The Deuce

“Once upon a time in America, pleasure became a business.”

The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence of the area.

Creators: David Simon, George Pelecanos

Network: HBO