The Deuce (TV series)

Television series
German title	The Deuce
Original title	The Deuce
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Year (s)	2017-2019
length	60 minutes
Episodes	25 in 3 seasons ( list )
genre	drama
Theme music	Curtis Mayfield : (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go (Season 1) ; Elvis Costello : This Year's Girl (Season 2) ; Blondie : Dreaming (Season 3)
idea	George Pelecanos , ; David Simon
music	Blake Leyh as a music supervisor. The series does not have its own score.
First broadcast	September 10, 2017 (USA) on HBO
German-language ; first broadcast	September 11, 2017 on Sky Atlantic HD
occupation
synchronization

The Deuce is an American television series based on an idea by George Pelecanos and David Simon . The story is set in the street prostitution and in the porn scene . The first broadcast took place from September 10 to October 29, 2017 on the US broadcaster HBO .

action

New York City in the 1970s. The name of the series refers to the nickname of the main location, 42nd Street in the borough of Manhattan , which mainly houses amusement shops and adult entertainment. Vincent Martino is young and needs money. The burgeoning porn industry suits the mustache- wearing bartender. At this time, the first sex cinemas were opening in the city, and the boundaries between pornography and prostitution are fluid. Together with his twin brother Frankie, he brings prostitutes off the street, who are now lolling in front of the camera and looking forward to an extra few dollars. While it may seem like easy money, the downside to this scene is sexually transmitted diseases and drug problems .

Cast and dubbing

The series was set to music at the Arena Synchron in Berlin . Holger Twellmann wrote the dialogue books, Martin Keßler directed the dialogue.

main actor

actor	role	Main role (episodes)	Voice actor	Role description
James Franco	Vincent Martino	1.01-3.08	Marcel Collé	Twin brother of Frankie / bar operator
James Franco	Frankie Martino	1.01-3.05, 3.08	Marcel Collé	Twin brother of Vincent
Maggie Gyllenhaal	Eileen "Candy" Merrell	1.01-3.08	Katrin Zimmermann	Freelance prostitute and porn producer
Margarita Levieva	Abigail "Abby" Parker	1.01-3.08	Rubina Nath	Student working in Vincent's bar
Gary Carr	CC	1.01-2.08, 3.08	Arne Stephan	pimp
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	Chris Alston	1.01-3.08	Asad Black	Police officer and later detective
Dominique Fishback	Darlene	1.01-2.09, 3.05	Maximiliane Häcke	Larry Brown's prostitute and porn actress
Emily Meade	Lori	1.01-3.08	Lara Trautmann	CC prostitute and porn actress
Gbenga Akinnagbe	Larry Brown	1.01–2.09	Tobias Müller	Pimps and porn actors
Chris Bauer	Bobby Dwyer	1.01-3.08	Michael Iwannek	Foreman, Frankie and Vincent's brother-in-law
Chris Coy	Paul Hendrickson	1.01-3.08	Florian Clyde	Gay bartender in Vincent's bar
Natalie Paul	Sandra Washington	1.02-1.08	Giovanna Winterfeldt	Journalist
Michael Rispoli	Rudy Pipilo	1.01-3.06, 3.08	Frank Röth	Capo of the Gambino family
Luke Kirby	Gene Goldman	2.01-3.08	Timmo Niesner	Employee in Ed Koch's administration

Supporting actors (selection)

actor	role	Main role (episodes)	Voice actor	Role description
Zoe Kazan	Andrea Martino	1.01, 1.04, 2.09, 3.01-3.02, 3.04-3.05, 3.07	Janin Stenzel	Vincent's wife
Method Man	Rodney	1.01-2.09, 3.08	Sascha Rotermund	pimp
Anwan Glover	Leon	1.01-1.07, 2.03, 2.05-2.09, 3.02-3.03, 3.05, 3.08	Ralf David	Restaurant owner
Don Harvey	Danny Flanagan	1.01-2.07, 3.08	Viktor Neumann	Patrolman
Daniel Sauli	Tommy Longo	1.01-3.08	Matthias Deutelmoser	Mafia debt collector
David Krumholtz	Harvey Wasserman	1.03, 1.05-2.09, 3.01-3.02, 3.05-3.08	Gerrit Hamann	Porn producer
Roberta Colindrez	Irene	2.01-2.05, 2.07, 2.09-3.01, 3.04-3.06, 3.08	Mareile Moeller	Manager of Vincent's Peepshow Theater
Jamie Neumann	Dorothy "Ashley" Spina	1.01-1.02, 1.04-1.06, 2.02-2.09	Friederike Walke	Former prostitute and activist
Alysia Reiner	Kiki Rains	2.02, 2.04-2.05, 2.07-2.09, 3.02-3.04, 3.06		Agent for porn actors
Garry Pastore	Matthew Ianniello	1.06-1.07, 2.02-2.03, 2.07		Boss of the Genovese family
Aaron Dean Eisenberg	Todd Lang	1.04, 1.07-1.08, 2.02, 2.05-3.05, 3.08	Nico Sablik	Paul Hendrickson's friend
Corey Stoll	Hank Jaffe	3.01-3.06, 3.08		Candy's friend

production

The series is under the direction of HBO and was co-developed by George Pelecanos and David Simon , who made history with the cult series The Wire . A first trailer for the series was published in early June 2017. The eight episodes of the first season aired in the United States on HBO from September 10 to October 29, 2017. The second episode was shown for the first time on September 10, 2017 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival .

