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Sneaky Pete

2015–2019 · 3 seasons

A patient, wry con-game thriller that keeps you leaning in, balancing knotty lies with the odd comfort of a messy family.

Tagline
The truth is always changing.
Overview
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • family
  • identity
  • crime
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour5
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Bryan Cranston, David Shore
Written by
David Shore, Ed McCardie, Benjamin Cavell, Blake Masters
Starring
Giovanni Ribisi, Marin Ireland, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Margo Martindale, Peter Gerety, Shane McRae, Libe Barer, Michael Drayer
Music
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Cinematography
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Length
3 seasons, 30 episodes
Network
Prime Video
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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