Bryan Cranston heads back to the small screen with Amazon's 'Sneaky Pete'
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
The Amazon series 鈥淪neaky Pete鈥� has debuted, with the new TV program featuring the return of acclaimed actor Bryan Cranston to live-action episodic television following his turn as the protagonist in AMC鈥檚 鈥淏reaking Bad,鈥� one of the most well-reviewed shows of all time.聽
鈥淧ete鈥� stars Giovanni Ribisi as a man who has just left jail after hearing stories about his cellmate鈥檚 family. He now tries to become a part of that family while also working to resolve a debt with a criminal (Mr. Cranston). Margo Martindale and Michael Drayer co-star.
The offering is the newest TV show from Amazon, which, like other streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu, began releasing programming of their own over the last several years. Some of the most acclaimed offerings from Amazon have been the TV show 鈥淭ransparent,鈥� for which Jeffrey Tambor won the Emmy Award for best actor in a comedy series, among other prizes won by the show, and 鈥淢ozart in the Jungle,鈥� which won the Golden Globe for best comedy.
Cranston has appeared in TV productions like the HBO film version of 鈥淎ll the Way,鈥� a play about Lyndon B. Johnson, and stars in the animated Crackle show "SuperMansion," but this is his first steady appearance on a live-action TV production since his starring role in 鈥淏reaking Bad,鈥� often called one of the best TV shows of all time.聽
鈥淏reaking" tells the story of a high school teacher and his former student who begin making and selling drugs to try and secure his family's financial future. The show won multiple awards, including the Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a drama series (Cranston), outstanding supporting actor in a drama series (co-star Aaron Paul), oustanding supporting actress in a drama series (Anna Gunn), outstanding writing for a drama series (Moira Walley-Beckett), and outstanding drama series.
Following Amazon鈥檚 usual model, the full first season of Cranston鈥檚 new show 鈥淧ete鈥� are all now available.
