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Kirsten Dunst cast for second round of 'Fargo'

More of the storyline revealed for Emmy-winning series.

By Neal Justin

December 10, 2014 at 9:46PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Kirsten Dunst

"Fargo"?

Kirsten Dunst says bring it on.

The Golden Globe-nominated actress has been cast for the second season of "Fargo," which will debut on FX in the fall of 2015. She'll play a small-town beautifcian with big city dreams who's trying to find herself while struggling with social expectations.

Jesse Plemons, best known for "Breaking Bad" and "Friday Night Lights," will play her husband, a butcher's assistant.

This new chapter will take place over 10 episodes, back to 1979 in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Luverne, Minn.

Molly Solverson, played by Allison Tolman in the first chapter, will be 4 years old in this telling and much of the story will revolve around her father, previously played by Keith Carradine. No other casting has been announced.

Noah Hawley will continue as showrunner and the Coen brothers will remain as executive producers.

This isn't Dunst's first time feeling Minnesota. She played a Minnesota beauty pageant contestant in 1999's "Drop Dead Gorgeous," the film that brought Amy Adams to national attention.

about the writer

Neal Justin

Critic / Reporter

Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.