The movie is called Fargo because the Coens (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen) thought it was a better title than Brainerd. The wood chipper used in the movie is now on display at the Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Center.

Why is the TV series called Fargo?

Its a word that describes a sort of frozen hinterland that makes you think of a certain type of story. Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred. This is a nod to the way that the 1996 source movie Fargo (1996) started (also by claiming that its events were based on a true story).

Does Fargo take place in Fargo?

The weirdest thing about this new series — apart from people dying by hammers and hearing talk of finding feet in toaster ovens — is that Fargo doesnt even take place in Fargo, North Dakota. Most of the action is in Bemidji and Duluth, both of which are in Minnesota.

Is Season 1 Fargo a true story?

But fortunately for the shows countless murders, nothing about Fargos first season is based on fact. Martin Freemans Lester Nygaard and Billy Bob Thorntons Lorne Malvo are completely fictional.

Are stories on Fargo really true?

The answer is No. Fargo may have been inspired by real incidents but those incidents werent a part of one story. The storyline of Fargo is made by connecting two cases that arent related to each other.

Has the Fargo money ever found?

Only $4,000 of the money was ever recovered. Of the body count list of seven people, five were killed by Gaear (Peter Stormare) and two were killed by Carl (Steve Buscemi).