Snowfall is an American crime drama television series created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron. The project, which was first set up at Showtime in 2014,[1] was picked up by FX for a 10-episode first season on September 30, 2016.[2] The series premiered on July 5, 2017.[3] On August 9, 2017, FX renewed the series for a second season[4] which premiered on July 19, 2018.[5]