
American Gigolo
Seen it?2022 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Drama, Crime
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and middling reviews (35% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Goliath or Power Book IV: Force, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 8 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
35% on Rotten Tomatoes, 50 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 79K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by David Hollander
- Jon BernthalJulian Kaye
- Gretchen MolMichelle Stratton
- Lizzie BrocheréIsabelle Desnain
- Gabriel LaBelleJohn 'Johnny' Henderson / Colin Stratton
- Leland OrserRichard Stratton
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