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Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Martin Scorsese Team for Las Vegas Casino Drama at Netflix
Variety.com and 2 more
- Netflix has ordered an eight-episode Las Vegas drama from Martin Scorsese and the Billions team, marking a high-profile expansion into TV for Scorsese.
- The series centers on Robert 'Bobby Red' Redman, the president of a leading Las Vegas hotel-casino, as he navigates power and influence in the city.
- Koppelman and Levien, best known for Billions, will write, showrun, and executive produce, reuniting with Scorsese for the Netflix project.
- The eight-episode format positions the project as a limited-series Vegas drama rather than a direct sequel to Casino.
- Expanded Media's Julie Yorn and Rick Yorn are producing, with Sikelia's Scorsese attached to executive produce alongside Paul Schiff and Beth Schacter.
- Deadline confirms Netflix’s greenlight and notes Scorsese’s ongoing collaboration with Rick Yorn on the project.
- The show broadens Netflix's slate of high-profile dramas and expands Scorsese’s TV portfolio with an in-city drama set in modern Vegas.
- The project ties into Scorsese’s broader Las Vegas gambling interest, echoing his past works and casino-centric storytelling.
- Past TV contributions from Scorsese include Boardwalk Empire and Vinyl; he’s also developing Cape Fear for Apple TV, underscoring a broader TV footprint.
- The Hollywood Reporter notes the collaboration brings together veterans with deep Vegas and banking-world experience to shape the series' tone and stakes.
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