{"id":12897,"date":"2020-03-13T09:42:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T13:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/american-gigolo-pilot-showtime\/"},"modified":"2020-03-13T09:42:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T13:42:13","slug":"american-gigolo-pilot-for-showtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/american-gigolo-pilot-for-showtime\/","title":{"rendered":"American Gigolo Pilot for Showtime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Showtime has given a pilot order for the drama series <em>American Gigolo<\/em>, starring Jon Bernthal (<em>Ford v Ferrari<\/em>, <em>The Walking Dead<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The pilot is being written and directed by Emmy nominee David Hollander (<em>Ray Donova<\/em>n). Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the original film, will executive produce along with Jonathan Littman and KristieAnne Reed. Bernthal also serves as a producer.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Television Studios is in production on the present-day reimagining of the iconic 1980 film. Bernthal will play Julian Kaye, who is introduced 18 years after he&#8217;s been arrested for murder and struggling to find his footing in the modern-day Los Angeles sex industry while seeking the truth about the setup that sent him to prison all those years ago and also hoping to reconnect with Michelle, his one true love.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>American Gigolo<\/em> comes with all the sizzle you\u2019d expect, but it also offers a deep dive into the complicated waters of relationships and sexuality in 2020,\u201d said Gary Levine, president of entertainment at Showtime Networks. \u201cWe\u2019ve assembled an \u2018A\u2019 team to adapt this iconic movie into a Showtime series with the talent and magnetism of Jon Bernthal, the exquisite filmmaking and showrunning of David Hollander, the legendary Jerry Bruckheimer and our new sister studio, Paramount.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showtime has given a pilot order for the drama series American Gigolo, starring Jon Bernthal (Ford v Ferrari, The Walking Dead).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[166],"class_list":["post-12897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-showtime","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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