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Fargo creators The Coen brothers take first TV series to Netflix

The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs will air in 2018.

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The Coen brothers, the creators of Oscar-winning 1996 film Fargo, have revealed their first ever TV series will be shown on Netflix.

The siblings, Joel and Ethan, have created The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs – a Western anthology which features six tales about the American frontier.

“We are streaming motherf******”, the Coens said as they announced the series which will star The Incredible Hulk actor Tim Blake Nelson as Buster.

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The Coen brothers (Ian West/PA)

The Coen brothers are familiar with Westerns, having previously made Hollywood hits No Country For Old Men and True Grit.

Produced by Annapurna Television, The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs will air in 2018, Netflix said.

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