Snowfall (2017)
This is how crack began.
Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 5 July 2017 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 19 April 2023 |
| Genre | Drama, Crime |
| Created by | Eric Amadio, Dave Andron and John Singleton |
| Starring | Damson Idris, Carter Hudson and Sergio Peris-Mencheta |
| Seasons | 6 seasons, 60 episodes |
| Episode length | about 48 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 48 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.4/10 |
Where to watch Snowfall
Snowfall is streaming on Disney+ ($21.49 a month) in the US. It is also on Hulu ($21.49 a month). At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 2 months of Disney+, or $42.98 at list price.
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Where to watch Snowfall in 57 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Disney+ $15599 ARS |
| Australia | Disney+ $17.99 AUD |
| Austria | Prime Video €8.99, Disney+ €10.99 |
| Belgium | Prime Video €4.99, Disney+ €10.99 |
| Belize | Disney+ |
| Bolivia | Disney+ |
| Brazil | Disney+ R$49.90 |
| Bulgaria | Disney+ €9.99 |
| Canada | Disney+ $15.99 CAD |
| Chile | Disney+ $10990 CLP |
| Colombia | Disney+ $36900 COP |
| Costa Rica | Disney+ |
| Croatia | Disney+ €9.99 |
| Czechia | Disney+ 219 Kč |
| Denmark | Disney+ 119 kr DKK |
| Dominican Republic | Disney+ |
| Ecuador | Disney+ $11.49 |
| El Salvador | Disney+ |
| Finland | Disney+ €11.99 |
| France | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Germany | Prime Video €8.99, Disney+ €10.99 |
| Greece | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Guatemala | Disney+ |
| Honduras | Disney+ |
| Hong Kong | Disney+ HK$88 |
| Hungary | Disney+ 2990 Ft |
| Ireland | Disney+ €11.99, Skygo |
| Italy | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Jamaica | Disney+ |
| Japan | Disney+ ¥1250 JPY |
| Liechtenstein | Prime Video, Disney+ |
| Luxembourg | Prime Video €8.99, Disney+ €10.99 |
| Mexico | Disney+ $259 MXN |
| Netherlands | Prime Video €4.99, Disney+ €10.99 |
| New Zealand | Disney+ $18.99 NZD |
| Nicaragua | Disney+ |
| Norway | Disney+ 129 kr NOK |
| Panama | Disney+ $12.49 |
| Paraguay | Disney+ |
| Peru | Disney+ S/49.90 |
| Poland | Disney+ 34.99 zł |
| Portugal | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Romania | Disney+ 34.99 lei |
| San Marino | Disney+ |
| Singapore | Disney+ $18.98 SGD |
| Slovakia | Disney+ €9.99 |
| South Korea | Disney+ ₩9900 |
| Spain | Disney+ €10.99 |
| St. Lucia | Disney+ |
| Sweden | Disney+ 129 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Prime Video CHF8.90, Disney+ CHF16.90 |
| Taiwan | Disney+ NT$285 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Disney+ |
| Türkiye | Disney+ ₺449.90 |
| United Kingdom | Disney+ £11.99 GBP, Skygo, BBC iPlayer free |
| Uruguay | Disney+ about $U521 |
| Venezuela | Disney+ |
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What kind of watch this is
Snowfall is a 2017 crime drama set in Los Angeles during the early crack epidemic. It traces the collision between a young dealer, a CIA agent, and a wrestling champion. The series ran for 6 seasons and 60 episodes, totaling 48 hours of viewing time. That is a long way to go just to watch a city change its mind about itself.
What the critics said
Snowfall’s reception started modestly and climbed. Rotten Tomatoes gives the first season a 62% approval rating from 63 reviews. Metacritic lands on 63 out of 100. The consensus notes strong performances despite struggling storylines. Later seasons improved, with the third hitting 100%. Matt Zoller Seitz of Vulture called it a "clever constructed thriller." Ed Power of The Telegraph rated it 4 out of 5 stars. He praised the energy but found it too enamored with its characters to do full justice to LA's history.
How it did with audiences
Snowfall never reported a box office figure, so we judge it by the people who actually watched it. On TMDB, users rate it 8.4 out of 10. That is a high number for a show that spent years dissecting the drug trade in Los Angeles. It suggests the audience found the moral gray areas worth sitting through. The rating is a user score, not a critic consensus, which means it reflects what viewers liked, not what reviewers praised. High marks usually mean the pacing worked.
What came next for the cast
Michael Hyatt arrived from Nightcrawler and True Detective. His post-series credits include The Little Things, Where the Crawdads Sing, and The Pitt. Sergio Peris-Mencheta came in from Resident Evil: Afterlife. He then appeared in Rambo: Last Blood, Meg 2: The Trench, and S.O.Z: Soldiers or Zombies. The timeline does not prove Snowfall changed either trajectory. It merely lists what followed. Careers are often just a sequence of names on a page.
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Sources
- Snowfall on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q28429799 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Snowfall (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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