Los Angeles · 1983–1986
Every empire
leaves evidence.
A cinematic, character-first guide to FX’s Snowfall—six seasons of ambition, family, policy, and consequence.
06seasons
60episodes
1983where it begins
2017–23original run
The story
A city. Three worlds. One gathering storm.
Co-created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron, Snowfall begins in 1983 as street entrepreneur Franklin Saint, CIA operative Teddy McDonald, and wrestler-turned-enforcer Gustavo “El Oso” Zapata enter the same expanding cocaine economy from radically different sides.
Read the complete show guidePrincipal players
Character dossiers
The rise & fall
Six chapters
01
The first brick
2017
02
The network
2018
03
The neighborhood
2019
04
The war outside
2021
05
The war within
2022
06
The final account
2023
The central question
What do people become when survival, family, and power all demand a different choice?
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