Alert Icon

Double Right Chevrons
  • Intelligencer
  • The Cut
  • Vulture
  • The Strategist
  • Curbed
  • Grub Street
  • Subscribe to the Magazine Give a Gift Subscription Buy Back Issues Current Issue Contents
    Subscribe to New York Magazine
  • Subscribe
  • Profile
    Sign Out
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Ideas
  • About Intelligencer
  • Newsletters
  • NYMag.com
  • New York Magazine
  • Intelligencer
  • Vulture
  • The Cut
  • The Strategist
  • Grub Street
  • Curbed
Subscribe Give A Gift
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Ideas
  • About Intelligencer
  • Newsletters
  • NYMag.com
  • New York Magazine
  • Intelligencer
  • Vulture
  • The Cut
  • The Strategist
  • Grub Street
  • Curbed
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Pin It
+Comments Leave a Comment

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.

Sponsor Story
This is paid content produced for an advertiser by New York Brand Studio. The editorial staff of Daily Intelligencer did not play a role in its creation.
Sponsored By HBO

HBO’s The Deuce Revisits the Rise of Porn in ’70s NYC

Sept. 8, 2017

HBO’s The Deuce Revisits the Rise of Porn in ’70s NYC

“Once upon a time in America, pleasure became a business.” So goes the tagline of The Deuce, HBO’s upcoming series on the rise of porn and prostitution in seedy 1970s New York. Starring James Franco (in two capacities – he plays twins) and Maggie Gyllenhaal as working girl Candy (the actress is also a producer on the series), The Deuce revolves around the netherworld that was Times Square and the prostitutes, pimps, porn purveyors, and patrons that were drawn to it. In fact, the show’s moniker is an old term for the stretch of 42nd Street between 6th and 8th Avenues.

Beyond the double-dose of Franco and Maggie-as-Candy, there’s a lot to look forward to. Take the sheer attention to detail for example: The Deuce went as far as to actually recreate some of the era’s most notorious establishments. Second Avenue’s Village East Cinema became West 49th Street’s World Theater, where Deep Throat premiered in 1972. Entire pockets of of Washington Heights were transformed into Times Square of old, complete with iconic businesses like seedy arcade Playland. The Deuce team even acquired a fleet of vintage cars and lined the streets with ’70s-style phone booths and mailboxes.

You can catch a special advance premiere streaming on HBO NOW, although the show officially airs September 10 at 9 p.m. In the meantime, watch the trailer above to get a taste of the ’70s hustle where everyone was out for their own piece of the action.

This is paid content produced for an advertiser by New York Brand Studio. The editorial staff of Daily Intelligencer did not play a role in its creation.

Tags:

  • s hbo rise of porn
  • s hbo deuce
+Comments Leave a Comment
We Revisit the Rise of Porn in ’70s NYC

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.

Most Viewed Stories

  1. Trump Reminds Republicans He’s Willing to Ditch the GOP
  2. Why Does It Feel Like Amazon Is Making Itself Worse?
  3. The Latest Hunter Biden Revelation Is a New Low
  4. The GOP Can’t Remember Why It Took the Debt Ceiling Hostage
  5. Here’s Every Single Lie Told by George Santos
  1. Why Does It Feel Like Amazon Is Making Itself Worse?
  2. Here’s Every Single Lie Told by George Santos
  3. The GOP Can’t Remember Why It Took the Debt Ceiling Hostage
  4. The Latest Hunter Biden Revelation Is a New Low
  5. Trump Reminds Republicans He’s Willing to Ditch the GOP

Editor’s Picks

  • spring fashion
    The Woman Who Became McQueen The Woman Who Became McQueen
  • culture
    This Is Pamela, Finally This Is Pamela, Finally
  • problem solving
    The New Rules The New Rules
THE FEED
18 mins ago
poll position
poll position
Trump’s Lead in 2024 Polls May Be Thinner Than We Thought
By Ed Kilgore
The ex-president looks weaker against Ron DeSantis and other likely Republican rivals in the polls that were most reliable last year.
12:28 p.m.
tremendous content
tremendous content
Trump Knows How to End Ukraine War ‘Immediately,’ But It’s a Secret
By Margaret Hartmann
Trump revealed there’s something he could say that would “guarantee” that the fighting ends now. Sadly, he won’t tell unless we reelect him.
11:31 a.m.
horrible bosses
horrible bosses
Working for George Santos Is As Crazy As It Sounds
By Matt Stieb
A former aide recorded his conversation with the congressman as he was getting fired. Santos wasn’t all that nice about it.

