Oscar Isaac to Lead Netflix Vegas Casino Series

Oscar Isaac will star as the lead in an untitled eight-episode Netflix drama series set in the high-stakes world of present-day Las Vegas casinos, with Martin Scorsese serving as an executive producer.

Isaac plays Robert "Bobby Red" Redman, president of the city's hottest hotel casino, who undertakes risky maneuvers to secure and expand his position amid the competitive and dangerous casino business. The hour-long series comes from showrunners, writers and executive producers Brian Koppelman and David Levien, creators of Billions. Netflix greenlit the project in December.

J.C. Chandor, who previously directed Isaac in Triple Frontier and A Most Violent Year, will helm the first two episodes. Additional executive producers include Isaac through his production company Mad Gene, Julie Yorn and Rick Yorn for Expanded Media, Paul Schiff, Beth Schacter, and Kerry Orent as co-executive producer. Scorsese produces via his Sikelia Productions.

Koppelman and Levien bring extensive experience in gambling-themed stories. They debuted with the 1998 poker thriller Rounders and co-wrote the 2007 Las Vegas-set heist film Ocean's Thirteen. Scorsese has long explored similar territory, directing...