For anyone who has been a fan of the popular sitcom “Friends”, will remember Frank Junior AKA Giovanni Ribisi. Ribisi has been a part of several popular shows and movies. Sneaky Pete is one of the most recent shows in which Ribisi starred. It is an American thriller drama that has been created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston.
The story revolves around a con man who has long served his sentence in jail and after he is released, he finds out that a gangster he had once robbed, is after his life. To protect himself, he takes on the identity of his cellmate named Pete and returns to Pete’s family. The story unfolds into various funny events.
Ever since the third season of the show went off air, fans of the show have been waiting for the release of its fourth season. Will there be a fourth installment to the show? Let’s find out.
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Show details:
| TV Series: | Sneaky Pete |
| Genre: | Comedy-drama
Crime Thriller |
| Created by: | David Shore
Bryan Cranston |
| Starring: | Giovanni Ribisi
Marin Ireland Shane McRae Libe Barer Michael Drayer Peter Gerety Margo Martindale Jane Adams Efrat Dor |
| Running time: | August 7, 2015 –
May 10, 2019 |
| Producers | Sal Calleros
Margo Myers Massey Mary Rohlich (Pilot) Graham Yost Michael Dinner Fred Golan Bryan Cranston Seth Gordon James Degus David Shore (Pilot) Erin Gunn |
| Composer: | Nathan Barr
Stephen Lukach |
| Original language: | English |
More about the show:
Sneaky Pete is an American show that belongs to the genre of crime drama and thriller. The show was created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston. It stars Giovanni Ribisi, Marin Ireland, Shane McRae, Libe Barer, Michael Drayer, Peter Gerety, Margo Martindale, Jane Adams, and Efrat Dor in important roles.
The opening theme of the show “Harder Out Here” has been given by The Bright Light Social Hour. The music for the show has been given by Nathan Barr and Stephen Lukach. It has been shot across The United States and in English. Sneaky Pete has had 3 seasons and 30 episodes.
The Executive producers of the show are Graham Yost, Michael Dinner, Fred Golan, Bryan Cranston, Seth Gordon, James Degus, David Shore (Pilot), and Erin Gunn (Pilot). The show has been produced by Sal Calleros, Margo Myers Massey, and Mary Rohlich (Pilot). The cinematography for the show has been accomplished by Rene Ohashi and David Hennings (Pilot).
Each of its episodes has had a running time of 41 to 59 minutes. The production companies involved in its production are Shore Z Productions, Nemo Films, Moonshot Entertainment, Exhibit A, Sony Pictures Television, and Amazon Studios. The show had a successful run from August 7, 2015, to May 10, 2019.
Plot:
The show is based on the life of its protagonist Marius played by Giovanni Ribisi. Marius is a con man and has served his share of sentence in jail. After Marius is released from jail, he decides to start his life from a new and fresh chapter. However, he soon finds out that a gangster he had once robbed is after his life and is seeking revenge from him.
To hide from the gangster, Ribisi comes up with several ideas but ends up taking up the identity of his cellmate named Pete. He reunites with Pete’s family pretending to be their son who has returned after a long time. Pete’s family believes him and the story further unfolds into several incidents when Marius gets away with his lies with his presence of mind.
Characters:
- Giovanni Ribisi featured in the role of Marius Josipović / Pete Murphy.
- Marin Ireland featured in the role of Julia Bowman.
- Shane McRae featured in the role of Taylor Bowman.
- Libe Barer featured in the role of Carly Bowman.
- Michael Drayer featured in the role of Eddie Josipović.
- Peter Gerety featured in the role of Otto Bernhardt.
- Margo Martindale was featured in the role of Audrey Bernhardt.
- Jane Adams featured in the role of Maggie Murphy.
- Ethan Embry featured in the role of the real Pete Murphy.
- Bryan Cranston featured in the role of Vince Lonigan.
- Victor Williams featured in the role of Richard.
- Karolina Wydra was featured in the role of Karolina.
- Jacob Pitts featured in the role of Lance Lord.
- Michael O’Keefe featured in the role of Detective Winslow.
- Virginia Kull featured in the role of Katie Boyd.
- Alison Wright featured in the role of Marjorie.
- Mike Houston featured in the role of Dennis.
- Tobias Segal featured in the role of Sean.
- Brad William Henke featured in the role of Brendon Boyd.
- Jeté Laurence featured in the role of Ellen.
- Justine Cotsonas is featured in the role of Shannon.
- Kevin Chapman featured in the role of Bo Lockley.
- Jay O. Sanders featured in the role of Sam.
- Chaske Spencer was featured in the role of Chayton Dockery.
- René Ifrah featured in the role of Wali.
- Jasmine Carmichael featured in the role of Gina.
- Pej Vahdat featured in the role of Raj Kumar Mukherjee.
- Max Darwin featured in the role of Tate.
- Jeffrey De Serrano was featured in the role of Ayawamat.
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner featured in the role of James Bagwell.
- C.S. Lee featured in the role of Joseph Lee.
- Ben Vereen featured in the role of Leon Porter.
- Domenick Lombardozzi was featured in the role of Abraham Persikof.
- Debra Monk featured in the role of Connie Persikof.
- Joseph Lyle Taylor featured in the role of Frank.
- Michael DeMello featured in the role of Mikey.
- Desmond Harrington featured in the role of Joe.
- David Kallaway featured in the role of Bako.
Episodes:
Sneaky Pete is a crime drama and has had three of its seasons released till now. Its first season premiered on August 7, 2015, and had 10 episodes. Its second season was released on March 9, 2018, and it has 10 episodes. Its third season also has 10 episodes and was released on May 10, 2019.
Will there be a season 4?
The show has been ruling the hearts of its fans for five straight years. Ever since its third season went off air, everyone was waiting for its fourth season. However, there has been news that the makers have dropped the idea of renewing the show for a fourth season.