American Gigolo: Season 1

2022, Show

Julian Kaye has always been an object of desire, so much so that people are willing to destroy him in order to have him. Exonerated, after 15 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, he now faces the challenge of picking up the pieces as the detective who put him behind bars tries to unravel the mystery that led to his wrongful incarceration.

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Season 1

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6.9

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6.2

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Critic Season 1 Kristen Baldwin

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Bernthal specializes in brooding sex appeal, and he's well-cast as Julian, a handsome lowlife who cleans up real nice and keeps his pain buried under a pair of bulging pecs.

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Critic Season 1 Ty'Kira Smalls

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Fans of the original film might appreciate the grittier character study this series presents for Julian.

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Critic Season 1 Tara Bennett

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...sweeps the sexy out of the equation and instead serves up a rather tragic story of exploitation and disappointment.

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Critic Season 1 Richard Roeper

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In this bloodier, racier take, Jon Bernthal plays a more complex version of the Richard Gere sex worker.

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Critic Tara Bennett

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...sweeps the sexy out of the equation and instead serves up a rather tragic story of exploitation and disappointment.

Read full review at Ign

Critic Kristen Baldwin

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Bernthal specializes in brooding sex appeal, and he's well-cast as Julian, a handsome lowlife who cleans up real nice and keeps his pain buried under a pair of bulging pecs.

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly

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Julian Kaye, a former gigolo, is released from prison after 15 years, having been wrongly convicted of murder. He struggles to reconcile his past and navigate his complicated relationships, all while trying to find his place in the modern-day Los Angeles sex industry. As he tries to rebuild his life, the detective who put him behind bars is determined to unravel the mystery that led to his wrongful incarceration.

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You can stream American Gigolo on: Sky Store

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Some TV shows that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as American Gigolo include Dept. Q, High Potential, Presumed Innocent, True Detective, Cross, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.