00:00The empire may have fallen, but the streets of south-central Los Angeles, never forget who built it.
00:05FX has officially greenlit the Snowfall spinoff, bringing back the gritty world that captivated millions through the eyes of two survivors, Wanda and Leon.
00:16Set in the 1990s, years after a Franklin Saints empire collapsed, this new chapter follows two people trying to rebuild in a city still haunted by the ghosts of the Dew, Crack Era.
00:26Gail Bean returns as Wanda, no longer a footnote in Franklin's legend, but a woman fighting to reclaim her own story.
00:34Beside her stands Isaiah John's Leon, the soldier-turned-conscience, walking the thin line between redemption and relapse.
00:42But this is not the same Los Angeles viewers remember, the game has changed.
00:47The 90s have arrived with a new wave of money, music, and mayhem.
00:52As the streets trade crack for hip-hop, and dealers transform into mobiles, the show dives deep into the birth of West Coast rap culture, the rise of neighborhood politics, and the transformation of survival into something bigger than just staying alive.
01:06Created by Malcolm Spellman, of the Falcon and the Winter Soldier fame, and produced by Snowfall's Dave Andron and Trevor Engelson, the spinoff carries the same emotional weight that made the original an FX classic.
01:22The grit, the soul, and the heartbreak remain, but now the fight is not about building an empire.
01:28It is about keeping your soul after losing one.
01:31Production is already underway in Los Angeles, filming on the same streets where it all began.
01:36FX confirms a 2026 premiere date, with Asante Black, Keaton Alex Smith, and Seema Sims joining the cast alongside Bean and John.
01:44The expanded ensemble promises to bring fresh perspectives to this devastating chapter of American back.
01:51History.
01:52For Wanda and Leon, this journey is not about power anymore.
01:55It is about survival.
01:57It is about what happens when the world moves on.
02:00And you are still standing in the rubble of everything you lost.
02:04While Franklin St's story ended in tragedy, theirs continues in the aftermath.
02:08Exploring the long shadow cast by the crack epidemic and the resilience required to survive it.
02:13Snowfall, the spinoff arrives in 2026 on FX and Hulu.
02:18The empire's gone, but the streets remember everything.
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