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Sneaky Pete (2015)

Sneaky Pete poster
Directed by
Seth Gordon
Genre
drama television series
Country
United States
Length
3 seasons, 30 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 416 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A released con man takes over his ex-cellmate's identity to hide from gangsters. He moves in with the cellmate's unsuspecting family and gets drawn into their bail bond business.

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What happens

Sneaky Pete is an American comedy crime drama television series created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston. The series follows Marius Josipović (Giovanni Ribisi), a released convict who adopts the identity of his cellmate, Pete Murphy, to avoid his past life. The series also stars Marin Ireland, Shane McRae, Libe Barer, Michael Drayer, Peter Gerety and Margo Martindale. The pilot episode premiered on August 7, 2015, and was followed by a full series order that September. Shore left the project in early 2016 and was replaced by Graham Yost, who served as executive producer and showrunner for the remaining nine episodes. The first season premiered in its entirety on January 13, 2017, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. On January 19, 2017, Amazon announced that Sneaky Pete had been renewed for a second season, which was released on March 9, 2018. On July 28, 2018, Amazon announced that the series had been renewed for a third season, which was released on May 10, 2019. On June 4, 2019, Amazon cancelled the series after three seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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