The Deuce is a 2017 English-language Drama show created by George Pelecanos and David Simon. The series was Produced by Jessica Levin, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Mark Henry Johnson under the banner of Blown Deadline Productions in collaboration with Rabbit Bandini Productions, Spartan Productions and HBO Entertainment. airing on HBO. Themes explored include government and police corruption, the violence of the drug epidemic, and the real-estate booms and busts that coincided with the change. The deuce stars James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer, Gary Carr, Chris Coy and Calvin Leon Smith. Cinematography was done by Pepe Avila del Pino, Vanja Cernjul and Yaron Orbach. The show has a running time of 58-84 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 25 episodes during it's run of 3 seasons. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by HBO Enterprises. Themes explored include government and police corruption, the violence of the drug epidemic, and the real-estate booms and busts that coincided with the change.