make it, which is basically how the show has always operated.

Fargo Season 1, for instance, arrived in 2014, followed by Season 2 in 2015, Season 3 in 2017, Season 4 in 2020, and Season 5 in 2023. So the show has never followed a reliable annual schedule, with gaps stretching from one year between Seasons 1 and 2 to three years between Seasons 3 and 4, then another three-year wait before Season 5.