Better Call Saul Star Giancarlo Esposito Lands New Series At AMC
Acclaimed actor Giancarlo Esposito has landed his next role at AMC. The Emmy-award wining star of AMC's Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul is set to lead and executive produce a new crime drama, The Driver, based on the British series of the same name.
Created by Sunu Gonera and Danny Brocklehurst, AMC's The Driver follows a cabbie (Esposito) whose life is turned upside down when he agrees to chauffeur a New Orleans-based, Zimbabwean gangster notorious for exploiting undocumented immigrants at ports in the southern United States. The original British series starred The Walking Dead actor David Morrissey.
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The six-episode first season will be produced by AMC Studios in association with A+E Studios and Thruline Entertainment. Theo Travers, whose previous writing credits include the Showtime series Billions and House of Lies, will serve as showrunner for The Driver.Gonera will direct the first episode and serve as executive producer alongside Brocklehurst, who co-created the original British series. In an official statement, Esposito said, “I am over the moon excited, enthused, and inspired to be in collaboration with the stellar network and creative team of AMC. Thanks for believing in me. It’s great to be back home!”
“It is a pleasure and a privilege to be working with AMC on this bold reimagining of my U.K. miniseries,” said Brocklehurst. “Sunu Gonera and Theo Travers have both brought superb original voices to the premise, and I am thrilled to be going on this ride with them.” Travers added, “I couldn’t be more excited to help bring this show to life. I’ve been a fan of Giancarlo’s work since Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing. It’s a true honor to have the
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