Prior to this Netflix project, Esposito has had a fruitful career in film and television as a recognizable character actor. Known for smaller roles in classics like Do The Right Thing and The Usual Suspects, Esposito catapulted to A-list territory after his villainous turn as Gus Fring in Breaking Bad, subsequently appearing in many big projects like the Maze Runner trilogy, The Jungle Book, The Get Down, and The Mandalorian. Esposito will soon be seen as the villain in Ubisoft’s upcoming action-adventure game Far Cry 6.
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Jigsaw will be eight episodes long and, in addition to Esposito, will star Paz Vega, Rufus Sewell, Tati Gabrielle, Peter Mark Kendall, Rosaline Elbay, Jai Courtney, and Niousha Noor, among others. Esposito’s role is that of Leo Rap, a veteran thief who simply can’t stay away from the heist game. The series is created by Eric Garcia (author of the novels that inspired Repo Men and Matchstick Men), with House of Gucci director Ridley Scott (and his company Scott Free Productions) serving as producers and Narcos producer José Padilha directing the first two episodes. Interestingly, Jigsaw was inspired by a real story when Hurricane Sandy’s floodwaters jeopardized $70 billion worth of Wall Street bearer bonds.
Jigsaw isn’t the only Netflix original series coming soon to the service. Netflix is hard at work on a live-action series adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. Meanwhile, the six-episode Colin Kaepernick biopic Colin in Black & White is awaiting release, as is the animated conspiracy theory comedy Inside Job. Recent series renewals include Russian Doll, Sweet Tooth, Bridgerton, Love, Death, & Robots, and the French-language sleeper hit Lupin.
Jigsaw has been ordered to series by Netflix.
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
