'American Gigolo' TV Reimagining Starring Jon Bernthal Picked Up at Showtime
The series is a present-day version of the classic 1980 Richard Gere film.
Showtime has officially given a series pickup to the American Gigolo reimagining starring Jon Bernthal (The Punisher, The Walking Dead) in the lead role and written and directed by David Hollander (Ray Donovan). Bernthal has been attached to the project since last year, and a pilot was filmed, but this is the first confirmation that the network will be moving forward with the crime drama show, which marks Bernthal’s return to the small screen.
The new American Gigolo series is being described as a present-day reimagining of the iconic 1980 film. Bernthal will play the character of Julian Kaye, who is introduced in the series 15 years after he’s been arrested for murder and struggling to find his footing in the modern-day Los Angeles sex industry — while seeking the truth about the set-up that sent him to prison all those years ago and also hoping to reconnect with his one true love Michelle, played by Boardwalk Empire‘s Gretchen Mol.
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