American Gigolo (television series)

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## American Gigolo

### Genre

* Drama
* Romance
* Crime

### Based on

*American Gigolo*by:
Paul Schrader

### Starring

* Jon Bernthal
* Gretchen Mol
* Rosie O'Donnell
* Lizzie Brocheré
* Gabriel LaBelle
* Leland Orser

## Production

### Executive producer

* David Hollander
* Jerry Bruckheimer
* Jonathan Littman
* KristieAnne Reed

### Production company

* Three Rivers Entertainment
* Jerry Bruckheimer Television
* Paramount Television Studios

## Release

### Original release

September 9, 2022

***American Gigolo*** is an upcoming American drama television series developed by David Hollander, based on the 1980 film of the same name written and directed by Paul Schrader. The series stars Jon Bernthal as Julian Kaye, the main protagonist of the original film, alongside Gretchen Mol, Rosie O'Donnell, Lizzie Brocheré, Gabriel LaBelle, and Leland Orser, and is set to premiere on Showtime on September 9, 2022.

## Premise

Julian Kaye, 15 years after being arrested for murder and struggling to find his footing in the modern-day Los Angeles sex industry, seeks the truth about the frame that sent him to prison all those years ago and also hoping to reconnect with his one true love, Michelle.

## Cast and characters

### Main

* Jon Bernthal as Julian Kaye
	+ Gabriel LaBelle as young Julian "Johnny" Kaye
* Gretchen Mol as Michelle
* Rosie O'Donnell as Detective Sunday
* Lizzie Brocheré as Isabelle
* Leland Orser as Richard Stratton

### Recurring

* Wayne Brady as Lorenzo
* Laura Liguori as Elizabeth Shannon House

## Production

### Development

A television adaptation of the 1980 film *American Gigolo*, written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Richard Gere, was first announced as being in development on October 29, 2014. Jerry Bruckheimer, a producer on the original film, was set to executive produce the potential series, with Paramount Television Studios serving as the production company. On November 2, 2016, it was announced that Showtime had set up the project for development, with Neil LaBute attached as writer. The project was subsequently ordered to pilot on March 11, 2020, after going through multiple different incarnations, with *Ray Donovan*'s David Hollander set to produce the series as well as write and direct the pilot.

On June 15, 2021, it was announced that Showtime had given the project a 10-episode series order, with Hollander set as showrunner. On April 23, 2022, it was announced that Hollander left the project after an on-set misconduct investigation. The series is scheduled to premiere on September 11, 2022.

The series will premiere on Paramount+ in the United Kingdom on 10th September.

### Casting

After a casting search took place in early 2020, Jon Bernthal was cast as the lead alongside the pilot order announcement in March 2020. In November 2020, Gretchen Mol was cast in a lead role, with Rosie O'Donnell added in a starring role the following month. Lizzie Brocheré, Gabriel LaBelle, and Leland Orser joined the main cast in January 2021, with Wayne Brady set to star in a recurring capacity that same month.

### Filming

Principal photography began on July 12, 2021, in Los Angeles. On April 27, 2022, it was reported that production have been shutdown for four days due to Hollander's dismissal and an actor being unavailable at the moment. On May 12, 2022, it was announced that production has been shutdown again for at least two weeks as David Bar Katz exited the series.

## References

1. ↑ Friedlander, Whitney (October 29, 2014). "Jerry Bruckheimer, Paramount TV Developing 'American Gigolo' TV Show".
2. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 2, 2016). "'American Gigolo' TV Series Adaptation Set At Showtime From Paramount TV, Jerry Bruckheimer & Neil LaBute".
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andreeva, Nellie (March 11, 2020). "'American Gigolo' Series Reboot Starring Jon Bernthal Gets Pilot Order At Showtime".
4. ↑ Petski, Denise (June 15, 2021). "'American Gigolo' Reboot Starring Jon Bernthal Gets Showtime Series Order".
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Goldberg, Lesley (June 15, 2021). "'American Gigolo' Update Ordered to Series at Showtime".
6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 23, 2022). "David Hollander Out As Showrunner Of 'American Gigolo' Showtime Series After Investigation" (en-US).
7. ↑ Romano, Nick (July 14, 2022). "Jon Bernthal gives the people what they want in sexy *American Gigolo* trailer".
8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 16, 2020). "'American Gigolo': Gretchen Mol To Star With Jon Bernthal In Showtime Pilot Reboot".
9. ↑ Porter, Rick (December 10, 2020). "Rosie O'Donnell Joins Showtime's 'American Gigolo'".
10. ↑ Petski, Denise (January 19, 2021). "'American Gigolo': Lizzie Brocheré & Gabriel LaBelle Join Showtime Pilot Reboot".
11. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 29, 2021). "'American Gigolo': Leland Orser Joins Showtime Pilot Reboot".
12. ↑ White, Peter (January 26, 2021). "Wayne Brady To Guest Star In Showtime Drama Pilot 'American Gigolo'".
13. ↑ "American Gigolo".
14. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 27, 2022). "Production On Showtime Series 'American Gigolo' Shut Down Following Showrunner David Hollander's Dismissal".
15. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 12, 2022). "'American Gigolo' Shuts Down Production Again As Co-EP David Bar Katz Exits Too".

## External links

* *American Gigolo (television series)*  at the Internet Movie Database