The Mandalorian's Giancarlo Esposito has a new crime drama titled Parish coming out next month.
Amidst the blood and carnage of the trailer, Sunday, March 31 is confirmed as its premiere date on AMC in the US.
Esposito, who played the villainous Moff Gideon in the Star Wars spin-off show, is Gray Parish here, the owner of a luxury car service with a dark past.
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"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," a synopsis reads.
Parish is based on the BBC One show The Driver, which starred David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) as depressed taxi man Vince McKee and aired in 2014 across three episodes.
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"I am over-the-moon excited, enthused, and inspired to be in collaboration with the stellar network and creative team of AMC!" Esposito said at the time of the remake's announcement. "Thanks for believing in me. It's great to be back home!"
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AMC Studios president of entertainment Dan McDermott weighed in with: "Giancarlo is a singular talent who is already beloved by AMC viewers through his standout performances in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
"We are excited to be continuing his relationship with AMC and AMC+ in a series built around him and an unforgettable character who takes what he thinks is a straightforward job opportunity and finds himself confronted with a world that tests him in ways he could never have imagined."
Parish premieres March 31 on AMC and AMC+ in the US.
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