HBO have released the brand new, and indeed very first trailer for their upcoming TV series The Deuce, which will air on the network later this year. James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal lead the cast of the new show, brought to the small screen courtesy of The Wire creator David Simon and author George Pelecanos.
The show will focus on the rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the 1970s through to the 1980s.
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Here’s some official blurb:
Created by George Pelecanos and David Simon and starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, THE DEUCE follows the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early 1970s through the mid-1980s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world at the pioneering moments of what would become the billion-dollar American sex industry. George Pelecanos, David Simon, James Franco and Nina K. Noble executive produce.
The series will debut on HBO on September 10th, consisting of ten initial episodes. We’re expecting it to follow on Sky Atlantic in th UK shortly afterwards.
