After the previous season started with a big bang, it looks like there would be no Sneaky Pete Season 4. Amazon has canceled the show after three seasons, surprising everyone with its unexpected ending. But, would there be a chance for a continuation?
Season 3 ended by tying all the loose ends as Marius (Giovanni Ribisi) and the entire Bowman and Bernhardt family saved one of their own. The conclusion delivered a well-told story that sent off the crime drama.
But despite the ending, fans are still clamoring for Sneaky Pete Season 4. Thanks to its solid fan base, the show still managed to have Season 3. It was a critical claim, got a 91 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and even received 9.2 million dollar tax credit for moving its production from New York to California, per Decider.
In 2017, the show was Amazon's second most-watched original, following The Grand Tour. However, it wasn't a money-maker for the network. Also, Season 3 had a new showrunner, Blake Masters, after executive producers Graham Yost, Fred Golan, and Michael Dinner all exited that seemed to affect the series.
Season 3 also didn't end with a cliffhanger, giving its story a proper ending compared to the first two seasons. By the looks of it, people behind the show were all prepared to end the series with no possibility of having Sneaky Pete Season 4.
The show followed the story of the criminal Marius, who stole his cellmate's identity. He started living and working with the man's family after his release from prison. It was set in upstate New York and in and around the city.
Sneaky Pete was co-created by the Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston, who was also its executive producer along with James Degus, and its lead star Ribisi. It was produced by Moonshot Entertainment, Amazon Studios, and Sony Pictures Television. David Shore also co-created the series and served as its original showrunner until he stepped down.
The show was originally meant to be a CBS pilot in 2015, but Sony TV bought it and put it on Amazon. In Variety critic Sonia Saraiya's review, Season 1 was said to be a crime paper that walked a "fascinating and ultimately successful line between grit and hijinks."
Its murderous sense of timing made it feel like a "Rube-Goldberg machine of episodic storytelling," where the viewers continuously imagined the many possible ways that its construction would fall to pieces. But despite the good review, the show was canceled, and there would be no Sneaky Pete Season 4.
