Isaiah John (left), Asante Blackk, Gail Bean and Peyton Alex Smith in 'The Drop: A Snowfall Saga' FX The world of Snowfall is moving forward into its next decade.
FX and Hulu have set a Sept. 8 premiere date for The Drop: A Snowfall Saga, a spinoff that centers on two of the original series’ characters, Wanda (Gail Bean) and Leon (Isaiah John). FX also released a new image from the show (at the top of this story), showing John and Bean with fellow series regulars Asante Blackk and Peyton Alex Smith.
The Drop, which FX ordered to series in November 2025, will follow Wanda and Leon as they look to reinvent themselves in 1990s Los Angeles, where the aftermath of the crack epidemic is helping fuel the rise of West Coast rap. The show picks up after Snowfall’s 2023 series finale, whose final scenes jumped ahead in time from the 1980s to 1990.
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“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,” a rather detailed description of the show reads. “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 (Blackk) and James Kinsey (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?”
Mykelti Williamson, Nicki Micheaux, Brandon Mychal Smith, Isidora Goreshter, Eric Balfour, Richard Portnow, Zaire Adams, Demetrius Grosse and Quincy Chad also star, with Chad reprising his Snowfall role as Big Leon.
FX Productions is the studio for The Drop. Malcolm Spellman (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Bel-Air) executive produces with Snowfall EPs Dave Andron, Thomas Schlamme, Julie DeJoie, Michael London and Trevor Engelson, and Paul Garnes.
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