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Paramount+ UK has released a trailer and announced a September premiere date for ‘American Gigolo‘, a present-day reimagining of the iconic 1980 film with Jon Bernthal in the titular role of Julian Kaye.
The eight-episode original series follows Julian Kaye (Bernthal) after his wrongful conviction release from 15 years in prison as he navigates his complicated relationships with his former lover Michelle (Gretchen Mol – ‘Boardwalk Empire’), his troubled mother, and the people who betrayed him. While Julian struggles to reconcile the escort he was in the past and the man he is today, Detective Sunday (Rosie O’Donnell – ‘The L Word: Generation Q’) seeks the truth about the murder that sent Julian to prison all those years ago, unearthing a much larger conspiracy along the way.
Jon Bernthal is just coming off the back of a highly acclaimed performance as corrupt police sergeant Wayne Jenkins in David Simon’s ‘We Own This City’. His other work includes playing the title role in Marvel series ‘The Punisher’, and starring as Shane in ‘The Walking Dead’.
Additional casting includes Lizzie Brocheré (‘Falling Water’) as Isabelle, the heiress to a ring of sex workers; Gabriel LaBelle (‘Dead Shack’) as Johnny, a younger version of Julian; Leland Orser (‘Ray Donovan’) as Richard Stratton, a self-made tech billionaire; and guest star Wayne Brady (‘The Wayne Brady Show’) as Julian’s best friend and mentor Lorenzo. Alex Fernandez (Runaways), Sandrine Holt (House of Cards), Yolonda Ross (‘The Chi’) and Melora Walters (‘Pen15’) also guest star.
Nikki Toscano (‘The Offer’, ’24: Legacy’, ‘Hunters’) serves as series showrunner and executive producer. Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the original film, will executive produce along with Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed and Russell Rothberg. The project is a production of Paramount Television Studios.
‘American Gigolo‘ premieres Saturday, 10th September 2022 on Paramount+ UK, with new episodes continuing to drop every Saturday. The series premieres on September 9, 2022, on Showtime in the USA.
