Let’s begin with the ending.
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Cast
James Franco (Vincent Martino)Maggie Gyllenhaal (Eileen 'Candy' Merrell)Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (Chris Alston)Margarita Levieva (Abigail 'Abby' Parker)Emily Meade (Lori Madison)Daniel Sauli (Tommy Longo)Chris Bauer (Bobby Dwyer)Chris Coy (Paul Hendrickson)Michael Rispoli (Rudy Pipilo)David Krumholtz (Harvey Wasserman)Olivia Luccardi (Melissa)Mustafa Shakir (Big Mike)Andrea-Rachel Parker (Bernice)Thaddeus Street (Black Frankie)Sepideh Moafi (Loretta)Gary Carr (C.C.)Dominique Fishback (Donna 'Darlene' Pickett)Kim Director (Shay)
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Creators
Will Ralston, Carl Capotorto, Anya Epstein, Marc Henry Johnson, Lisa Lutz, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, Stephani DeLuca, Megan Abbott, Chris Yakaitis, Iturri Sosa
Synopsis
A look at life in New York City during the 1970s and '80s, when porn and prostitution were rampant in Manhattan.
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