FX has ordered a spinoff to Snowfall centered on Leon Simmons and Wanda Bell, with Isaiah John and Gail Bean set to reprise their roles in a new drama planned for FX and streaming on Hulu. The network said the series advances the timeline into 1990s Los Angeles, tracing the couple’s attempt to rebuild their lives after the events of the original show while confronting a city in flux. The project is executive produced by Malcolm Spellman alongside key producers from the parent series, with a cast that also includes Asante Blackk, Peyton Alex Smith, and Simmie Sims III. A premiere window has been targeted for 2026, though an exact date has not been announced.
The order follows a March pilot greenlight that reunited John and Bean following Snowfall’s 2023 finale. Moving the story into the decade after the crack era allows the spinoff to explore shifts in culture and power that defined Los Angeles at the time, a backdrop that the creative team has linked to the city’s evolving music scene and changing neighborhood dynamics. Positioning Leon and Wanda at the center gives the series a continuity of character while freeing it to broaden the canvas beyond the Saints’ operation that anchored the original.
FX executives framed the decision as a way to extend a successful franchise with a new lens, tapping Spellman’s experience steering character-driven, socially attuned dramas. Casting additions suggest the narrative will track fresh alliances and pressures around the couple, with Blackk, Smith, and Simmie Sims III joining as series regulars. Distribution will mirror the mothership’s recent seasons, airing on the cable channel and streaming the next day on Hulu, continuing the network’s dual-platform strategy for adult dramas. Production specifics, including episode count and start of filming, remain under wraps.
The spinoff extends the legacy of a series that ended on strong ratings and cultural conversation, and arrives amid a broader push by FX to expand returning-audience IP with filmmaker-led offshoots. With the order now formal, attention turns to how the show will balance grounded character work with a period setting that brings new institutions, ambitions, and dangers into focus for its leads.
