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  • Sep 9, 2022
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  • Sep 9, 2022

Summary Julian Kaye (Jon Bernthal) tries to restart his life and find who is responsible for his wrongful conviction for murder after being released from a 15-year jail sentence in this series reimagining of the 1980 movie of the same name. [Premieres on the Showtime app and on-demand on 9 Sep 2022 and on the Showtime network on 11 Sep 2022]

  • SHOWTIME
  • Sep 9, 2022
  • SHOWTIME
  • Sep 9, 2022
American Gigolo
Season 1
Season Premiere: Sep 9, 2022
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
49
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Summary Julian Kaye (Jon Bernthal) tries to restart his life and find who is responsible for his wrongful conviction for murder after being released from a 15-year jail sentence in this series reimagining of the 1980 movie of the same name. [Premieres on the Showtime app and on-demand on 9 Sep 2022 and on the Showtime network on 11 Sep 2022]

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Episode 1 • Sep 9, 2022 • 1 h
Pilot
After 15 years in prison, former gigolo Julian Kaye is suddenly exonerated from a wrongful murder conviction and released with no interest in the life he had, no chance at the life he wanted - and no idea who framed him.
Episode 2 • Sep 16, 2022 • 50 m
Pretty Baby
Julian's attempts to start a new life of honest means are sabotaged when his old madam delivers a cryptic message about a young girl's suicide. Michelle circumvents her husband to find their runaway son.
Episode 3 • Sep 23, 2022 • 46 m
Rapture
Julian tries to interpret a dead woman's message as Colin finds himself on the run from his father's violent associates. Michelle realizes her son is in more danger than she thought - and so is Julian.
Episode 4 • Sep 30, 2022 • 56 m
Nothing Is Real But the Girl
Julian returns to Isabelle's fold to charm a complicated new client. Michelle's past catches up to her as she attempts to save her missing son - forcing her to choose between the two loves of her life.
Episode 5 • Oct 7, 2022 • 46 m
The Escape Wheel
Julian leans on old friends to help track Colin's whereabouts after Michelle reveals the truth about her son. Sunday tracks a new murder case threatening to rob Julian of his freedom.
Episode 6 • Oct 14, 2022 • 45 m
Sunday Girl
Julian and Sunday wrestle with their roles in his first conviction. Elsewhere, Michelle betrays her husband, and Colin becomes a pawn for ransom.
Episode 7 • Oct 21, 2022 • 52 m
Atomic
Julian turns to an old client for answers. Sunday uncovers a witness who could identify Julian's original betrayer. Michelle and Richard make a play for Colin's safe return.
Episode 8 • Oct 28, 2022 • 52 m
East of Eden
Julian recovers Colin from an unlikely savior. Sunday can't shake a connection from her past and present cases. Michelle considers what she wants - and what Colin needs.

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23% Positive
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45% Mixed
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32% Negative
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80
Sep 9, 2022
The “American Gigolo” of 2022 holds its own as an engrossing murder mystery that plays out across present-day Los Angeles and over a series of flashbacks to the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... [Bernthal is] also surprisingly convincing as a traumatized, near-broken man who‘s never had control over his own life.
By Lorraine Ali FULL REVIEW
67
Sep 6, 2022
Bernthal is convincing as both a 30-year-old Julian in over his head, and as the 45-year-old ex-convict trying to put his life back together, and O’Donnell is a surprisingly natural fit as a hardboiled detective. But the unanswered questions driving the story are just not as suspenseful as the show seems to think. Ultimately, American Gigolo is a dour show that seems disinterested in capturing the spirit of what made the original a hit.
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58
Sep 8, 2022
Perhaps as it clarifies its central mystery and all too slowly weaves together the many strands it’s initially setting up, American Gigolo may emerge as a provocative proposition. As it stands, from the three episodes we watched, it doesn’t quite live up to its infamous title.
By Manuel Betancourt FULL REVIEW
40
Jan 9, 2023
I really can’t overstate how bizarre this version is. ... It creates a misogynistic fantasy of its own, not to mention borrowing from Q’s corrosive idea that sex trafficking is an underground network servicing an elite clientele. This American Gigolo is wild where the old one was steadfastly subdued, but I’m not sure the new Julian Kay is any closer to a man who ever really lived.
By Rebecca Onion FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 9, 2022
A dolorous, oxygen-starved eight-episode series.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW
30
Sep 6, 2022
The [opening] sequence is just about as good as the show gets. While the original film captured the zeitgeist of its era, all the series has going for it–besides a charismatic performance from its reliably great lead–is nostalgia. ... An otherwise superfluous sequel. And if there’s one thing that snuffs out an erotic thriller even faster than nostalgia, it’s the choice to play it safe.
By Judy Berman FULL REVIEW
25
Sep 6, 2022
The ambition-free, utterly indistinct, and borderline misogynistic “American Gigolo” still exhibits a worst-case scenario. There’s nothing winning here, but plenty to be sad about.
By Ben Travers FULL REVIEW

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