{"id":19974,"date":"2022-08-09T12:46:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T10:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1692029"},"modified":"2022-08-09T13:14:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T11:14:24","slug":"stranger-things-star-joe-keery-lands-major-television-role","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/stranger-things-star-joe-keery-lands-major-television-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things star Joe Keery lands major television role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 09 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Stranger Things star Joe Keery has joined the cast of the fifth season of FX anthology series Fargo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-4-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Steve Harrington actor<\/a> is one of three stars to join the show for the upcoming season alongside Never Have I Ever\u2019s Richa Moorjani and New Girl\u2019s Lamorne Morris.<\/p>\n<p>Keery is set to play the role of Gator Tillman, while Moorjani will portray Indira Olmstead and\u00a0Morris will play Witt Farr.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"&quot;paragraph&quot;\">The trio join previously announced cast members<span class=\"&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;\">\u00a0<\/span>Juno Temple, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh<span class=\"&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;\">\u00a0<\/span>in the line-up.<\/p>\n<p>True to its anthology form, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/fargo-season-four-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Fargo<\/a> has told stories in different decades each season.<\/p>\n<p>The Coen brothers-inspired series, developed by Noah Hawley, was officially renewed for a fifth season back in February 2022, with a contemporary kidnapping storyline set in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Season 4, which premiered back in September 2020, was\u00a0set in the criminal underworld of Kansas City in\u00a01950, starring Chris Rock as the leader of a local crime family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Fargo-season-four-252dee5.png?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Fargo-season-four-252dee5.png?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/png&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-893644\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Fargo-season-four-252dee5.png?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Chris Rock in Fargo season 4.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>YouTube<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The press release for season 5\u2019s plot revealed as little as possible, with FX asking: \u201cWhen is a kidnapping not a kidnapping, and what if your wife isn\u2019t yours?\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In addition, FX chairman \u200b\u200bJohn Landgraf recently teased<i>\u00a0<\/i>that the upcoming instalment is \u201cparticularly comedic this year\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always a balance between how dramatic versus comedic it is, and this is the more comedic end of the spectrum. I really love it,\u201d Landgraf told <a href=\"\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/fx-fargo-season-5-alien-1235191920\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Hollywood Reporter.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Keery reprised his role as Steve in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-4-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the fourth season of Stranger Things<\/a>, which was split into two volumes.<\/p>\n<p>The star\u00a0is set to return as Steve for\u00a0<a style=\"&quot;font-weight:\" inherit=\"\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-5-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the fifth season of the hit sci-fi show<\/a>, which will also\u00a0<a style=\"&quot;font-weight:\" inherit=\"\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-4-date-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">be the series\u2019 last<\/a>, as\u00a0our beloved Hawkins gang engage in one last battle against Vecna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;body-text&quot;\"><strong>Fargo<\/strong><strong> airs on FX in the US, Channel 4 in the UK, and is also available to watch on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/netflix&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">subscribe now<\/a> and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Molly Moss Published: Tuesday, 09 August 2022 at 12:00 am Stranger Things star Joe Keery has joined the cast of the fifth season of FX anthology series Fargo. 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