The Deuce - Season 1

2017 | Crime | Drama

Created by George Pelecanos and David Simon (The Wire), and boasting a fine ensemble cast, The Deuce chronicles the rise of the porn industry that began in New York City in 1971, driven by the gradual legalisation of porn and a politically motivated effort to ‘clean up’ Times Square.

Seizing the chance to cash in on the budding porn business are a vivid assortment of characters, including: Vincent Martino (James Franco), a bartender with a vision and connections; Frankie Martino (Franco again), Vincent’s identical twin, a dangerously freewheeling counterpart to his brother; and Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a self-made, on-the-street sex worker eyeing a new career in porn filmmaking. Over the course of the season, viewers will get an up-close look at the gritty world of sex, crime, high times and sudden violence, as the porn business begins its climb to legitimacy, cultural permanence… and billion-dollar profitability.