Pilot

Frankie Martino walks through The Deuce.

"**Pilot**" is the first episode of the first season of *The Deuce*. It was written by David Simon & George Pelecanos and directed by Michelle MacLaren. It premiered on 10 September 2017 on HBO.

## Credits

### Cast

#### Starring

* James Franco as Frankie and Vincent Martino
* Maggie Gyllenhaal as Eileen "Candy" Merrell
* Gbenga Akinnagbe as Larry Brown
* Gary Carr as CC
* Dominique Fishback as Darlene
* Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. as Officer Chris Alston
* Margarita Levieva as Abigail "Abby" Parker
* Emily Meade as Lori

#### Guest starring

* Zoe Kazan as Andrea Martino
* Tariq Trotter as Reggie Love
* Cliff "Method Man" Smith as Rodney
* Kim Director as Shay
* Sepideh Moafi as Loretta
* Olivia Luccardi as Melissa
* Don Harvey as Officer Danny Flanagan
* James Saito as Kim
* Daniel Sauli as Tommy Longo
* James Waterston as Abby's professor
* Kayla Foster as Barbara
* Jamie Neumann as Ashley
* Ngozi Anyanwu
* Pernell Walker as Thunder Thighs
* Liz Stauber as a Korean Bar Waitress
* John McCann as Louis
* Anwan Glover as Leon
* Amber Skye Noyes as Ellen, waitress at Korean bar
* Matthew Ballinger as Gentle Richie
* Scott Long as Lonnie Harris
* Finn Robins as Adam, Candy's son
* Carolyn Mignini as Joan
* Kevin Breznahan as Jersey, Bookie
* Carolee Carmello as Andrea's mother
* Will Cote
* Jon Conver as Mugger 1
* Dena Tyler as Juliet
* Jon Mariano
* Franca Vercelloni as Lynda, Brooklyn bartender
* Josh Hyman as Sammy, Lionel Hotel Desk Clerk
* Lou Martini, Jr. as Dominick
* Russell Posner as Stu, Candy's birthday boy
* Daryl Edwards as Sam, shoe shiner
* Peter Claymore as a Teamster, delivering to Brooklyn bar
* Tommy Buck as Rico, bully at pool room
* Chloe Levine as Veronica, Abby's roommate
* Patrick Gallo as Clifford
* Ted Sutherland as Adam, Stu's friend
* Michael Lombardi as Eddie, bully at pool room
* Jake Hart as Mug 1 (mistakes Vincent for Frankie)
* Maren Lord as Cecilia, Abby's roommate
* Robbie Tann as Lance, speed dealer
* Kevin Hoffman as Adam, Abby's college friend
* Giovanni Roselli as Mug 2 (mistakes Vincent for Frankie)

## Crew

### Opening credits

* Alexa L. Fogel, CSA - Casting
* Beth Mickle - Production Designer
* Alex Hall - Editor
* Pepe Avila del Pino - Director of Photography
* Jessica Levin - Producer
* Maggie Gyllenhaal - Producer
* Marc Henry Johnson - Producer
* Richard Price - Executive Producer
* James Franco - Executive Producer
* Michelle MacLaren - Executive Producer
* George Pelecanos - Executive Producer
* Nina Kostroff Noble - Executive Producer
* George Pelecanos - Creator
* David Simon - Creator
* George Pelecanos - Writer
* David Simon - Writer
* Michelle MacLaren - Director

### Closing credits

* David Simon - Executive Producer
* Rebecca Rivo - Unit Production Manager
* Adam Escott - First Assistant Director (AD)
* Maggie Murphy - Second AD
* Nicholas Vanderpool - Second AD
* Anna Terrazas - Costume Designer
* Dara Schnapper - Co-Producer
* John Bair - Visual Effects Supervisor
* Blake Leyh - Music Supervisor
* Mick Aniceto - Associate Producer
* Karen Clark - Associate Producer
* Sean Varga - Associate Producer
* Chris Yakaitis - Writers Department Co-ordinator
* Will Ralston - Supervising Sound Editor