American Gigolo - Season 1 [360p]

You can stream exclusively on Paramount+ (with Showtime plan) or via Amazon Prime Video as a Showtime add-on. All 8 episodes are available on-demand.

Upon release, received mixed to average reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a critics score of approximately 41%, while the audience score sits significantly higher. American Gigolo - Season 1

The single greatest reason to watch is Jon Bernthal ( The Punisher, The Walking Dead ). Where Richard Gere played the role with cool, detached charm, Bernthal plays it with raw, bruised vulnerability. He is a man whose primary tool was his body, and now that body is scarred and aged. Bernthal communicates volumes through silence—the way he holds his shoulders, the way he flinches at touch. You can stream exclusively on Paramount+ (with Showtime

While the original film was a character study of vanity and shallow redemption, Season 1 leans heavily into the genre. Julian isn't just trying to rebuild his life; he’s obsessed with finding out who framed him and why. This quest brings him back into the orbit of his former lover, Michelle (played by Gretchen Mol), whose life has become a gilded cage of secrets and corporate machinations. Jon Bernthal’s Transformative Performance On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a critics score

As of today, Showtime has not officially renewed the series for a second season, and given the production turmoil, Season 1 may stand alone. Consider it a 8-hour epilogue to the original film—a meditation on what happens to the beautiful boy after the cocaine wears off and the cops come knocking.

Rosie O’Donnell provides a grounded counterpoint to the glamour as Detective Sunday, the investigator who originally put Julian away and is now plagued by the realization that she got the wrong man.