The Deuce: Season 1

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Generally favorable reviews based on 169 Ratings

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: September 10, 2017

Summary: The drama created by George Pelecanos and David Simon see the rise of the porn industry in New York City during the 1970s-80s through the eyes of twin nightclub owners Vincent and Frankie Martino (both played by James Franco), college student Abigail “Abby” Parker (Margarita Levieva), Times Square prostitute Eileen Merrell (MaggieThe drama created by George Pelecanos and David Simon see the rise of the porn industry in New York City during the 1970s-80s through the eyes of twin nightclub owners Vincent and Frankie Martino (both played by James Franco), college student Abigail “Abby” Parker (Margarita Levieva), Times Square prostitute Eileen Merrell (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a pimp named Larry Brown (Gbenga Akinna), Vincent and Frankie Martino’s brother-in-law Chris Bauer (Bobby Dwyer) and a bartender named Paul Hendrickson (Chris Coy).… Expand

Creator: David Simon and George Pelecanos

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. My Name Is Ruby
Air Date: October 29, 2017
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S1:E7. Au Reservoir
Air Date: October 22, 2017
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S1:E6. Why Me?
Air Date: October 15, 2017

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Sep 7, 2017

Each hour’s blazing horns, during the closing credits, are a weekly must-hear. The dialogue is sharp and suitably dicey ... There’s nothing pretty here. But in the eyes of this beholder, you’ll otherwise know great drama when you see it. Read full review

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Jeff Jensen

Sep 6, 2017

The Deuce is an absorbing, resonant chronicle about the evolution of dehumanizing skin trades and the mainstreaming of adult entertainment. Read full review

Matt Roush

Sep 14, 2017

Vividly teeming with tragicomic life and reeking of desperation, danger and moral decay, the series takes a while to build an actual story--a common trait nowadays in high-minded long-form TV Narratives--but by the end of the first eight hours, an decriminalized porn becomes big business, you'll surely want to know what happens next. [18 Sep - 1 Oct 2017, p.27]

Brian Lowry

Sep 7, 2017

In The Deuce, producer David Simon tries to do for the sex trade and 1970s evolution of pornography what "The Wire" did for drugs. After a slow start, this engrossing, characteristically nuanced HBO drama mostly serves up aces. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Sep 6, 2017

A serious and provocative new drama from co-creators David Simon and George Pelecanos. Read full review

Allison Keene

Aug 31, 2017

What really makes The Deuce so good, though, are its conversations, the cadence and truth of its dialogue, and its both bold and vulnerable performances. It captures its setting in an extraordinary way, from the cigarettes and diners and honking horns on the street to the early morning papers rustling through the gutters. Also important for a period piece: nothing feels forced, or educational, or winking. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Nov 29, 2017

The Deuce can’t hold all of its many pieces together, despite the pockets of strong writing and performances, making viewers bounce around a visceral world with just not enough emotional gravity. Read full review

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eva3si0n

Nov 15, 2018

It is one of the best series about the 70th years in the USA. An era, excellent acting and a simple realistic plot is perfectly transferred. Watching The Deuce you understand that before you a real story which is perfectly transferred. Despite almost full absence the action of scenes, eachIt is one of the best series about the 70th years in the USA. An era, excellent acting and a simple realistic plot is perfectly transferred. Watching The Deuce you understand that before you a real story which is perfectly transferred. Despite almost full absence the action of scenes, each series literally forces you without coming off to look further and further. And though in 1 season origin of a porn of the industry only arises, it brightly lets know that the 2nd season will be more considerable more interestingly. David Simon shows again that the real history which is finished shooting with the maximum nearness to realism is much more interesting than the majority modern "extremely topical and fascinating" series.… Expand

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DavidDaniel

Dec 22, 2017

The Deuce is one of the few better dramas premiering this fall. The huge ensemble is great. Every performer makes the most of the limited screen-time they get. The writing and the directing are also great.

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LamontRaymond

Sep 10, 2017

Really good first episode - it's great seeing ALL the actors from The Wire on board, and the writing is especially good. Maggie G is excellent in her part.

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jonnybgoode

Sep 13, 2017

The show's writing is good, but so far it is overshadowed, not by pornography, but by disturbing negativism, depression, and pornographic violence. The Wire certainly had subjects of darkness, but that was balanced by folks who were driven to make sense of the mess around them. I am hopefulThe show's writing is good, but so far it is overshadowed, not by pornography, but by disturbing negativism, depression, and pornographic violence. The Wire certainly had subjects of darkness, but that was balanced by folks who were driven to make sense of the mess around them. I am hopeful that the side of the Wire that received rave reviews with come forward in later episodes.… Expand

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Opinionated75

Sep 19, 2017

After two episodes, I can state the following: 1) The acting is uniformly excellent, 2) the directorial styles differ markedly, 3) some of the slang is wildly anachronistic ("do me a solid"), 4) the incorporation of stock footage is sometimes painfully obvious, and 5) in typical HBO fashion,After two episodes, I can state the following: 1) The acting is uniformly excellent, 2) the directorial styles differ markedly, 3) some of the slang is wildly anachronistic ("do me a solid"), 4) the incorporation of stock footage is sometimes painfully obvious, and 5) in typical HBO fashion, the show glorifies low-life scum. I'll stay with it for a while to see how it develops, but if it becomes too dark and depressing in a cynical bid for importance, there are plenty of other worthy shows to take its place.… Expand

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Cooper1971

Oct 17, 2017

To be honest I really had high hopes for this show. I just find it lacking. Maggie Gyllenhaal is great though, love her. Maybe it will get better, hoping so, but every episode I think something exciting is going to happen....it never does. I find it extremely boring.

4 of 6 users found this helpful42

ksr91

Aug 15, 2018

the show gives you nothing to care about. there is no plot. you don't care or even remember the next episode.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

79
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 9, 2019
Season 2

86
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 9, 2018
Season 1

85
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 10, 2017
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  S1:E8. My Name Is Ruby
  Air Date: October 29, 2017
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  S1:E7. Au Reservoir
  Air Date: October 22, 2017
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  S1:E6. Why Me?
  Air Date: October 15, 2017
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  S1:E5. What Kind of Bad?
  Air Date: October 8, 2017
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  S1:E4. I See Money
  Air Date: October 1, 2017
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  S1:E3. The Principle Is All
  Air Date: September 24, 2017
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  S1:E2. Show and Prove
  Air Date: September 17, 2017
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 10, 2017