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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Network | AMC |
| Release | March 31, 2024 – present |
Parish is an American crime drama television series developed by Danny Brocklehurst and based on his BBC One series The Driver . [1] Starring Giancarlo Esposito, it premiered on AMC on March 31, 2024. [2]
Gray Parish, a good man with a troubled past, has given up his life of crime to be a family man. However, when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending Parish on a relentless quest with moral intentions and dangerous consequences. [3]
It was announced on March 8, 2022, that a television series adaptation of the BBC One series, The Driver , was in development, with Giancarlo Esposito starring as Vince. [1] On June 23, 2022, it was announced that Paula Malcomson had joined the cast as Ros. [5] In July, it was announced that Arica Himmel, Ivan Mbakop, Zackary Momo and Dax Rey had joined the cast as Michaela, Zenzo, the Horse and Luke, respectively. [7] [4] In August, it was announced that Bonnie Mbuli and Skeet Ulrich had joined the cast as Shamiso Tongai and Colin, respectively. [8] [6] In September 2022, it was announced that Bradley Whitford had joined the cast as Anton. The same article confirmed that the name of Esposito’s protagonist had changed from Vince to Gracian “Gray” Parish. [9]
The series is created by Danny Brocklehurst, Sunu Gonera and Theo Travers and is executive produced by Brocklehurst, Esposito, Gonera and Travers, alongside Josh Kesselman, David Morrissey and Danny Sherman. Filming began in early August of 2022 in New Orleans. [6] That same month the title for the series was announced to be Parish. [10] In October 2022, it was reported that Gonera was removed from the series following an internal investigation against him. [11] [12] On November 13, 2023, Deadline.com debuted the series teaser trailer and “first look” photos; the accompanying article identified Executive Producers Eduardo Javier Canto and Ryan Maldonado as the new series showrunners. [13]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by [14] | Original release date | U.S viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Sunu Gonera | Teleplay by : Danny Brocklehurst & Sunu Gonera and Theo Travers | March 31, 2024 | 0.49 [15] |
| 2 | "Blood in the Water" | Sunu Gonera | Theo Travers and Eduardo Javier Canto & Ryan Maldonado | April 7, 2024 | 0.34 [16] |
| 3 | "Sanctuary" | Laura Belsey | Ashley Cardiff and Theo Travers | April 14, 2024 | 0.30 [17] |
| 4 | "Impimpi" | Laura Belsey | J. David Shanks & Matt Wheeler | April 21, 2024 | 0.30 [18] |
| 5 | "Kumba" | Ernest Dickerson | Story by : Eduardo Javier Canto & Ryan Maldonado and Cori Uchida & Adam Lash Teleplay by : Eduardo Javier Canto & Ryan Maldonado & Sunu Gonera and Theo Travers | April 28, 2024 | 0.25 [19] |
| 6 | "A Good Man" | Karen Gaviola | Story by : Eduardo Javier Canto & Ryan Maldonado Teleplay by : Theo Travers & Hanna McIntosh | May 5, 2024 | 0.23 [20] |
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 30% approval rating, based on 20 critic reviews. [21] Metacritic assigned it a score of 52 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [22] Aramide Tinubu of Variety crticized the series as being 'predictable' in its writing, and said, 'When everything finally clicks in place during the series’ final episode, “A Good Man,” it feels so convenient, it’s anticlimactic.' [23] Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter complimented Esposito and the action, but also criticized the writing and depiction of New Orleans. [24]
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