The title of the series refers to the former New York entertainment district in which the film is set, Times Square on 42nd Street in Manhattan . Etymologically, forty deuce (42) became The Deuce , which is also a name for the devil. In gambling, the word describes a two when rolling the dice.

In September 2017, HBO announced the production of a second season of the series. The second season of The Deuce will premiere on HBO on September 9, 2018 .

Episode list

season 1

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script	Spectator (USA)
1	1	Survive on 42nd Street	pilot	25 Aug 2017 (online) 10 Sep 2017 (HBO)	Sep 11 2017	Michelle MacLaren	George Pelecanos & David Simon	0.83 million
2	2	Five percent	Show and Prove	17 Sep 2017	Sep 18 2017	Ernest Dickerson	Richard Price & George Pelecanos	0.84 million
3	3	A question of principle	The Principle Is All	Sep 24 2017	25 Sep 2017	James Franco	David Simon & Richard Price	0.99 million
4th	4th	Mouth of death	I see money	Oct. 1, 2017	Oct 2, 2017	Alex Hall	Lisa Lutz Idea: George Pelecanos & Lisa Lutz	0.94 million
5	5	New business	What Kind of Bad?	Oct 8, 2017	Oct 9, 2017	Uta Briesewitz	Will Ralston & Chris Yakaiti's idea: Richard Price	0.89 million
6th	6th	Sexual morality	Why Me?	Oct 15, 2017	Oct 16, 2017	Roxann Dawson	Marc Henry Johnson Idea: Richard Price & Marc Henry Johnson	0.81 million
7th	7th	Au reservoir	Au reservoir	Oct 22, 2017	23 Oct 2017	James Franco	Megan Abbott Idea: David Simon & Megan Abbott	0.95 million
8th	8th	Premiere fever	My name is Ruby	Oct 29, 2017	Oct. 30, 2017	Michelle MacLaren	David Simon & George Pelecanos	0.77 million

season 2

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script	Spectator (USA)
9	1	Right to exist	Our Raison D'Etre	Sep 9 2018	Sep 10 2018	Alex Hall	David Simon & George Pelecanos	0.64 million
10	2	Art and copulation	There's an Art to This	16 Sep 2018	17 Sep 2018	Alex Hall	Richard Price	0.61 million
11	3	Dumping prices	Seven-Fifty	23 Sep 2018	Sep 24 2018	Steph Green	Chris Yakaitis	0.59 million
12	4th	Arson	What Big Ideas	Sep 30 2018	Oct. 1, 2018	Uta Briesewitz	Anya Epstein	0.56 million
13	5	The big bad wolf	All You'll Be Eating is Cannibals	Oct 7, 2018	Oct 15, 2018	Zetna Fuentes	Richard Price & Carl Capotorto	0.49 million
14th	6th	The beast in us	We're All Beasts	Oct 14, 2018	Oct. 22, 2018	Susanna White	Megan Abbott & Stephani DeLuca	0.55 million
15th	7th	Emancipation nonsense	The Feminism Part	Oct 21, 2018	Oct 29, 2018	Tricia Brock	Will Ralston	0.45 million
16	8th	Dangerous rope teams	Nobody Has to Get Hurt	Oct 28, 2018	Nov 5, 2018	Tanya Hamilton	George Pelecanos	0.48 million
17th	9	Cut off	Inside the pretend	4th Nov 2018	Nov 12, 2018	Minkie Spiro	David Simon	0.39 million

season 3

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script	Spectator (USA)
18th	1	Sex, AIDS and Video	The Camera Loves You	9th Sept 2019	Jan. 20, 2020	Alex Hall	David Simon & George Pelecanos	0.34 million
19th	2	The lurking death	Morta di Fame	September 16, 2019	Jan. 20, 2020	Susanna White	Carl Capotorto	0.28 million
20th	3	The prodigal daughter	Normal is a lie	23 Sept 2019	Jan 27, 2020	Tanya Hamilton	Iturri Sosa	0.30 million
21st	4th	Once a whore, always a whore	They Can Never Go Home	Sept. 30, 2019	Jan 27, 2020	James Franco	Will Ralston	0.30 million
22nd	5	Ageless	You only get one	Oct 7, 2019	Feb 3, 2020	Roxann Dawson	Chris Yakaitis	0.24 million
23	6th	The end of the beginning	This Trust Thing	Oct 14, 2019	Feb 3, 2020	James Franco	Stephani DeLuca	0.26 million
24	7th	That's it for today	That's a wrap	Oct 21, 2019	Feb 10, 2020	Alex Hall	George Pelecanos & David Simon	0.28 million
25th	8th	Wacky	Finish It	Oct 28, 2019	Feb 10, 2020	Roxann Dawson	George Pelecanos & David Simon	0.29 million

reception

Reviews

The first season of the series has so far convinced 93 percent of the critics at Rotten Tomatoes , the second season 99 percent.

Lars Weisbrod von der Zeit praised how “the series is documented without comic-like exaggeration” and how it is “not sentimental”. In particular, he highlights a scene in episode 5, "for which not only Maggie Gyllenhaal deserves an Emmy", "but also Uta Briesewitz ".

In his review of the pilot episode, Axel Schmitt from Serienjunkies.de wrote : “As is so often the case with David Simon, no clear story arcs can be discerned in the opening episode. Rather, he plunges us into a world he imagines, designed with strong links to historical reality, populated by countless interesting figures. The play performed by their actors as well as the usual brilliant dialogue from the pen of Simon and Pelecanos ensure that the audience is captivated even without a recognizable red thread. "