FX has renewed Snowfall for a sixth season, marking it as one of the top-rating crime series on the network. However, on Tuesday, the network announced that season 6 would be its last. While the currently-aired fifth season will wrap up later this month, fans can expect the final season to premiere in April 2023.
Snowfall premiered in 2017 as it uncovered the 1980s crack epidemic in Los Angeles with Damson Idris as young drug kingpin Franklin Saint, Entertainment Weekly reported. The 30-year-old issued a written statement reflecting on his time working with the network for the past five years.
“I couldn’t imagine telling this story anywhere but at FX. I’m incredibly proud of the history we have all made. Especially the impact Snowfall has had on the culture. Very rarely does a TV show get to the sixth season mark, and saying goodbye to ‘Franklin Saint’ will be heartbreaking. But the family and relationships I’ve made on this journey will last a lifetime. I know John Singleton is looking down, smiling proud.”
Also, on Tuesday, Idris announced the news on his Instagram account, writing, “Thank you to everyone that has supported this journey. I got this role when I was 23 years old. I’m now 30. Legacy stuff. What a ride it has been. Only the beginning. See you tomorrow night. Unc’s getting married,” he wrote in the caption.
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Last month, FX revealed that the series’ fifth season garnered more than 4.3 million Total Viewers across linear as the most-watched season.
“To tell a story worth telling, with creative partners you respect and admire, at a network that supports you throughout and allows you to end on your terms. That’s the dream,” co-creator Dave Andron said in a statement. “I am so grateful to everyone at FX from John Landgraf on down and to the entire Snowfall family for helping us get there. If only John Singleton could be with us for the end.”
Singleton, who co-created Snowfall with Andron and Eric Amadio, died from a sudden stroke in 2019 at age 51.
“FX first partnered with legendary writer/director John Singleton and the rest of the creative team six years ago to pursue their vision for an ambitious, powerful drama about the explosion of the crack epidemic of the early ’80s,” FX’s President of Original Programming, Nick Grad, said in a statement. “Today, as the fifth season of Snowfall reaches new heights of acclaim and viewership, there is no question that this series has become an FX classic drama. We are thrilled to order a sixth season that will enable Dave Andron, Walter Mosley, and the rest of the producers to bring Snowfall to a climactic finale showcasing the brilliance of everyone involved, from the stellar cast led by Damson Idris to the writers, directors, artists and crew.”
Snowfall airs on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX. Episodes are available for streaming the next day on Hulu.
