The Deuce - HBO's 'Complete 1st Season' Starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal Available at stores on Blu-ray and DVD in mid-February
Posted by David Lambert	11/20/2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Captivating Characters...Fantastic Turns by Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Franco" - Variety The Deuce: The Complete First Season Available on Blu-ray and DVD February 13, 2018 New York, N.Y., November 16, 2017 - Catch up on the show that The Wall Street Journal calls "a spectacularly appealing enterprise," when The Deuce is available on Blu-Ray and DVD February 13, 2018. Set during the early 1970s in New York City's Times Square, The Deuce - starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal - gives viewers an up-close look at the gritty world of sex and crime, as the porn industry begins its climb to legitimacy, cultural permanence, and billion-dollar profitability. This eight-episode series, which has a 93% Certified Fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes, is "Vibrant...relentlessly interesting." (The New York Times). The DVD and Blu-Ray include exciting bonus content including exclusive audio commentaries from the cast and crew, including James Franco (Oscar nominee for 127 Hours), Maggie Gyllenhaal(Oscar nominee for Crazy Heart), and David Simon (The Wire, Treme, Show Me a Hero), cast interviews on this unique period in history, and more. The Blu-Ray and DVD release also include a free Digital Download copy. Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Download Bonus Features Include: The Deuce in Focus - Delve inside The Deuce with Michelle MacLaren, James Franco and Roxann Dawson as they talk about bringing the show to life. The Wild West: New York in the Early '70s - Head back in time in this featurette that focuses on the frontier of the pornography business - New York City in the early 1970s - with the cast and crew of The Deuce. Creators David Simon and George Pelecanos plus James Franco and his co-stars open up about this unique period in NYC history, as porn moved from the street to the mainstream screen. Blu-ray & DVD Exclusive Bonus Features Include: Audio Commentaries - Commentaries on Episode 1 and Episode 8 with cast and crew, including David Simon (Co-Creator/Executive Producer), George Pelecanos (Co-Creator/Executive Producer), Nina Kostroff Noble (Executive Producer), Michele MacLaren (Director), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Actor/Producer) and James Franco (Actor/Executive Producer). Boasting a fine ensemble cast and executive produced by David Simon, George Pelecanos, Nina K. Noble and James Franco, The Deuce chronicles the rise of the porn industry that began in New York City in 1971-72, driven by the gradual legalization of porn and a politically motivated effort to "clean up" Times Square. Seizing the chance to cash in on the nascent porn business are a vivid assortment of characters, including: Vincent Martino (James Franco), a bartender with vision and connections; Frankie Martino (Franco again), Vincent's identical twin, a dangerously freewheeling counterpart to his entrepreneurial brother; Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a self-made, on-the-street sex worker eying a new career in porn filmmaking; pimps C.C. (Gary Carr) and Larry Brown (Gbenga Akinnagbe); young prostitutes Darlene (Dominique Fishback) and Lori (Emily Meade); midtown cop Chris Alston (Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.); newspaper reporter Sandra Washington (Natalie Paul); mob capo Rudy Pipilo (Michael Rispoli); disillusioned college student Abby Parker (Margarita Levieva); and others. The Deuce: The Complete First Season Blu-ray & DVD: February 13, 2018 Rating: TV-MA Runtime: Approx. 508 minutes About HBO Home Entertainment HBO Home Entertainment develops, distributes and markets an extensive array of critically-acclaimed and groundbreaking programs in three formats-Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD-throughout the world. Releases include the global hit Game of Thrones, the #1 selling TV on DVD/Blu-Ray title in major territories throughout the world over the past four years, in addition to current hits and classic favorites including True Detective, Girls, The Sopranos, Sex and the City True Blood, The Wire and Entourage. The company's catalog contains hundreds of titles including multiple Emmy Award-winning mini-series The Pacific and Band of Brothers, which holds the record through 2014 as the all-time best selling TV on DVD/Blu-Ray title in the US; provocative programs from HBO Documentary Films including The Jinx: The Life & Deaths of Robert Durst and The Case Against 8; innovative movies from HBO Films including Game Change and The Normal Heart; hit Cinemax original series including Banshee and Strike Back; and comedy specials featuring stand-up performers like Bill Maher and Billy Crystal. Launched in 1984, HBO Home Entertainment has offices in New York, London and Toronto. The company's releases are sold in more than 70 territories around the world and are digitally distributed on a transactional basis across an expanding number of territories and platforms.