The ’Snowfall’ Spinoff Sequence ’The Drop’ Is Lastly On The Manner

Snowfall may’ve wrapped up in 2023 after six seasons, however that doesn’t imply hardcore Snowheads (our title for the Snowfall fan neighborhood) haven’t been ready for a continuation of the story — and now we’re lastly getting it with The Drop: A Snowfall Saga, a brand new spinoff of the sequence premiering later this 12 months on FX, Hulu, and Disney+ internationally.

The Drop follows fan favorites Wanda — performed by the superb Gail Bean — and Leon (Isaiah John) as they wrestle to take West Coast rap to the mainstream whereas the chaos of gang wars and report label politics erupts round them. Whereas the unique sequence targeted on LA in the course of the crack epidemic of the mid-’80s, The Drop leaps ahead to ’90s Los Angeles, capturing a decade the place the tradition was present process heavy commodification. We’re psyched to see how author Michael Spellman and the Snowfall producers deal with this notably wealthy part of hip-hop historical past, and we converse for a lot of a Snowhead after we say, we’ve sort of all the time been hoping the present would discover the ’90s.

Along with Bean and John, the total solid consists of a mixture of newcomers and returning stars from Snowfall, together with: Asante Black, Peyton Alex Smith, Simmie “Buddy” Sims, Mykelti Williamson, Nicki Micheaux, Brandon Mychal Smith, Isidora Goreshter, Eric Balfour, Richard Portnow, Zaire Adams, Demetrius Gross, and Quincy Chad.

The sequence is ready to drop later this 12 months. Till then, we’ll be spinning some West Coast ’90s classics in anticipation.