Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete

TV-MA

Bryan Cranston's original crime caper will heal you from your Breaking Bad withdrawal symptoms.

The Very Best

8.3

TV Show

English
Crime, Drama, Mystery
2015
Efrat Dor, Giovanni Ribisi, Libe Barer
50 min

The take

Sneaky Pete is probably the Amazon Prime Original that suffers the most from the platform's awkward branding. Had it been on Netflix, your co-workers wouldn't stop talking about it. Four years after the finale of the mighty Breaking Bad aired, Bryan Cranston is back with some thrilling, far-fetched, but furiously entertaining TV. A con man just released from prison, Marius Josipovic (Giovanni Ribisi) seeks to reconnect with his brother Eddie (Michael Drayer), who tells him that gangster Vince Lonigan (Cranston) wants payment for the $100,000 Marius owes him. Being a con man, Marius does what he does best, assuming his cellmate Pete Murphy's identity and duping his family. This is where things get roaringly fun and a little absurd, while gangsters, the police, his brother, and Pete's family do everything they can to make his life difficult. Suspend your disbelief, though, and you will be thoroughly entertained.

Comments

I had only seen the main actor in secondary roles but he’s magnificent here. He totally carried this show. He somehow embodies that con man with a heart of gold character. A good show.

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