In ‘The Deuce,’ David Simon follows the money of the porn industry

The Business

In ‘The Deuce,’ David Simon follows the money of the porn industry

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Published on Sep 8, 2017, 12:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:28:31

Episode Description

When David Simon started shopping his new show The Deuce--about the rise and legalization of the porn industry--he quickly realized a lot of networks didn’t quite grasp his seriousness of purpose. The creator of The Wire and Treme tells us how The Deuce ended up back at his longtime TV home, HBO, and why he ended up making a show about porn in the first place.

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