Johannesburg, 10 March 2025: Universal TV (DStv 117) has today announced the territory premiere of the crime thriller, Parish. The action-packed, six-episode drama is set to captivate audiences, kicking off with back-to-back episodes on Thursday, 27 March, followed by a new episode airing every Thursday until the series finale on 24 April.

The series stars Emmy® and SAG® Award-Nominee and Critics Choice® Award-Winner Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Mandalorian) alongside Emmy® and SAG® Award-Winner Bradley Whitford (The West Wing, Get Out, The Handmaid’s Tale).

In Parish, Esposito stars as Gracian “Gray” Parish, a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans. 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.

Shot on location in New Orleans, Parish also stars Zackary Momoh (The Nevers, Harriet, Doctor Sleep) as New Orleans-based Zimbabwean gangster The Horse; SAG® Award nominee Paula Malcomson (Watchmen, The Hunger Games, Ray Donovan) as Parish’s wife and mother to his two children, Rose; Skeet Ulrich (Scream, Riverdale) as an old acquaintance to Gray, Colin; Bonnie Mbuli (Invictus, Wallander) as Shamiso Tongai, The Horse’s smart and protective older sister; Ivan Mbakop (Hawkeye, Red Notice) as The Horse’s brother, Zenzo; Arica Himmel (Mixed-ish, Black-ish) as Gray and Rose’s daughter Makayla; and Dax Rey (The Good Fight, Chicago Fire) as The Horse’s son Luke.

Emmy®, SAG®, and Critics Choice® Award-winner Bradley Whitford recur as Anton, the charming and intelligent face of industrial business in Louisiana who covertly heads a criminal organisation. His dispute with The Horse’s human trafficking ring puts him at direct odds with Parish. SAG® Award-nominee Amanda Brugel (The Handmaid’s Tale, Orphan Black) guest stars as Sister Anne, who has a mysterious past with Gray.

Parish is based on the hit U.K. series The Driver, created by Danny Brocklehurst and Jim Poyser. It’s produced by AMC Studios, in association with A+E Studios and Thruline Entertainment. Brocklehurst serves as co-creator and executive producer. Eduardo Javier Canto and Ryan Maldonado serve as showrunners and executive producers; Giancarlo Esposito also executive produces alongside Brocklehurst, Poyser, Theo Travers, Jolyon Symonds and David Morrissey for Scribbler Films; Josh Kesselman, Danny Sherman, Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson Red Production’s Nicola Shindler.

Parish premieres on Universal TV on 27 March at 8 PM, with new episodes airing every Thursday until the series final on 24 April.

Universal TV is available on DStv Channel 117 across Africa.

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