Photo via imdb.com/Bryan Cranston
Photo via imdb.com/Bryan Cranston

Breaking Bad is long over, but Bryan Cranston has finally found a new home for his pilot project with Amazon Studios.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Amazon picked up the pilot, Sneaky Pete, co-created and co-executive produced by Cranston, after CBS passed. The pilot will air Aug. 7, and Amazon viewers can vote online if they want to see Sneaky Pete turned into a series.

Sneaky Pete is about a “30-something con-man who assumes the identity of his cellmate, Pete, after leaving prison, hiding from his debtors while working for his new family’s bail bond business,” according to THR. It will star Giovanni Ribisi as Pete.

Additionally, Amazon announced that it is premiering another pilot by Amelie director Jean Pierre Jeunet called Casanova about the 18th-century lothario starring Diego Luna.

“We’re delighted to bring one of history’s most fascinating periods to life in Casanova and a world-class performance by Giovanni Ribisi in Sneaky Pete,” Amazon Studios vice president Roy Price said in a statement, according to THR. “Our customers have provided valuable feedback on our shows and have helped make them some of the most critically-acclaimed series. Casanova and Sneaky Pete could be among those shows and I look forward to seeing our customer feedback.”

Amazon Studios is becoming quite the Hollywood power player. Just last month, it snagged the cover of THR and a major feature, including a Q&A with CEO Jeff Bezos on the more creative side of Amazon. Amazon also recently received 12 Emmy nominations mostly for its groundbreaking series Transparent.

Don’t forget to watch both pilots and vote Aug. 7!

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