Snowfall (TV Series)

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Original title: Snowfall (TV Series)
Year: 2017
Running time: 60 min.
Country: United States
Director: Eric Amadio (Creator), John Singleton (Creator), Dave Andron (Creator), Daniel Attias, Michael Lehmann, John Singleton, Sunu Gonera, Solvan Naim, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Logan Kibens, Alonso Alvarez, Zetna Fuentes, Meera Menon, Hiro Murai, Lawrence Trilling, Deborah Chow, Alex Graves, Clark Johnson, Erin Feeley, Tanya Hamilton, Carl Seaton, Ben Younger
Screenwriter: Eric Amadio, John Singleton, Dave Andron, Leonard Chang, Jerome Hairston, Emmy Grinwis, Aaron Slavick, Sal Calleros, Margaret Rose Lester, Tatiana Suarez-Pico
Music: Jeff Russo
Cinematography: Jeffrey Greeley
Cast: Damson Idris, Isaiah John, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Carter Hudson, Emily Rios, Amin Joseph, Manuel Uriza, Tim Matheson, Camila Banus, Filipe Valle Costa, Michael Hyatt, Alon Aboutboul, Judith Scott, Jonathan Avigdori, Justine Lupe, Taylor Kowald, Nic Bishop, Marcus Henderson, José Zúñiga, Asjha Cooper
Producer: Broadcasting by FX Network; Groundswell Productions
Genre: TV Series. Drama | Drugs. 1980s
Synopsis / Plot: A look at the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the beginning of the 1980s.

Critics' reviews

"Every piece of 'Snowfall' is well-crafted (...) Exquisite period detail and terrific performances (...) A series built on accuracy."

Ben Travers: IndieWire
"Distant enough to feel unusual, but recent enough, ideally, to resonate (...) 'Snowfall' works best when it digs into Franklin's story"

Daniel D'Addario: Time
"What motivates the central characters in the new FX drama 'Snowfall'? The answers to that question aren’t always clear, which, counterintuitively, is one of the reasons the show almost works."

David Wiegand: San Francisco Chronicle
"[It] isn't compelling or convincing enough in the early going (...) [It] aims to get at 'how crack began' and how the drug epidemic shook up Los Angeles — but after four episodes the series hadn't gotten there yet"

Tim Goodman: The Hollywood Reporter
"'Snowfall' is lean, mean and precise. Though it fictionalizes and chronicles a depressing (and violent) American crisis, it belongs on everyone’s must-watch list this summer."

Hank Stuever: The Washington Post
"If John Singleton’s FX series had just a little more focus, it would be one of the best shows of the year (...) What 'Snowfall' has in spades (...) is atmosphere."

Sonia Saraiya: Variety
"It’s fine for a story of broad scope to take its time setting the table, but it needs to hook you on character in the meantime. Only Franklin’s story really does"

James Poniewozik: The New York Times
"While 'Snowfall' is striking in its imagery and features several strong performances, it could have benefited from just a little more focus (...) Idris and Rios are both excellent"

Kelly Lawler: USA Today

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