The series, the co-creation of Bryan Cranston and David Shore, launched on the streaming platform on August 7, 2015. It starred Giovanni Ribisi as Marius Josipovic, a smart, seedy con man who, initially upon his release from prison, dodges a debt to a dangerous gangster (Cranston) by posing as his cellmate, Pete Murphy, using all the stories he’s been told to ingratiate himself to the Bernhardts, Pete’s long-estranged Connecticut-based family, who run a bail bonds business. However, as we witness over the course of three seasons, Marius/Pete instinctually grifts his way out of problems; a practice that’s usually successful, but tends to spawn more problems and compounds others.
Joining Ribisi in the cast were Marin Ireland, Shane McRae, Margo Martindale, Peter Gerety and Libe Barer, with recurring players such as Ethan Embry, Alison Wright, Michael Drayer, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Jay O. Sanders, Justine Cotsonas and Jacob Pitts. Efrat Dor, Patrick J. Adams, Jeff Ross and Ricky Jay fielded prominent roles in Season 3.
Seeing as the series was originally shopped around after an initial rejection, one must wonder if there’s another home out there for a prospective fourth season of Sneaky Pete (maybe a mulligan pickup for CBS All Access). Regardless, the more likely scenario is that Marius/Pete is getting ready to be permanently put out to con man pasture.
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