Sneaky Pete is an Amazon original streaming on Amazon. I found this series to be a fun adventure in the life of con artist. Sneaky Pete focuses on a lone grifter and whatever crew he picks up for his con game. At times the story gets pretty complicated as con games go. I found myself binge watching the entire season in 1 night — so I’d say Sneaky Pete is pretty good.
Marius Josipovic (Giovanni Ribisi) is in prison for a crime he had to commit in order to save his life. While in there, he finds out from his brother Eddie Josipovic (Michael Drayer), that he cannot come home once he makes parole, so Marius decides to hide from the gangsters he owes a great deal of money to by assuming the identity of his cellmate, Pete. He moves in with Pete’s family, who hasn’t seen him since he was a small boy (over 20 years ago) and is roped into the family’s bail bond business. Marius ends up a criminal taking down other criminals and, in the process, he’ll discover the family life he’s never had, among other things. The situation is not “easy peasy” for Marius because the leader of the old crew knows Marius is out of prison and is threatening Eddie to get Marius to return. Of course there are many unanswered questions Marius attributes to memory lapses, which cause suspicious moments from some of Pete’s family members. This problem definitely motivates Marius to work overtime researching the answers, even paying a visit to the prison to see Pete, who talks excessively about his pass family life. Sneaky Pete is both dramatic and humorous but make no mistake, dangerous and violent. Vince (Bryan Cranston) is the ruthless leader of the old crew and is always at the top of his game. Otto and Audrey Burnhardt (Peter Gerety) and (Margo Martindale), respectively are Pete’s grandparents, who almost steal the show as they are smart, bad ass and resourceful, not your typical grandparents.
Sneaky Pete airs in 10 episodes on Amazon and is exciting, adventurous and suspenseful. I was hooked after 1 episode. Season 2 is slated to start in 2018.
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