Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul, The Mandalorian) leads the cast of AMC and AMC+’s new crime thriller, Parish, based on the UK’s The Driver. AMC just dropped an early first trailer for the drama, which won’t actually premiere until 2024.
Joining Giancarlo Esposito in the six-episode action series are Zackary Momoh (The Nevers), Skeet Ulrich (Riverdale), Emmy winner Bradley Whitford (The West Wing), and Paula Malcomson (Watchmen). Bonnie Mbuli (Invictus), Ivan Mbakop (Hawkeye), Arica Himmel (Mixed-ish), and Dax Rey (The Good Fight) also star.
SAG nominee Amanda Brugel (The Handmaid’s Tale) guest stars.
The Driver‘s co-creators Danny Brocklehurst and Jim Poyser executive produce, with executive producers Eduardo Canto and Ryan Maldonado serving as showrunners. Additional executive producers include Giancarlo Esposito, Jolyon Symonds, David Morrissey, Josh Kesselman, Danny Sherman, Barry Jossen, Tana Jamieson, Theo Travers, and Nicola Shindler.
AMC offered this description of Parish:
Giancarlo Esposito stars as Gracian “Gray” Parish, a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans. After his son is violently murdered and his business collapses, an encounter with an old friend from his days as a wheelman resurfaces old habits, sending Gray on a high-stakes collision course with a violent criminal syndicate.
Shot on location in New Orleans, Parish features a prominent ensemble cast of Zackary Momoh as New Orleans-based Zimbabwean gangster The Horse; Paula Malcomson as Parish’s wife and mother to his two children, Rose; Skeet Ulrich as an old acquaintance to Gray, Colin; Bonnie Mbuli as Shamiso Tongai, The Horse’s smart and protective older sister; Ivan Mbakop as The Horse’s brother, Zenzo; Arica Himmel as Gray and Rose’s daughter Makayla; and Dax Rey as The Horse’s son Luke.
Bradley Whitford recurs as Anton, the charming and intelligent face of industrial business in Louisiana who covertly heads a criminal organization. His dispute with The Horse’s human trafficking ring puts him at direct odds with Parish. Amanda Brugel guest stars as Sister Anne, who has a mysterious past with Gray.
