Koppelman, Levien, Martin Scorsese Team for Las Vegas Drama at Netflix

Netflix is rolling the dice with the greenlight of a drama series set in Las Vegas.

The untitled projects was created by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, who will serve as showrunners and executive producers. Martin Scorsese is also attached to executive produce via Sikelia Productions. Additional executive producers include Julie Yorn and Rick Yorn for Expanded Media, Paul Schiff of Koppelman and Levien’s Best Available, and Beth Schacter. Kerry Orent will co-executive produce.

Netflix has commissioned eight episodes. The official logline for the show describes it as:

“An hour-long drama set in the high-stakes, sharp-elbowed present-day Las Vegas casino business, which is a modernized but still dangerous version of the legendary city. At the center of which stands Robert ‘Bobby Red’ Redman, president of the hottest hotel casino in town, who has to make some long odds moves to try and secure his position and take more ground.”

Koppelman and Levien are no strangers to the world of Vegas and gambling in general. The pair previously wrote the heist movie “Ocean’s 13,” which was set in Las Vegas, and have also written films like the poker drama “Rounders” and the online gambling feature “Runner Runner.” They are best known for co-creating the hit Showtime finance drama “Billions,” which wrapped up after seven seasons in 2023. They also created the Showtime limited series “Super Pumped,” which detailed the rise of Uber. Schacter worked with them on both “Billions” and “Super Pumped,” serving as co-showrunner on both shows.

Scorsese famously delved into the history of Las Vegas with his Oscar-nominated film “Casino” starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pescsi, and Sharon Stone. In addition to being arguably the greatest filmmaker alive, Scorsese has executive produced and directed on multiple TV series in his career. The most notable of these are the HBO dramas “Boardwalk Empire” and “Vinyl,” while he is also an executive producer on the upcoming Apple TV adaptation of “Cape Fear.” He also executive produced and directed the documentary series such as “Pretend It’s a City,” while he recently executive produced the docuseries “The Last Movie Stars.”

Koppelman, Levien, and Scorsese have collaborated in the past, with Koppelman and Levien originally attached to showrun “Vinyl.” The three also worked on a film adaptation of the novel “The Winter of Frankie Machine” that was to star Robert De Niro, but it has yet to make it to screen.

Koppelman and Levien are repped by WME and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Levien is also repped by 3 Arts Entertainment. Scorsese is repped by WME and LBI Entertainment. Schacter is repped by CAA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole LLP.