THE DEUCE By Rae Malji Drama series set

THE DEUCE By Rae Malji

• Drama series set in and around Times Square, New York. • The first season will consist of eight episodes. • Created and written by author and former police reporter David Simon along with frequent collaborator George Pelecanos. • Canadian television director and producer Michelle Mac. Laren (Breaking Bad) directed the pilot. • James Franco will be directing at least one episode of the first season and Maggie Gyllenhaal is also a producer on the series. • The series name was taken straight from the analogs of NYC history. During the 70’s, West 42 nd Street between 6 th and 8 th Avenues were known as “The Deuce”.

PLOT • In 1970 s New York, the number of those with HIV is rising and the violence of the drug epidemic is worsening. Twin brothers, Vincent and Frankie Martino, become fronts for the Mob while operating out of Times Square, which is also the home of "Candy", a sex worker who turns to the now legal emerging porn industry. • “the rough-and-tumble world that existed in midtown Manhattan until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and a rejuvenated real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence. ” - Daniel Holloway, Variety, 2016.

CAST • James Franco as Vincent Martino and Frankie Martino, twin brothers operating out of Times Square who become fronts for the Mob. • Maggie Gyllenhaal as Eileen "Candy" Merrell, a Times Square sex worker with an entrepreneurial spirit who is drawn into the emerging pornography industry. • Emily Meade as Lori. Audiences will feel familiar to her as she has appeared on other successful HBO shows such as Boardwalk Empire & The Leftovers. • Creators: George Pelecanos, David Simon

MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL “The stereotypes and ideas we have about prostitutes and people who work in porn are too vague, ” Gyllenhaal says. “I hope that this show, in a way, shines a bright enough light on a group of people who haven’t had one shone on them. ”

JAMES FRANCO & ZOE KAZAN “Porn, prostitution, pimps, the Mob, after-hours nightlife, institutional corruption, and New York in its Wild West heyday, ” George Pelecanos said. “It’s a world rich in character, and a fascinating story we’re eager to tell. ”

CAST MEMBERS (IMDB) James Franco Maggie Gyllenhaal . . . Eileen 'Candy' Merrell (8 episodes, 2017) Gary Carr Margarita Levieva Frankie/ Vincent Martino . . . Lawrence Gilliard . . . Jr. Abigail 'Abby' Parker Chris Alston Dominique Fishback . . . Emily Meade . . . Lori Gbenga Akinnagbe . . . Larry Brown Emmanuel Akoto . . . Actor Chris Bauer . . . Bobby Dwyer Chris Coy . . . Paul Hendrickson John Druzba . . . Business Man Kayla Foster . . . Barbara Anwan Glover . . . Leon Don Harvey . . . Danny Flanagan Method Man . . . Rodney Natalie Paul . . . Sandra Washington Michael Rispoli . . . Rudy Pipilo Daniel Sauli . . . Tommy Longo Darlene

PR ACTIVITY • EXPOSURE IS KEY • Publicity Stunt - New York • Event - Premieres Pasts • Press Junket – Interviews and Advertising • Online Publicity Campaign – You. Tube Stars

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