AMC Networks has fired drama series “Parish” co-creator Sunu Gonera following a sexual misconduct investigation, a knowledgeable person confirmed to TheWrap on Mondsee.
An AMC Network spokesperson said in a statement to TheWrap, “We recently became aware of some very serious allegations against a person working on this production, which was immediately suspended and then subject to an internal investigation. later terminated.”
according to the deadline, who broke the storyThe incident in question occurred in September between Gonera and a woman who was not employed by AMC Networks in an apartment located outside the set and outside production hours.
Sources said that the woman was an employee of Gonera for a long time and they lived together in an off-set apartment. He reportedly informed the AMC that Gonera sexually assaulted her and also lodged a police report.
Gonera was reportedly suspended and then fired, amid a two-week investigation by AMC Networks into the allegations.
Deadline reported that Gonera’s management and representatives, A3 Artists and Thruline Entertainment, had both left her. Legal representatives for the companies and Gonera did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s requests for comment.
Gonera also served as an executive producer and director on the series, an adaptation of the BBC One series “The Driver”, which is set to premiere next year.
“Parish” stars Giancarlo Esposito as Vince, who agrees to play “The Horse,” a Zimbabwean gangster based in New Orleans who takes advantage of illegal immigrants in American port cities.
