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- 2015
- TV-MA
- Amazon Instant Video
- 2015
- TV-MA
- Amazon Instant Video
Summary A conman (Giovanni Ribisi) takes his cellmate's identity (Pete) and helps with the unsuspecting family's bail bond business as a skip tracer in this drama from Bryan Cranston and David Shore.
Created By: Bryan Cranston, David Shore
- 2015
- TV-MA
- Amazon Instant Video
- 2015
- TV-MA
- Amazon Instant Video
Sneaky Pete
Season 1 Premiere: Aug 6, 2015
76
7.5
Where to Watch
Summary A conman (Giovanni Ribisi) takes his cellmate's identity (Pete) and helps with the unsuspecting family's bail bond business as a skip tracer in this drama from Bryan Cranston and David Shore.
Created By: Bryan Cranston, David Shore
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
76
93% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
7% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
76
93% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
7% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The carefully crafted labyrinth of lies, swindles and half-truths threaten to implode at any minute, and it’s that suspense and tension--along with the absurd situations that Marius finds himself in--that make Sneaky Pete such a smart, riveting and often tense ride through a complicated web of family, crime and everything that should (but doesn’t) separate the two.
Sneaky Pete is a fun binge, and its future--after nearly becoming a CBS procedural before the network passed on the pilot--is looking brighter than ever.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 192 User Ratings
7.5
79% Positive
151 Ratings
151 Ratings
12% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
9% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 192 User Ratings
7.5
79% Positive
151 Ratings
151 Ratings
12% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
9% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
Sneaky Pete is not filmed with the inventiveness and style of the high-end cable and streaming shows. But the acting and the plots--including one featuring Alison Wright, who was Martha on “The Americans”--are enjoyable and amusing. They’ve won my confidence.
Lack of emotional depth aside, the second season is largely a success because it doesn’t shift the formula too much, instead building on it to include even more intense scenes that use the audience’s knowledge against them. Sneaky Pete is so cleverly plotted that even the most obvious outcomes are imbued with tension.
As the show progresses, the serialized aspect gets stronger and the tone gets darker, as characters who at first seemed good or benign begin to exhibit more complicated traits. It also adds more eccentric characters, in the same way Yost’s Justified did as it progressed.
The show is fun, through, but kind of lightweight, a nice respite from an intense show like “Breaking Bad” or “The Americans.”
Sneaky Pete isn’t breaking any new ground with its story, nor is it trying to be prestige TV. It has some narrative hiccups and can be a little too transparent in its machinations, but it’s also just fun and not overly complicated.
Giovanni Ribisi is AMAZING!!! I can't stop watching. Marius can get out of everything that is thrown at him and I love every minute of the show. Wish season 4 was already out.
Report
Production Company:
- Moon Shot Entertainment
- Amazon Studios
- Sony Pictures Television
Initial Release Date: Aug 6, 2015
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Critics Choice Awards
• 1 Nomination
