Snowfall is an American crime drama TV series, created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron, that was first broadcast on FX on July 5, 2017. Set in Los Angeles in 1983, the series revolves around the first crack epidemic and its impact on the city. The series follows the stories of several characters whose lives are fated to intersect: 20-year-old drug dealer Franklin Saint, Mexican luchador Gustavo “El Oso” Zapata, CIA operative Teddy McDonald, and a Mexican crime boss’s niece, Lucia Villanueva. The series, which was first set up at Showtime in 2014, was picked up by FX for a ten-episode season in September 2016.

In August 2017, the network renewed Snowfall for a second season, which premiered on July 19, 2018. In September 2018, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on July 10, 2019. In August 2019, FX renewed the series for a fourth season which was initially scheduled to premiere in 2020, but filming was soon suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fourth season premiered on February 24, 2021. In March 2021, FX renewed the series for a fifth season which premiered on February 23, 2022. In April 2022, FX renewed the series for a sixth and final season.

Snowfall Season 5 Preview

If the past five seasons have taught us anything, it’s that power distorts relationships. Teddy’s backlash against Franklin merely reiterated this fact. Only power can explain why Teddy, the originator of the infidelity who crossed Franklin by agreeing to work with Louie, can occupy the position of the scorned ex. Teddy puts Franklin in deep, deep debt (our boy’s been living above his means with money he can’t even legally claim!) as punishment. As Teddy flexes, it becomes evident that no moments of intimacy or connection could ever undermine the hierarchy built into their arrangement. Franklin forgot (or just misunderstood) that Teddy was not his equal.

He couldn’t betray him because he was never accountable to him. Teddy owes him nothing. “It’s really over?” Veronique asks Franklin. “It’s really over,” he responds, not knowing the carnage had only just begun. Overcome by the panic of a poor-man-turned-rich-man who’s faced yet again with poverty, Franklin spirals as he and Veronique try to cover their bills without cash reserves. As she informs him, the property he owns is depreciating in value because of the violence in South Central, and even if he sold everything, he’d still owe. “So, I’m not even broke; I’m in debt,” Franklin groans. In a rage, he destroys his office and concocts a not-so-master plan that entails apologizing to Teddy, reinstating their business relationship so that he can seize and torture the CIA affiliate.

Veronique, who is notably very calm under pressure (that con-woman muscle memory is no joke!), tries to talk him down by explaining that Franklin’s horrible plan will get all of them killed. Franklin, stressed and unable to temper his emotional responses, proceeds with his plan, and it blows up in his face. No amount of apologizing or accusations changes Teddy’s position, as he cautions Franklin to not forget the lesson he just learned about power. “You have to be very cautious right now,” Teddy tells him during their phone call. “You think you’ve lost everything? Just wait.”

Franklin turns to his allies for help to find Teddy and get his money back. Gustavo is sympathetic though compromised by his connection to Teddy. He’s also unconvinced that Franklin stands a chance. “He’s the government. He always wins. You can’t beat him,” he asserts. Eventually, Gustavo reveals Franklin grace and wishes him luck as he hangs up the phone. Franklin is unaware that Gustavo has also been boxed into a corner by Teddy.

After receiving a call from Xiamara, Gustavo learns that Teddy has bugged his house when the boys break a lamp and a listening device (or what he calls a “pinche bug”) falls out of it. Preparing to go on the run with the boys, Xiamara packs up their things while Gustavo goes to his old storage unit to get the $10 million in cash he has hidden.

When a fleet of police cars and the DA himself pull up to the storage site and arrest him, it’s clear his capture has been orchestrated. Everything is falling apart. Avi is still alive but in the custody of Rubén’s crew. After burning down the building and putting Avi and the dead Russian in the trunk, Ruben meets with another contact and gets access to a safe house where he prepares to torture Avi for information that could “destabilize America.”

After hours of talking and exchanging stories, we learn that Rubén is the son of a Cuban woman and a Russian diplomat and that Avi’s people were Russian Jews before their settlement in Palestine. Despite their common backgrounds and generally decent rapport, Rubén kills Avi after learning that Avi’s most valuable information is in his home, not his office and that Teddy is not, in fact, a CIA agent but a recently demoted contractor. “Sorry, Avi,” Rubén says as he shoots the old man in the abdomen and then in the head.

