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IMDb rating 8.4
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Critic rating 6.6

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Ackson Ferreira
rated 9

Good

10 months ago
Critic Season 1 Emily St. James
rated 7

...it's instantly confident TV, and that counts for a lot.

Read full review at Vox
Critic Season 1 Hank Stuever
rated 8

...it belongs on everyone's must-watch list this summer.

Read full review at The Washington Post
Critic Season 1 Ed Power
rated 8

...this slick and breezy drama is a mix of Narcos and Boogie Nights.

Read full review at The Telegraph
Critic Season 1 Kelly Lawler
rated 6

...an enjoyable and mostly engaging watch, and gets a lot of mileage out of what it does well.

Read full review at Usa Today
Critic Season 1 Melissa Camacho
rated 6

This edgy, complex series offers viewers a multifaceted look at what led to the devastating crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s.

Read full review at Common Sense Media

Cast & Crew

Amin Joseph
As Jerome Saint
Sergio Peris-Mencheta
As Gustavo 'El Oso' Zapata
Michael Hyatt
As Cissy Saint
Devyn A. Tyler
As Veronique Turner
Emily Rios
Actor
Gail Bean
As Wanda Bell

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Snowfall is a crime drama television series that explores the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the 1980s. The show revolves around the lives of several characters, including Franklin Saint, a young drug dealer; Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata, a Mexican luchador; Teddy McDonald, a CIA operative; and Lucia Villanueva, the niece of a Mexican crime boss. Their stories intersect as they navigate their way through the city's dangerous underworld, where poverty, violence, drugs, and prostitution are rampant. The series premiered on FX in 2017 and ran for three seasons until its cancellation in 2019. Despite this setback, Snowfall won critical acclaim for its gritty portrayal of urban life and its effects on marginalized communities during one of Los Angeles' darkest periods.

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