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Oscar Isaac Is Hitting the Casino in Martin Scorsese's New Vegas Series
The forthcoming drama is from the creators of Billions and executive produced by the legendary director.
Sin City is calling - and Oscar Isaac is ready to answer.
The Golden Globe-winning star, who can be seen most recently in BEEF S2, has signed on to star in and executive produce a new eight-episode Netflix series that explores the high-stakes world of Las Vegas casinos.
The currently untitled series hails from showrunners/executive producers/writers Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Billions, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber), who are no strangers to the world of gambling. In fact, Koppelman and Levien made their screenwriting debut with cult poker thriller Rounders, and later wrote the Vegas-set heist thriller Ocean's Thirteen.
The pedigree doesn't stop there: The series will be executive produced by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, who explored the canyons of Las Vegas in his seminal classic Casino. Scorsese also executive produced HBO's hit gambling drama Boardwalk Empire, set in the East Coast's Las Vegas, Atlantic City.
Isaac's role comes as part of a new creative partnership with Netflix, which will have first-look rights on film and series projects with Isaac and Elvira Lind, and Gena Konstantinakos' production company, Mad Gene.
Isaac previously starred in Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-winning adaptation of Frankenstein, the new season of the Emmy-winning BEEF anthology, and the ensemble heist film Triple Frontier. He (and Martin Scorsese) will next be seen in Julian Schnabel's In the Hand of Dante, coming to Netflix this year.
Read on for more information.
What is the untitled Vegas series about?
The hourlong drama is set in the high-stakes, sharp-elbowed present-day Las Vegas casino business, which is a modernized but still dangerous version of the legendary city. At the center of it all stands Robert "Bobby Red" Redman, president of the hottest hotel casino in town, who has to make some long odds moves to try and secure his position and take more ground.
Who's in the cast of the untitled Vegas series?
Oscar Isaac (BEEF, Inside Llewyn Davis, A Most Violent Year) will star in the series as "Bobby Red." Stay tuned for more updates.
Who's behind the series?
Koppelman and Levien serve as writers, showrunners, and executive producers. Other executive producers include Scorsese and Sikelia Productions, Julie Yorn and Rick Yorn for Expanded Media, Paul Schiff, Beth Schacter, Isaac, and co-executive producer Kerry Orent, and J.C. Chandor. Chandor, who previously worked with Isaac in Triple Frontier and A Most Violent Year, will direct the first two episodes.
When will the untitled Vegas series be on Netflix?
Keep your eyes on the roulette table for more information as the series enters production.
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