claim: Fargo (season 3) aired on The CW.
evidence: The third season of Fargo , an American anthology black comedy -- crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley , premiered on April 19 , 2017 , on the basic cable network FX .. FX ( TV network ). Fargo. Fargo ( TV series ). anthology. anthology series. black comedy. black comedy. crime drama. crime film. Noah Hawley. Noah Hawley. The season will consist of ten episodes .. As an anthology , each Fargo season possesses its own self-contained narrative , following a disparate set of characters in various settings , albeit in a connected shared universe .. Fargo. Fargo ( TV series ). anthology. anthology series. shared universe. shared universe. The third season is set around December 2010 in three towns in Minnesota  : St. Cloud , Eden Valley , and Eden Prairie .. Minnesota. Minnesota. St. Cloud. St. Cloud, Minnesota. Eden Valley. Eden Valley, Minnesota. Eden Prairie. Eden Prairie, Minnesota. It follows the lives of a couple , Ray Stussy -LRB- Ewan McGregor -RRB- and Nikki Swango -LRB- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -RRB- , who , after unsuccessfully trying to rob Ray 's brother Emmit -LRB- also played by McGregor -RRB- , become involved in a double murder case , including an old man with a mysterious past whose stepdaughter Gloria Burgle -LRB- Carrie Coon -RRB- is a policewoman .. Ewan McGregor. Ewan McGregor. Carrie Coon. Carrie Coon. Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Meanwhile , Emmit tries to cut his ties with a shady organization he borrowed money from two years prior , but the company , whose employees include V. M. Varga -LRB- David Thewlis -RRB- and Yuri Gurka -LRB- Goran Bogdan -RRB- , have other plans .. Goran Bogdan. Goran Bogdan. David Thewlis. David Thewlis. Season 3 began filming in early 2017 in Calgary , Alberta .