First Teaser for ‘Parish’ Series feat. Giancarlo Esposito as a Taxi Driver
by Alex Billington
November 14, 2023
Source: YouTube
“I’m tired of being a passenger in my own life!” AMC has revealed a teaser trailer for a thriller series called Parish, arriving for streaming in 2024. It’s a US update on the British mini-series The Driver from 2014, with a similar premise. AMC’s quick synopsis only introduces it as: “Quit being a passenger in your own life and take back control.” The series actually follows a taxi driver whose life is turned upside down when he agrees to pick-up a Zimbabwean gangster known for exploiting many undocumented immigrants at the U.S. southern ports. Giancarlo Esposito stars in this series as “the driver” who decides to get revenge. The full cast also includes Arica Himmel, Paula Malcomson, Ivan Mbakop, Bonnie Mbuli, Zackary Momo, Dax Rey, and Skeet Ulrich. There’s barely 30 seconds in this teaser, but it’s enough to get your attention, setting the intense tone with Esposito looking extremely pissed off. Time for him to take control! Drive on.
Here’s the first look teaser trailer for AMC+’s series Parish, direct from AMC+’s YouTube:
Gray Parish (Giancarlo Esposito) is a good man with a troubled past who gave up his life of crime for life as a family man. But when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending him on a relentless quest with dubious moral intentions and dangerous consequences for all involved. Parish is a new series developed by Danny Brocklehurst (“The Five”, “Ordinary Lies”, “In the Dark”, “A Teacher”, “No Return”, “Ten Pound Poms”, “Brassic”) and Sunu Gonera (Riding with Sugar, “Raised by Wolves”, “13 Reasons Why”) for AMC. It’s based on the British BBC series called The Driver (2014) created by Danny Brocklehurst and Jim Poyser. This new US version of the script is also written by Danny Brocklehurst, with Amadou Diallo. It’s executive produced by Danny Brocklehurst, Giancarlo Esposito, Sunu Gonera, Josh Kesselman, David Morrissey, Theo Travers, Jim Poyser. Made by A+E Studios and Thruline Entertainment. AMC will debut Parish streaming on AMC+ starting in early 2024 – stay tuned for an exact date. Anyone interested?