‘Tokyo Vice’ Trailer Unveils Michael Mann’s HBO Max Crime Series, Starring Ansel Elgort
variety.comJ. Kim Murphy HBO Max has released the trailer for “Tokyo Vice,” offering a first look at the upcoming crime series. Loosely adapted from American journalist Jake Adelstein’s coverage of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police’s operations, the series stars Ansel Elgort as Adelstein as he documents the criminal underbelly and culture of police corruption of 1990s Tokyo.
Ken Watanabe also stars, alongside Rachel Keller, Ella Rumpf, Rinko Kikuchi, Hideaki Ito, Show Kasamatsu, Tomohisa Yamashita, Shun Sugata, Masato Hagiwara, Ayumi Tanida and Kosuke Toyohara.The series was greenlit with Elgort attached as the lead in 2019.
Emmy winner and acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann later joined the production, signing on to direct the pilot episode and serve as executive producer for the series.
J.T. Rogers serves as series writer, creator and executive producer “Tokyo Vice” comes from Endeavor Content and Japanese pay-TV broadcaster WOWOW.
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