The story is a "world of ever-expanding chaos" where three distinct groups find their fates violently intertwined:
: State Trooper Lou Solverson (Patrick Wilson) and his father-in-law, Sheriff Hank Larsson (Ted Danson), serve as the "axis of decency" in a increasingly dark world.
: Beyond the leads, the season features standout performances from Bokeem Woodbine as the philosophizing mob enforcer Mike Milligan and Zahn McClarnon as the formidable Hanzee Dent.