Scorsese Returning to Vegas Casino Floor for New Netflix Drama

Exactly 30 years after Martin Scorsese immortalized Las Vegas in “Casino,” the legendary director is headed back to the tables — this time in partnership with Netflix.

The streamer has given a straight‑to‑series order for an eight‑episode drama created by “Billions” co‑creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien, with Scorsese executive-producing.

For Scorsese, Vegas casinos are crucibles of human desire, greed and survival. But although the new show shares its subject with the 1995 cinema classic, it will not be a reboot or continuation.

The as-yet-untitled series will plunge into the high‑stakes world of present‑day Vegas. At its center is Robert “Bobby Red” Redman, president of the Strip’s hottest casino hotel, who must make dangerous bets to secure his position, expand his empire and outmaneuver his cutthroat rivals.

Since the 1970s-’80s era occupied by “Casino,” corporate greed and celebrity culture have reshaped the Strip. No longer gambling halls, casinos have become sprawling entertainment factories. And their operators must cut deals for the hottest and most expensive headliners, celebrity chefs and nightclubs to keep profits churning while juggling regulators, high-rollers and the constant lust for expansion from shareholders and other investors.

Koppelman and Levien bring their own gambling pedigree to the table, having written “Rounders” (1998) and “Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007). They’ve also worked with Scorsese before, on HBO’s “Vinyl.”

For Scorsese, this continues his expansion into streaming via Netflix, for which he reunited with “Casino” star Robert De Niro for “The Irishman” (2019), and directed both “Rolling Thunder: A Bob Dylan Story” (2019) and the Fran Lebowitz series “Pretend It’s a City” (2021).

The new Vegas series is still in early development, with no cast, director or release date announced.