‘Breaking Bad’s’ Bob Odenkirk Joins FX’s ‘Fargo’

“Always Sunny” star Glenn Howerton also joins cast of small-screen adaptation

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“Breaking Bad” alum Bob Odenkirk has joined the cast of FX’s “Fargo,” as has “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Glenn Howerton.

The cast will also include “The Big C’s” Oliver Platt and “Private Practice” alum Kate Walsh, as well as earlier announced cast members Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks and “The Hobbit” star Martin Freeman.

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The 10-episode limited series adaptation of the Coen Brothers’ film will feature an all-new “true crime” story, following a new case and new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humor, murder and “Minnesota nice” that has made the film an enduring classic.

Thornton stars as Lorne Malvo, a rootless, manipulative man who meets and forever changes the life of small-town insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Freeman).  Hanks plays Duluth Police Deputy Gus Grimly, a single dad who must choose between his own personal safety when he comes face-to-face with a killer.

Odenkirk, coming off his run as ethically shaky lawyer Saul Goodman on “Breaking Bad,” will play Bill Olson, a  deputy with seniority over his younger, smarter and more ambitious fellow deputy, Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman).

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Platt will portray Stavros Milos, billed as the Supermarket King of Minnesota. Walsh, meanwhile, is taking on the role of Gina Hess, a former stripper and mother of teenaged twin boys.

Howerton will play Don Chumph, an ambitious personal trainer.

Production will begin in November in Calgary, Canada, for a 2014 premiere date.

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