Riley Keough is heading back to TV, and this time she’s ready to bring viewers into the high-stakes world of professional gambling.
HBO just announced a new drama series Advantage Player, starring and executive produced by Riley.
The project reunites her with the team that brought one of biggest television roles to date to life.
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What the Show Is About
Advantage Player is inspired by the real life of Gina Fiore, a professional gambler who spent 24 years legally beating casinos, not by luck, but with a series of skill-based techniques.
The series is set to follow a brilliant misfit who discovers how to beat casinos at their own game, only to get pulled into a secretive world of obsessive criminals who understand that the only way to beat the system is to outplay the ones who built it in the first place.
Gina Fiore’s memoir, Advantage Player: Blackjack, Backrooms and Beginnings, arrives Oct. 27. We hope to read it to get even more insight into the story before the series arrives.
(Advantage Player: Blackjack, Backrooms and Beginnings via Gillian Flynn Books)
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A Reunion Years in the Making
The series is written by Will Graham, who will also serve as showrunner. This marks an exciting reunion between Riley and Will following their work together on Prime Video’s beloved series Daisy Jones & the Six.
Riley played the title role in that limited series, while Will Graham served as executive producer and co-showrunner. Both earned Emmy nominations for their work on the show.
Riley Keough also wrote the cover blurb for Gina Fiore’s upcoming memoir, calling her story “unforgettable” and a tale that almost seems too extraordinary to be true.
Some Major Momentum for Riley Keough
This announcement comes at a strong moment in Riley Keough’s career, following her Emmy-nominated turn as the titular character of Daisy Jones & the Six.
She’s also continued building out her career as a producer through Felix Culpa, the company she runs alongside longtime collaborator Gina Gammell. The pair previously eared acclaim for their directorial debut together, War Pony.
More and more, Riley has split her time between acting and producing in recent years. Advantage Player marks yet another step in establishing her as a serious creative force behind the camera as well as in front of it, and showcasing her creative control of her projects.
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Who Else Is Involved
Riley Keough and Gina Gammell are serving as executive producers through their Felix Culpa banner, alongside Gina Fiore, Will Graham, Tonia Davis and Max Linsky of Invitation Media.
Michael Ellenberg and Christina Malach of Media Res round out the producing team, with Media Res serving as a co-studio for the series alongside HBO.
“I couldn’t ask to work with better people,” Gina Fiore shared, reflecting on landing the deal.
When It’s Coming
No premiere date has been set yet, since the series is still in the development stage at HBO, but we’re expecting plenty of buzz as the show gets closer and we learn more.
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