First Look at Giancarlo Esposito in New Crime Thriller ‘Parish’ | Watch

November 14, 2023

*AMC Networks has released a first-look teaser trailer and photos for its upcoming action-packed drama “Parish starring Giancarlo Esposito.

Per the news release, “Esposito stars as Gracian “Gray” Parish, a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans. 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.”

Parish was shot on location in New Orleans and is based on the hit U.K. series The Driver, created by Danny Brocklehurst and Jim Poyser.

Watch the teaser trailer above.

AMC's “Parish" — Giancarlo Esposito as Gray Bourgeois and Skeet Ulrich as Colin Broussard – Parish _ Season 1, Episode 2 – Photo Credit: Alyssa Moran/AMC

According to the press release, the ensemble cast includes Zachary Momoh (The Nevers, Harriet, Doctor Sleep) as New Orleans-based Zimbabwean gangster The Horse; SAG® Award-nominee Paula Malcomson (Watchmen, The Hunger Games, Ray Donovan) as Parish’s wife and mother to his two children, Rose; Skeet Ulrich (Scream, Riverdale) as an old acquaintance to Gray, Colin; Bonnie Mbuili (Invictus, Wallander) as Shamiso Tongai, The Horse’s smart and protective older sister; Ivan Mbakop (Hawkeye, Red Notice) as The Horse’s brother, Zenzo; Arica Himmel (Mixed-ish, Black-ish) as Gray and Rose’s daughter Makayla; and Dax Rey (The Good Fight, Chicago Fire) as The Horse’s son Luke.

Bradley Whitford (The West Wing, Get Out, The Handmaid’s Tale) recurs as Anton, the charming and intelligent face of industrial business in Louisiana who covertly heads a criminal organization.

Check out the teaser trailer above and imagery from the upcoming title below.

“Parish” debuts on AMC/AMC+ in 2024.