Maggie Gyllenhaal To Star In New Porn Drama

Maggie Gyllenhaal will star in the upcoming HBO porn drama The Deuce, reports EW.

The Deuce takes place in the 1970s and explores the legalisation and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York. It portrays the highs of the business as well as the problems it brought with it: including the rise of HIV and the violent cocaine epidemic. It will also cover the growth of the real estate market in midtown New York and its contribution to the fall of the industry.

Gyllenhaal will play Eileen Merrell, also known as Candy, a long-term New York prostitute who is determined to be part of the budding new porn industry.

James Franco has already been confirmed for The Deuce and will play twin mobsters alongside Gyllenhaal.

The Deuce will be written and executive produced by David Simon. George Pelicans will also executive produce. Breaking Bad director Michelle MacLaren will direct the pilot.