Legendary director Martin Scorsese is heading back to the world of high-stakes gambling and casino power plays, this time for a new drama series at Netflix. The streamer has given an eight-episode order to an untitled project set in present-day Las Vegas, with Scorsese serving as executive producer alongside the creative team behind the hit Showtime series Billions.
The series brings together Scorsese, who directed the classic 1995 Las Vegas crime drama Casino, with Brian Koppelman and David Levien, the co-creators of Billions and writers of Ocean’s Thirteen. This marks a significant collaboration between Hollywood talent deeply familiar with both the Vegas setting and the world of high-finance drama that made Billions a seven-season success.
What We Know About the New Netflix Series
The untitled drama centers on the president of a popular Las Vegas hotel and casino who takes major risks to protect his position and expand his influence in the city’s competitive gambling industry. The series is described as an hour-long drama set in the sharp-elbowed, high-stakes world of present-day Las Vegas casino business.
Koppelman and Levien are writing the series and will serve as showrunners. The duo previously worked together on Billions, which ran for seven seasons on Showtime before ending in 2023, as well as Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber and the poker drama Tilt.
Martin Scorsese joins as executive producer through his Sikelia Productions banner. Also serving as executive producers are Julie Yorn and Rick Yorn of Expanded Media, Paul Schiff, and Beth Schacter, with Kerry Orent as co-executive producer.
Scorsese’s Return to Las Vegas Television
This new series marks Scorsese’s return to Las Vegas storytelling 30 years after Casino, which starred Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone. That film explored the mob’s control over Vegas casinos in the 1970s and 1980s, while the new Netflix project will focus on the modern casino business.
Scorsese has an extensive television resume that includes executive producing and directing the pilot episodes of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and Vinyl. He also directed, executive produced, and appeared in the Netflix docuseries Pretend It’s a City. More recently, he has been developing a crime thriller for Apple TV+ called Cape Fear, where he also serves as executive producer.
Koppelman and Levien’s First Series Since Billions
For Koppelman and Levien, this Netflix project represents their first series since Billions concluded its run. The pair have a long history of writing about smart, competitive people in high-pressure environments. Their film credits include Rounders, which explored the underground world of high-stakes poker, and Ocean’s Thirteen, which brought them back to Las Vegas casino settings.
The duo signed an overall deal with Showtime in 2019, but this Netflix project marks a new chapter in their television careers. Their ability to create layered characters navigating complex power structures made Billions a critical and commercial success, and those same skills will likely shape this new Vegas drama.
What Makes This Project Different From Casino
While Casino focused on mob control of Vegas during an era when organized crime ran many of the Strip’s casinos, the new series will take place in today’s Las Vegas. The modern casino industry is dominated by large corporate entities, with a focus on entertainment, luxury experiences, and legal gambling operations across multiple states.
The series will explore the competitive nature of the current casino business, where presidents of major resorts must navigate corporate politics, shifting market conditions, and the constant pressure to deliver results. The high-stakes environment mirrors the intensity that made Billions compelling, but transplanted to the unique setting of Las Vegas.
Release Information and Availability
Netflix has ordered eight episodes of the untitled drama, but no release date has been announced yet. The series will be available exclusively on Netflix for viewers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, and all other territories where the streaming service operates.
Given that the project was recently announced and no production timeline has been revealed, viewers should expect the series to arrive sometime in 2026 or later.
“An hour-long drama set in the high-stakes, sharp-elbowed present-day Las Vegas casino business”
This project marks the first time Scorsese has teamed with Koppelman and Levien, despite their shared history of working on material involving gambling, power struggles, and morally complex characters.
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What Viewers Can Expect
While specific casting details have not been announced, the combination of Scorsese’s visual style and storytelling approach with Koppelman and Levien’s experience crafting dialogue-driven dramas about ambitious people suggests a series focused on sharp writing and complex character dynamics.
The Vegas setting gives the creative team room to explore themes of ambition, loyalty, and the costs of success. Like Billions examined the hedge fund world through the rivalry between Damian Lewis’s Bobby Axelrod and Paul Giamatti’s Chuck Rhoades, this new series will likely dive deep into the politics and personal relationships within a major casino operation.
Scorsese’s involvement as executive producer also brings credibility and attention to the project. His previous television work has earned critical praise, including a Directors Guild of America Award for the Boardwalk Empire pilot.
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