Most Popular

  1. Trump Reminds Republicans He’s Willing to Ditch the GOP
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Why Does It Feel Like Amazon Is Making Itself Worse?
    By John Herrman
  3. The Latest Hunter Biden Revelation Is a New Low
    By Matt Stieb
  4. The GOP Can’t Remember Why It Took the Debt Ceiling Hostage
    By Eric Levitz
  5. Here’s Every Single Lie Told by George Santos
    By Matt Stieb
  1. Why Does It Feel Like Amazon Is Making Itself Worse?
    By John Herrman
  2. Here’s Every Single Lie Told by George Santos
    By Matt Stieb
  3. The GOP Can’t Remember Why It Took the Debt Ceiling Hostage
    By Eric Levitz
  4. Trump Reminds Republicans He’s Willing to Ditch the GOP
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. The Latest Hunter Biden Revelation Is a New Low
    By Matt Stieb
10:16 a.m.
crime
crime
New Jersey Councilwoman Shot and Killed Outside Her Home
By Nia Prater
Eunice Dwumfour, a 30-year-old member of the Sayreville Borough Council, was found shot dead on Wednesday night.
10:00 a.m.
the economy
the economy
The Fed Can Stop Choking the Economy Now
By Eric Levitz
The statistical and moral case for easing up on the interest-rate hikes.
9:00 a.m.
2024 presidential election
2024 presidential election
What on Earth Are These 2024 Long Shots Thinking?
By Ed Kilgore
It’s not inconceivable that someone like Nikki Haley could become a contender. But don’t count out sheer ego as motivation.
8:00 a.m.
just asking questions
just asking questions
What It Takes to Give Abortion Seekers (Actually Good) Advice Online
By Irin Carmon
The Online Abortion Resource Squad’s Ariella Messing on fighting disinformation in a post-Roe world.
2/2/2023
early and often
early and often
Trump Reminds Republicans He’s Willing to Ditch the GOP
By Ed Kilgore
Even if he doesn’t formally launch a third-party bid, Trump could doom the 2024 Republican presidential nominee.
2/2/2023
royals
royals
Australia Banishes King Charles From Its Banknotes
By Margaret Hartmann
In the battle to succeed his mother on Australian $5 bills, Charles loses to the First Australians.
2/2/2023
early and often
early and often
The Hunter Biden Counteroffensive Begins
By Matt Stieb
Tired of being a GOP punching bag, he threatened Fox News with a defamation suit and encouraged the DOJ to investigate how his laptop became public.
2/2/2023
the national interest
the national interest
The GOP Attack on Ilhan Omar Trivializes Antisemitism
By Jonathan Chait
Elevating Marjorie Taylor Greene exposes the hypocrisy.
2/2/2023
religion
religion
Badass Pope Briefly Endorses Giving People the Finger
By Benjamin Hart
A weird Thursday-morning tweet from the pontiff.
2/2/2023
early and often
early and often
The Latest Hunter Biden Revelation Is a New Low
By Matt Stieb
Texts reportedly show he withheld an employee’s pay for sex.
2/2/2023
the talented mr. santos
the talented mr. santos
Here’s Every Single Lie Told by George Santos
By Matt Stieb
Navigating the many exaggerations and falsehoods of New York’s newest representative.
2/2/2023
creature capers
creature capers
The Hunt Is on to Find the Dallas Zoo Bandit
By Matt Stieb
Police are looking for whoever is responsible in a strange crime wave in which animals have been killed and apparently stolen from the zoo.
2/2/2023
what we know
what we know
New FBI Search of Biden’s Home Finds No Classified Documents
By Margaret Hartmann
The search of Biden’s Rehoboth, Delaware beach house was planned and consensual, like the searches of his office and Wilmington residence.
2/2/2023
early and often
early and often
The GOP Can’t Remember Why It Took the Debt Ceiling Hostage
By Eric Levitz
Republicans are fighting Biden for the sake of fighting.
2/1/2023
politics
politics
Eric Adams’s Approval Rating Is Falling
By Nia Prater
Crime is the top issue for New Yorkers, and very few say it’s gotten better under his watch.
2/1/2023
early and often
early and often
Nikki Haley Is Taking on Trump 2024 (or Running for VP)
By Ed Kilgore
The South Carolinian is expected to announce her run later this month, but Trump has already staked a claim on her crucial home state.
2/1/2023
tremendous content
tremendous content
Watch Trump Repeatedly Plead the Fifth, Like a Mobster
By Margaret Hartmann
New deposition video shows Trump, who once said only criminals and “the mob” take the Fifth, asserting his constitutional right more than 400 times.
2/1/2023
politics
politics
There’s Another Push to Change New York’s Bail Reforms
By Nia Prater
Governor Kathy Hochul reaffirmed her intent to give judges more discretion in setting bail during her budget presentation Wednesday.
2/1/2023
let it snow
let it snow
Our Long Local Snowmare Is Over
By Benjamin Hart
New York City finally saw some flakes stick to the ground on Wednesday morning. Better late than never.
2/1/2023
the big picture
the big picture
The End of ‘Zombie Neoliberalism’?
By Eric Levitz
There is burgeoning, bipartisan support for big government.
2/1/2023
the national interest
the national interest
It’s Republicans Who Won’t Negotiate Over the Budget Deficit
By Jonathan Chait
The other big lie in this hostage crisis is hiding in plain sight.
2/1/2023
the system
the system
The Government’s Telling Response to Tyre Nichols’s Death
By Zak Cheney-Rice
The reforms being considered would probably not have prevented his killing. But officials have gotten better at preempting outrage.
  • About Intelligencer
  • About New York Magazine
  • Newsletters
  • Help
  • Contact
  • Press
  • Media Kit
  • We’re Hiring
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Ad Choices
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Accessibility
intelligencer is a Vox Media Network. © 2023 Vox Media, LLC. All rights reserved.