‘Parish’ Cancelled After One Season at AMC

Parish will end after its first and only season, AMC confirmed Thursday.

The show, loosely based on British drama series The Driver, starred Giancarlo Esposito, Zackary Momoh and Paula Malcomson, among others, and premiered in March.

“We’re so proud of Parish, and thankful for the creative talent involved and the performances they were able to bring to the screen, starting with the remarkable Giancarlo Esposito, Skeet Ulrich and the entire cast,” AMC said in a statement. “We are unfortunately unable to proceed with a second season, but Season 1 will remain available on AMC+ to fans who want to relive this thrill-ride-of-a-series and those yet to discover it.”

The Hollywood Reporter‘s review of the show praised Esposito’s performance, calling him “an emotionally volcanic leading man,” but criticized most other aspects, saying “it’s full of extended sequences that you’ve seen done better countless times.”

Esposito played Gracian “Gray” Parish, “a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans,” per the synopsis. “After his son is violently murdered and his business collapses, an encounter with an old friend from his days as a wheelman resurfaces old habits, sending Gray on a high-stakes collision course with a violent criminal syndicate.” The show released six episodes.

Esposito played Gracian “Gray” Parish, “a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans,” per the synopsis. “After his son is violently murdered and his business collapses, an encounter with an old friend from his days as a wheelman resurfaces old habits, sending Gray on a high-stakes collision course with a violent criminal syndicate.” The show released six episodes.

Parish was created by Danny Brocklehurst and Jim Poyser, produced by AMC Studios, in association with A+E Studios and Thruline Entertainment. Brocklehurst served as co-creator and executive producer. Eduardo Javier Canto and Ryan Maldonado were showrunners and executive producers; Esposito also executive produced alongside Brocklehurst, Poyser, Jolyon Symonds and David Morrissey for Scribbler Films, Josh Kesselman, Danny Sherman, Barry Jossen, Tana Jamieson, Theo Travers and Red Production’s Nicola Shindler.