Isaiah John as Leon and Damson Idris as Franklin Saint in “Snowfall” (Ray Micksaw/FX)Leon is the neighborhood knucklehead, rough around the edges, and always the kind of guy who would make your grandmother say things like, “Stay away from that boy. Franklin Saint goes from dreaming of financial freedom and ends up with freedom from no finances, freedom from no family, freedom from dreams, the kind of freedom attached to nothingness. Franklin Saint goes from dreaming of financial freedom and ends up with freedom from no finances, freedom from no family, freedom from dreams, the kind of freedom attached to nothingness.