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HBO Sets Premiere Date for ‘The Deuce’ Sophomore Season

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HBO's "The Deuce"

HBO's "The Deuce"

HBO will bring back drama series The Deuce for a second season this September.

The series, which chronicles the dawn of the modern pornography business in 1970s New York City, will debut its second season Sept. 9, according to HBO.

The Deuce, which stars James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, averaged 5.6 million viewers across all platforms, including delayed viewing, during its first season, according to HBO.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.