<P> In November 2014, CBS gave a production commitment to Sneaky Pete . A formal pilot for the show was shot in New York in March 2015 . On May 8, CBS decided to pass on the pilot, while also canceling David Shore's other series on the network, Battle Creek . Just two days later, it was reported that the pilot might be moving to cable networks, with many expressing interest . </P> <P> In June, it was reported that Amazon was in negotiations to pick up the pilot, with some tweaking and possible minor reshoots before being made available to the viewers . The pilot was released on Amazon on August 7, 2015 and was ordered to series on September 2, 2015 . </P> <P> In March 2016, it was announced that Shore would be leaving the project, and would be replaced by Graham Yost, who would be taking over as executive producer and showrunner . Start of production of the full series was pushed back to allow for the transition . </P> <P> Episode 2 and the remainder of the first season premiered on January 13, 2017 . </P>

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