FX has set the release date for the “Snowfall” spinoff series “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga.”
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The new series will premiere on September 8 on FX and Hulu. The eight-episode drama will also be available to stream on Disney+ internationally and will release one episode weekly at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
“The Drop” follows the events of “Snowfall,” a FX series exploring the crack cocaine epidemic in LA. Gail Bean and Isaiah John return as their characters Wanda Bell and Leon Simmons.
The official logline states:
“Wanda starts the series driven by the clear belief that West Coast rap has the power to reshape American culture. She will work to put together a ragtag group of geniuses and lead them to the realization of all their dreams. To do it, she must navigate the dangerous overlap of music and street politics, pulling in those closest to her including her cousins Lamar Kinsey (Asante Blackk) and James Kinsey (Peyton Alex Smith) and pursuing volatile local rapper Artillery (Simmie “Buddy” Sims III), who is already in a tangle with law enforcement. Her internship with former D-boy-turned-label-owner Darryl “DG” Grant (Brandon Mychal Smith) creates opportunities but also deepens tensions between Wanda and Leon, who has vowed to leave the streets for good and chase down his own atonement through his free legal clinic. As ambition, loyalty, and survival collide, how much is everyone willing to risk in order to build something lasting in a world that threatens to pull them down?”
Aside from Bean and John, series regulars include Mykelti Williamson, Nicki Micheaux, Brandon Mychal Smith, Isidora Goreshter, Eric Balfour, Richard Portnow, Zaire Adams and Demetrius Grosse. Also returning from “Snowfall” is Quincy Chad, who played gang member Big Deon.
Malcolm Spellman, Dave Andron, Thomas Schlamme, Julie DeJoie, Michael London, Trevor Engelson and Paul Garnes are executive producing. FX Productions is producing the series. “The Drop” was first rumored to be in development in 2023 and received a pilot order in 2025.
“Snowfall” was created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio and Dave Andron, and it ran on FX for six seasons from 2017 to 2023. The cast included Damson Idris, Carter Hudson, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Amin Joseph, Angela Louis, Michael Hyatt, Isaiah John, Kevin Carroll and Suzy Nakamura.