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The Roman

1 season

A tense, sharp-elbowed look at casino power plays, with slick dialogue and a cynical edge.

Created by
David Levien, Brian Koppelman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Oscar Isaac, Betty Gilpin, Alec Baldwin
Overview
In the high-stakes, sharp-elbowed present-day Las Vegas casino business, which is a modernized but still dangerous version of the legendary city, Robert "Bobby Red" Redman, president of the hottest hotel casino in town, has to make some long odds moves to try and secure his position and take more ground.

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Created by
David Levien, Brian Koppelman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Oscar Isaac, Betty Gilpin, Alec Baldwin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
David Levien, Brian Koppelman
Written by
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Starring
Oscar Isaac, Betty Gilpin, Alec Baldwin, David Costabile
Length
1 seasons, 1 episodes
Network
Netflix
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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