Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does The Deuce leave you hopeful?

No. Less hopeful than 93% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Deuce easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 75% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

The Deuce

Name: The Deuce
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2017
Rating: 7.571
Cast: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Bauer, Chris Coy, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

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

Created by George Pelecanos, David Simon

On HBO

2017–20193 seasons25 episodes7.6 / 10

A gritty, novelistic chronicle of the porn industry's rise and fall in 1970s-80s Times Square, treating sexual exploitation and urban decay as symptoms of systemic collapse.

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.

Where to watch

StreamHBO Max
BuyApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Is The Deuce sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.
Is The Deuce violent? Yes, very. More violent than 94% of series.
Does The Deuce leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 93% of series.
Is The Deuce scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Is The Deuce easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.