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The third season of "Fargo" now has another face for the line-up: According to TVLine, actress Carrie Coon will play the female lead, opposite Ewan McGregor.

 that McGregor would play a pair of brothers in the show. He will fill the role of both Emmit Stussy, the "parking lot king of Minnesota," and Ray Stussy, the less-successful and slightly resentful younger brother. 

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Further details about the third season of the Emmy-awarding show are slim. Creator Noah Hawley previously said it would be set in 2010, and 

 that it would take place in St. Cloud and Eden Valley, Minn. It is expected to air on FX next spring.

Sticklers for the authentic Minnesota accent will be disappointed to learn that Coon hails from Ohio, not Minnesota. She did, however, 

earn her M.F.A. at the University of Wisconsin - Madison

It's a heckuva lot closer than McGregor's birthplace — Scotland.

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Carrie Coon, who currently stars in "The Leftovers," will join Ewan McGregor for the third season of the Midwest crime drama.

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