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Sunu Gonera, co-creator and director of Parish, is fired from AMC Networks series after sexual misconduct investigation
- AMC Networks confirmed Gonera’s termination on Monday
- The network stated that the Zimbabwe-born filmmaker had been “terminated at the end of an internal investigation” in a statement shared with Deadline.
- Sources said the incident was an alleged assault that took place in late September at an “offset apartment” in New Orleans, where the show is being filmed.
- Meanwhile, sources close to Gonera say the meeting was “consensual” and that the “behavior in question involved touch”
- Parish’s filming will reportedly not be affected by Gonera’s departure as the show is filming the finale
- Parish will be broadcast on AMC and AMC+ in 2023
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Sunu Gonera, the co-creator and director of the upcoming TV series Parish, has been fired from the show after an investigation into sexual misconduct.
AMC Networks confirmed Gonera’s termination on Monday in a statement shared with Deadlinewriting that the Zimbabwe-born filmmaker was “immediately suspended and subsequently fired following an internal investigation.”
Sources speaking to the publication shared that the incident was an alleged assault that took place in “an off-set apartment outside of production hours” in New Orleans, where the show is currently being filmed, in late September.
Seriously: Sunu Gonera, the co-creator and director of the upcoming TV series Parish, has been fired from the show after an investigation into sexual misconduct
Meanwhile, sources close to Gonera say the meeting was “consensual” and that the “behavior in question was touching.”
AMC’s full statement read: “We recently became aware of some very serious allegations against a person working on this production, who was immediately suspended and subsequently fired following an internal investigation.”
The victim, allegedly an old employee of Gonera who did not work for AMC, has reported the matter to the police.
Terminated: AMC Networks released a statement Monday confirming its termination. The alleged incident took place in September at “an off-set apartment” in New Orleans, where the show is currently being filmed; Pictured 2012
The sources also indicated that the woman shared an apartment with Gonera during production, and also noted that she allegedly spent the night after the alleged incident in her room.
The insiders also point out that there are text messages that the woman sent Gonera the day after, inviting him for drinks with friends.
The publication reported that the AMC’s investigation lasted approximately two weeks. Gonera was also dropped by its representatives, A3 Artists and Thruline Entertainment.
Moving on: The shooting of Parish – starring Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito, 64 (pictured in 2020) will reportedly not be affected by Gonera’s departure. The show will air in 2023
Parish’s shooting – consisting of six episodes – will reportedly not be affected by Gonera’s departure, as the show is filming the finale.
Danny Brocklehurst is the other co-creator of the series, with Theo Travers as showrunner. Parish will be broadcast on AMC and AMC+ in 2023.
The series follows Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito, 64, as “a cabbie whose life is turned upside down when he agrees to pick up a Zimbabwean mobster best known for exploiting undocumented immigrants in the southern ports of the US.” , according to the IMDb page.
Gonera has previously directed episodes of popular shows such as Raised by Wolves, Snowfall and 13 Reasons Why.
Past Work: Gonera has previously directed episodes of popular shows such as Raised by Wolves, Snowfall and 13 Reasons Why; Still from Raised by Wolves