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Snowfall

Snowfall

This is how crack began.

20178.46 Seasons60 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.

Created by Julie DeJoie
NetworksFX

Top Cast

Damson Idris

Damson Idris

Franklin Saint

Carter Hudson

Carter Hudson

Teddy McDonald

Sergio Peris-Mencheta

Sergio Peris-Mencheta

Gustavo 'El Oso' Zapata

Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt

Cissy Saint

Amin Joseph

Amin Joseph

Jerome Saint

Angela Lewis

Angela Lewis

Louanne 'Louie' Jones-Saint

Isaiah John

Isaiah John

Leon Simmons

Devyn A. Tyler

Devyn A. Tyler

Veronique Turner

Alejandro Edda

Alejandro Edda

Ruben

Gail Bean

Gail Bean

Wanda Bell

Themes & Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)drug abusedrug crimegangsterurbancrack cocainelos angeles, californiadrugsurban decayangry1980sinspirationaldepressedappreciativeawestruckbaffled

About Snowfall

Snowfall is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), drug abuse, drug crime, gangster, urban, crack cocaine. Created by Julie DeJoie, it stars Damson Idris, Carter Hudson, Sergio Peris-Mencheta. Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.

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