Giancarlo Esposito is returning to AMC, the house of his Breaking Unhealthy and Higher Name Saul, in Parish, a thriller set in New Orleans.
Esposito, himself a gearhead, stars as Gracian “Grey” Parish, a household man and proud proprietor of a luxurious automotive service in The Massive Straightforward. Watch the primary full trailer above and the poster under.
Talking at AMC’s TCA press tour, Esposito stated New Orleans is a “metropolis of demons.”
“It’s a metropolis that has a majority of church buildings, greater than every other metropolis in America,” he stated. “It’s a metropolis with bars on each nook, the place you’ll be able to occasion till 4 within the morning. It looks like a spot the place you might have to select, and our present’s lots in regards to the decisions that Gracian Parish makes, whether or not they be good decisions or unhealthy decisions and the way they have an effect on his household. It was a lot in regards to the household and group, not solely town, but additionally of two totally different males and their households and the way they have an inclination to cope with the circumstances surrounding them. This was a metropolis that was the correct one.”
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The collection launches March 31 on AMC and its AMC+ streaming service after the finale of The Strolling Useless: The Ones Who Lived.
Esposito, who stated that the present has taken round eight years to make it to display screen, teased that it might transfer to different cities whether it is renewed for a second season.
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“There are different cities like this, and who is aware of the place we might go sooner or later,” he added, “however proper now, the world appears to be a spot the place you battle with the ghosts of your previous and the ghosts of your future.”
Parish follows the eponymous character, whose son is violently murdered and his enterprise collapses. An encounter with an outdated buddy from his days as a wheelman resurfaces outdated habits, sending him on a high-stakes collision course with a violent prison syndicate.
Primarily based on British collection The Driver, the collection additionally stars Zackary Momoh as New Orleans-based Zimbabwean gangster The Horse; Paula Malcomson as Rose, Parish’s spouse and mom to his two youngsters; Skeet Ulrich is Colin, an outdated acquaintance to Grey; Bonnie Mbuli performs Shamiso Tongai, The Horse’s good and protecting older sister; Ivan Mbakop as The Horse’s brother, Zenzo; Arica Himmel as Grey and Rose’s daughter Makayla; and Dax Rey as The Horse’s son Luke. Bradley Whitford recurs as Anton, the charming and clever face of business enterprise in Louisiana who covertly heads a prison group. His dispute with The Horse’s human-trafficking ring places him at direct odds with Parish. Amanda Brugel guest-stars as Sister Anne, who has a mysterious previous with Grey.
It’s produced by AMC Studios, in affiliation with A+E Studios and Thruline Leisure.
Danny Brocklehurst serves as co-creator and government producer. Eduardo Javier Canto and Ryan Maldonado function showrunners and government producers; Giancarlo Esposito additionally government produces alongside Brocklehurst, Poyser, Theo Travers, Jolyon Symonds and David Morrissey for Scribbler Movies, Josh Kesselman, Danny Sherman, Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson Purple Manufacturing’s Nicola Shindler.
