“Orange” Star Uzo Aduba to Join FX’s “Fargo”

Uzo Aduba at the "Orange Is The New Black" TV show final season premiere, Alice Tully Hall, New York, July 2019. Photo by Gregory Pace/Shutterstock (10347504bk)

FX’s Fargo is getting a strong addition to its cast in the upcoming fourth season. The cast, which is headed by Chris Rock, will now be joined by two-time Emmy winner Uzo Aduba.

Abuda is most known for her portrayal of Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in Netflix’s Orange is the New Black. She also appears in another FX production, the limited series Mrs. America.

Details about the new role are being kept quiet. What is known is that the character’s name will be Zelmare Roulette.

Fargo’s fourth season takes place in 1950s Kansas City, MO. It depicts an uneasy truce struck by two rival crime families, one Italian and one African-American.

Chris Rock plays the head of the African-American family, Loy Cannon. Other members of the cast are Ben Whishaw, Jack Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Jessie Buckley, Salvatore Esposito, musician Andrew Bird, Jeremie Harris, Gaetano Bruno, Anji White, Francesco Acquaroli E’myri Crutchfield and Amber Midthunder.