‘The Deuce’ Season 2 charts the adult film industry from backrooms to boardrooms, but how much is based in reality?
HBO’s dark horse ‘The Deuce’ follows the lives of sex workers and pimps in the 1970's in New York City at the start of the adult film industry. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Franco, the series tackles what many have thought was too taboo for television, showing the darkest sides of what most assume to be a gritty and dangerous industry. Returning for its second season on September 9th, ‘The Deuce’ unapologetically opens up the conversation about sex workers and the adult film industry.
In probably the best performance of her career, Gyllenhaal plays Eileen, a prostitute that becomes heavily involved in the adult film industry. The character of Eileen is riveting, as she continues to pick herself back up over and over again after dealing with violence, abuse - you name it, this woman has had to endure it. Being one of the most inspiring female characters on television, she is a true testament to a woman not allowing a man, or otherwise, to take her down. Making the saying, "what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger," ring truer than ever.