(RIP to Avi! I low-key saw this coming because he was talking a lot this season!) When Rubén goes to Avi’s house to raid his safe for documents, he overhears Teddy coming into the home, drops his flashlight, and runs. As he flees, he overhears Teddy’s walkie-talkie and notices Parissa in the car, and kidnaps her as leverage. (Teddy is really slipping, and now my girl might be gonna die!). “There is a problem,” Teddy tells his CIA contact after he returns to his car and finds that his Persian queen is missing.
Interrupted in the middle of her honeymoon with calls from Teddy and Franklin, Louie can’t seem to escape work.

Teddy calls to share the news of Franklin’s resignation and to verify if he can count on her going forward. “Could be good for us? No bitterness, no competition,” Louie thinks aloud. Resisting the encroachment of anxiety, Jerome embraces the moment. “Fuck it, we in!” he remarks. A couple of hours later, Franklin calls with an urgency that tugs at their familial bond. “I’m in trouble, you’re the only one who can help me,” he tells his Aunt Louie. When the two finally meet, the tension between them is instantly restored. After Franklin tells her about his newfound brokenness, Louie is initially sympathetic but adamant that she isn’t sure what Franklin wants her to do about it.

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What Franklin wants is for her to feed him Teddy’s location for their next drop so that he can blitz his former boss. Worse yet, he argues that she is obligated to do this because the entire situation is her fault. “This ain’t my problem,” Louie responds. Franklin escalates the situation and pulls a gun on his aunt to threaten her. “You gonna shoot me?” she asks in shock. “If it meant me getting my fucking money back, I’d kill you ten times over,” Franklin declares. Before he could make good, Officer Buckley, the latest addition to Louie’s payroll, appears behind Franklin with a gun of his own. Louie lets Franklin off with a warning this time but shouts, “I see you again, I’m gonna kill you,” before leaving Franklin frozen in place as the transformation of his familial ties washes over him.

Snowfall season 6 Cast

Well, all the lead cast members will return for the final showdown except those who die in the fifth season finale. Damson Idris will return to reprise his role as Franklin Saint together with Carter Hudson as Teddy McDonald, Isaiah John as Leon Simmons, Amin Joseph as Jerome Saint, and Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Gustavo ‘El Oso’ Zapata. Here’s a look at Snowfall Season 6 cast:

• Damson Idris as Franklin Saint

• Devyn Tyler as Veronique

• Isaiah John as Leon

• Angela Lewis as Aunt Louie

• Amin Joseph as Jerome

• Michael Hyatt as Cissy Saint

• Carter Hudson as Teddy McDonald and Reed Thompson

• Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Gustavo “El Oso” Zapata

• Alon Abutbul as Avi Drexler

• DeRay Davis as Peaches

• De’aundre Bonds as Skully

• Brandon Jay McLaren as Det. Buckley

• DeVaughn Nixon as Kane Hamilton

• Tiffany Lonsdale as Parissa

• Gail Bean as Wanda Bell

• Brandon Jay McLaren as Det. Buckley

Snowfall season 6 Release Date

The fifth season of FX’s popular crime drama series Snowfall concluded airing on Apr 20, 2022. The latest season showcased Franklin’s life more than a year after he hung up his cane in the Season 4 finale. Premiered in 2017, Snowfall is set in 1980s Los Angeles during the first crack epidemic and showcases the impact of drugs on the culture of Los Angeles city. It focuses on Franklin’s years-long journey from a 20-year-old part-time weed vendor to a fully-fledged cocaine drug lord. Since its premiere in 2017, the American crime drama has achieved immense popularity.

It gained rave reviews from both audiences and critics due to its intriguing plot and dynamic characters. Now that the fifth season has ended, here’s everything you need to know about the future of Snowfall on FX. It’s been around six months since season 5 concluded and still, there are no big updates on the next season. FX will keep the details about the next season under wraps. This is primarily due to the fact that there’s a lot of enthusiasm around the next season and the network wants to keep it.