HBO Greenlights Michael Mann/David Milch Series

LOS ANGELES: HBO has picked up the drama series Luck, starring Dustin Hoffman and exec-produced by David Milch and Michael Mann.

The show is set in the world of horse racing, focusing on the owners, gamblers, jockeys and other gaming industry players. Filming begins this fall at Santa Anita Park and other Los Angeles locations. The cast for the pilot includes Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Kevin Dunn, Richard Kind, Jason Gedrick, Ritchie Coster, Ian Hart, Tom Payne, Kerry Condon, Gary Stevens and Nick Nolte, and Jill Hennessy guest stars. Milch and Mann are exec producers together with Carolyn Strauss. The pilot was written by Milch and directed by Mann.

“Michael Mann delivered a pilot from David Milch’s brilliant script that took our breath away,” said Michael Lombardo, the president of HBO programming. “We are truly excited that these two artists, and our extraordinary cast headed by Dustin Hoffman, will be bringing Luck to life.”