The Deuce Episode 2.01 Our Raison d'Etre
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The Deuce Episode 2.01 Our Raison d'Etre

Episode Premiere
Sep 9, 2018
Genre
Drama
Production Company
Blown Deadline Productions
Official Site
http://www.hbo.com/the-deuce
Episode Premiere
Sep 9, 2018
Genre
Drama
Period
2017 - Now
Production Co
Blown Deadline Productions
Distributor
HBO
Official Site
http://www.hbo.com/the-deuce
Director
Alex Hall
Screenwriter
David Simon, George Pelecanos
Main Cast
  • James Franco as Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino (Identical Twin brothers)
  • Gary Carr
  • Margarita Levieva as Abigail 'Abby' Parker
  • Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
  • Dominique Fishback
  • Emily Meade
  • Michael Rispoli
  • Natalie Paul
  • Chris Bauer as Bobby Dwyer
  • Chris Coy
  • Gbenga Akinnagbe
  • Mustafa Shakir
  • Will Chase
Additional Cast

Times Square, 1977. After his early successes managing the Hi-Hat and French Parlor, Vincent (James Franco) is now proprietor of a new mob-backed disco, Club 366, while his girlfriend Abby (Margarita Levieva) has brought the nascent punk-rock culture into the Hi-Hat. Vincent's twin brother, Frankie (James Franco), remains a problem, "borrowing" money from Show Land, the sex emporium he manages, to pay off his debts.

Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal), now a "triple threat" as a porn actress, producer and director, is looking to make more artful, ambitious adult films, over the objections of her collaborator, Harvey (David Krumholtz). C.C. (Gary Carr) pulls a con on Bernie Wolf (Stephen Gevedon), the director of a porn film starring Lori (Emily Meade), to get her more money.

Hoping to launch a more upscale gay nightclub, Paul (Chris Coy) looks to sever mob ties from his current bar. Alston (Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.), now a homicide detective, is approached by Gene Goldman (Luke Kirby), a civil servant appointed by Mayor Koch to clean up Times Square.