HBO has released the firstThe DeuceSeason 2 trailer, offering a look at the significantly changed world of thisDavid Simonseries. While the show’s focus is on how Times Square evolved during the 1970s with the advent of the porn industry, the show’s first season took place between 1971 and 1972, when porn was just getting off the ground. Season 2, however, jumps ahead to 1977, and we pick up with the same characters and location five years after the events of the first season.
Simon and co-creatorGeorge Pelecanos—both of whom spearheadedThe Wire—have said thateach season of the show will involve a time jump, so they can chronicle a new era each time around. If Season 1 was the humble beginnings of this industry, it looks as though Season 2 will be “the Golden years,” which would likely mean Season 3 would bring us into the downfall of those involved.
Right off the bat it’s notable thatJames Franco’s twin brothers this season will be distinguished by very different hairstyles, and indeed the wig game forThe DeuceSeason 2 appears to be strong.
Season 2 consists of nine episodes in total, one more than the first season, and directors includeAlex Hall(Treme),Steph Green(The Americans), andSusanna White(Parade’s End), among others. Notably, all but one of the directors forThe DeuceSeason 2 are women.
Check outThe DeuceSeason 2 trailer below. The series also starsMaggie Gyllenhaal,Gary Carr,Gbenga Akinnagbe,Margarita Levieva,Dominique Fishback,Emily Meade,Lawrence Gillard, Jr.,Chris Bauer,Michael Rispoli,Chris Coy, andLuke Kirby. The series returns on HBO on September 9th.
Here’s the official synopsis forThe DeuceSeason 2:
Amid a city that is as culturally dynamic as it is dystopic, the show finds its protagonists living at the apex of the Golden Age of Porn, when the dream of a mainstream X-rated film business is suddenly a credible reality, and the culture of pornography and its blatant commodification of sex is finding increasing traction among more and more Americans.
Disco and punk are in full swing, and police corruption and political tolerance for New York’s midtown demimonde is at its height. And the Mafia, the early backer of pornography at the moment when courts declared for its legality, is now seemingly poised to reap great profits. A comparable – and, in some ways, more professional – porn industry is rising on the West Coast as well. But for now, New York is holding its own in a city flush with movies, music and art, as the drug-fueled party rages around the clock.
