Martin Scorsese to produce New Las Vegas-set TV Series

‘Billions’ creators and ‘Ocean’s Thirteen’ writing duo Brian Koppelman and David Levien came up with the idea for the new show and will run it for Netflix.

Martin Scorsese in 'Mr. Scorsese,' premiering October 17, 2025 on Apple TV+.

Preview:

Martin Scorsese will be the executive producer of a new TV series.
‘Billions’ duo Brian Koppelman and David Levien created the idea and will run the show.
It’ll be set in the high-stakes world of Las Vegas casinos.

Martin Scorsese is no stranger to the tough world of Las Vegas gambling –– one of his most famous movies is 1995’s ‘Casino’ which blended 1970s casinos and mobsters.

It’s perhaps not too shocking, then, to learn that he’s joined an untitled new series from Netflix set in a more modern, but still difficult present-day era of Vegas casino control.

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Release Date: Nov 22, 1995

Run Time: 2 hr 59 min

Budget: $50,000,000

Starring: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci

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The show is the brainchild of Brian Koppelman and David Levien, who co-created series including ‘Billions’ and ‘Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber', and who have their own Vegas bona fides having co-written the script for 2007’s ‘Ocean’s Thirteen.’

What’s the story of the new Vegas series?

(L to R) Daniel Breaker as Roger “Scooter” Dunbar, Corey Stoll as Mike Prince, Toney Goins as Philip Charyn, Damian Lewis as Bobby "Axe" Axelrod, Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, David Costabile as Mike ‘Wags’ Wagner, Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades, Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades, Sakina Jaffrey as Daevisha ‘Dave’ Mahar, Dola Rashad as Kate Sacker and Jeffrey DeMunn as Chuck Rhoades, Sr. in 'Billions' Season 7. Photo Credit: Mark Seliger/Showtime.

While the creative team have yet to reveal a title, we do at least know the basic concept for the eight-episode (so far) series: the hour long drama is 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.

There’s no word yet on who might be starring in the new series, but given the people behind it, we don’t imagine it’ll be too difficult to round up some quality players.

What else is Martin Scorsese working on?

Martin Scorsese in 'Mr. Scorsese,' premiering October 17, 2025 on Apple TV+.

Scorsese has a few projects in development, including two that feature current acting muse Leonardo DiCaprio.

There’s spooky story ‘What Happens at Night,’ which has DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence attached, and also a yet-to-be-titled tale of Hawaiian gangster featuring DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in its cast. We’ll have to wait and see which of them goes first.

And that’s just the tip of the Scorsese iceberg –– as producer, he has a multitude of other movies and TV series on the go and a few passion projects bubbling away.