After the enormous success ofBreaking BadandBetter Call Saul,Giancarlo Espisitoreturns to the AMC screen withParish, a crime thriller that will premiere next year on the network and on its streaming platform, AMC+.
Esposito has created a long and successful career since his debut in 1979 in the filmRunning, and has appeared in major projects in both film and television. But there is no doubt that hisportrayal of Gus Fring in Breaking Badput him on the radar of many viewers, and will stand as one of his greatest roles. It is no surprise that AMC has now called upon the in-demand actor to lead one of their next original productions.
Parishfollows the story of a family man who has his own company and lives peacefully until his son is murdered, which will lead him to face the ghosts of his past and rediscover old habits. On Monday, the network released the first trailer for the series, which you can check out below along with the synopsis:
“A reimagining of the BBC One seriesThe Driver, this hour-long thriller series follows Gray Parish (Giancarlo Esposito) — a good man with a troubled past who gave up his life of crime for life as a family man. But when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending him on a relentless quest with moral intentions and dangerous consequences.”
Parishalso stars Zachary Momoh (Doctor Sleep), Paula Malcomson (Watchmen), Skeet Ulrich (Scream), Bonnie Mbuili (Invictus), Ivan Mbakop (Hawkeye), Arica Himmel (Black-ish), and Dax Rey (The Good Fight). Eduardo Canto and Ryan Maldonado serve as showrunners and executive producers, along with Giancarlo Esposito himself. The series will run for six episodes but, for now, it doesn’t have a release date.
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Giancarlo Esposito’s Legacy on Television Is Impressive
Although the actor has participated in a long list of film projects such asMalcolm X,Maze Runner,The Jungle Book, or the recently released animated movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, there’s no doubt that he has left a much more significant imprint on the small screen.
His first television role was inAnother Worldin 1982, and since then he has appeared in all kinds of productions, such asSesame Street, Miami ViceorOnce Upon a Time, as well asBreaking BadandBetter Call Saul. In recent years, he has expanded his list of credits into some new and unexpected shows includingThe Get Down, Dear White People, Westworld, Harley Quinn,Star Wars’spinoffThe Mandalorian, andThe Boys.
In addition toParish, his upcoming projects include the spin-off oftheHarley Quinnanimated seriesKite Man: Hell Yeah!where he will return as the voice of Lex Luthor. He will also be part of the cast of the television adaptation of Guy Ritchie’sThe Gentleman. While his upcoming films includeThe Electric Stateby the Russo brothers;Megalopolisby Francis Ford Coppola;The Long Homeby James Franco; the third installment of theXsaga,MaXXine; and the fourth part ofThe Conjuringfranchise,The Conjuring: Last Rites.
