James Franco teases new HBO porn drama

Cape Town – James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in HBO's new porn drama. 

The Deuce centres on the legalisation and rise of the porn industry in New York in the early 1970s.

The series explores themes like the rise of HIV and the drug epidemic.

Franco plays twin brothers Vincent and Frankie Martino who become fronts for the mob while operating out of Times Square.

Gyllenhaal plays sex worker Candy who gets into the new porn industry. 

See a trailer here:

The Deuce will debut in the US in September.