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'Jon Bernthal shows off his sculpted shirtless torso in a sizzling new trailer for a miniseries adapted from the 1980 classic American Gigolo.<br>The show seems to be a sequel of sorts to the original movie, which starred a young Richard Gere as an escort called Julian Kaye framed for murdering a woman.<br>In the new trailer, the dashing Julian - now played by Jon, 45 - emerges from jail after being exonerated for the killing and goes right back to work.<br> Heartthrob: Jon Bernthal shows off his sculpted shirtless torso in a sizzling new trailer for a miniseries adapted from the 1980 classic American Gigolo<br> Then and now: The show (right) seems a sequel of sorts to the original movie, which starred a young Richard Gere (left) as an escort called Julian Kaye framed for murdering a woman<br>At the start of the sneak peek, Julian is seen making love to client after client, flaunting his musclebound physique in the process.<br>The also provides a treat for fans of the original movie early on by being set to the Blondie song Call Me, the theme for the 1980 feature.<br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>'Since I was a kid, I could always just be this other guy, and he does what he's gotta do,' Julian says in voiceover during a montage of him turning tricks. <br>He is half-naked, apparently at work, when the police come for him to arrest him for murder and he attempts unsuccessfully to escape.<br> Murder mystery: In the new trailer, the dashing Julian - now played by Jon, 45 - emerges from jail after being exonerated for the killing and goes right back to work<br> Feel the heat: At the start of the sneak peek, Julian is seen making love to client after client, flaunting his musclebound physique in the process<br> Sparks flying: Julian reignites his romance with an old flame called Michelle (Gretchen Mol), whom he was involved with before the murder<br> Working man: 'Since I was a kid, I could always just be this other guy, and he does what he's gotta do,' Julian says in voiceover during a montage of him turning tricks<br> By the way: The also provides a treat for fans of the original movie early on by being set to the Blondie song Call Me, the theme for the 1980 feature<br> Close but no cigar: He is half-naked, apparently at work, when the police come for him to arrest him for murder and he attempts unsuccessfully to escape<br> Liberated: As a result he goes to prison for 15 years - until a detective played by Rosie O'Donnell informs him: 'You're a free man'<br> Leading man: Jon stars amid an expansive cast including Wayne Brady, Laura Liguori, Heather McComb and the French actress Lizzie Brochere<br>In the movie, Julian is freed because one of his clients Michelle (Lauren Hutton) gives him an alibi by saying she was using his services the night of the murder.<br>However in the miniseries Michelle, now played by Gretchen Mol, appears to have been unwilling to throw away her marriage to a rich politician to exonerate Julian. <br>As a result he goes to prison for 15 years - until a detective played by Rosie O'Donnell informs him: 'You're a free man.' <br>He emerges from his jail sentence and has to figure out how to be an escort again in a changed Los Angeles after years out of practice.<br> Who's who: Julian's life takes another turn when Rosie's character Detective Sunday informs him that a 'killer for hire' was actually behind the murder that sent him to jail<br> Adjustment: He emerges from his jail sentence and has to figure out how to be an escort again in a changed Los Angeles after years out of practice<br> 'You can't let him see you!': Now out of jail, he also has an emotional reunion with a nervous, platinum blonde woman who appears to be his mother<br> Magnetism: Of course, all the wile, Julian is reentering the world of prostitution, deciding he wants to 'go back to work' and getting quickly to the task at hand<br>Now out of jail, he also has an emotional reunion with a nervous, platinum blonde woman who appears to be his mother.<br>Their encounter ends mysteriously when the woman tells him in a panic: 'You can't let him see you!<br><br>He'll just do it again!' and backs away.<br>Julian's life takes another turn when Rosie's character Detective Sunday informs him that a 'killer for hire' was actually behind the murder that sent him to jail.<br>In the meantime, he also reignites his relationship with Michelle - whose powerful husband Richard is played by Leland Orser. <br> Workaday: Julian finds himself confronted with one client who stands amid a phalanx of mirrors to make it seem as though there are several of her surrounding him<br> 'Now show me what you can do': 'You wanted to work,' she says, giving a shirtless Julian a kinky slap before letting her own robe slide off<br>As the mystery of the killing unravels, Julian declares the matter is 'not over Detective Sunday warns him not to 'mess around with people that powerful.'<br>The detective is briefly glimpsed at home, picking up a handgun and wearing a stern expression before heading out to work. <br>Of course, all the wile, Julian is reentering the world of prostitution, deciding he wants to 'go back to work' and getting quickly to the task at hand.<br>When a client coos at him after sex: 'I don't want you to leave,' he gives her a mischievous smile and says: 'You pay me to leave.'<br> Quippy: When a client coos at him after sex: 'I don't want you to leave,' he gives her a mischievous smile and says: 'You pay me to leave'<br> Not having it: Paul Schrader, who wrote and directed the original movie, has said he is dead set against the idea of the remake<br>Julian finds himself confronted with one client who stands amid a phalanx of mirrors to make it seem as though there are several of her surrounding him.<br>'You wanted to work,' she says, giving a shirtless Julian a kinky slap before letting her own robe slide off.<br><br>'Now show me what you can do.'<br>Paul Schrader, who wrote and directed the original movie, has said he is dead set against the idea of the remake.<br> New scene: Paul dismissed the very concept of an American Gigolo remake as 'a terrible idea - times had changed, internet porn had redefined male sex work, viruses, etc.'<br>'Some years ago I received a call from Paramount asking about remaking American Gigolo as a series,' he wrote on Facebook last month.<br>'I replied that I thought it was a terrible idea - times had changed, internet porn had redefined male sex work, viruses, etc.'<br>For rights reasons the project was able to proceed without his involvement, but he wrote that he does not 'plan to watch' it as 'I don't think I could be objective about it and, even if I could, it's too much agita.'<br> Uninvolved: For rights reasons the project was able to proceed without Paul's involvement, but he wrote that he does not 'plan to watch' it<br> Keeping away: Paul said he plans to avoid the series as 'I don't think I could be objective about it and, even if I could, it's too much agita.'<br>However he expressed admiration for Jon and sent warm regards to Gretchen, whom he worked with on a 1999 movie called Forever Mine.<br>Paul wrote that he wished 'I could have done a better job with the film I wrote and directed for her - sorry for that, Gretch.'<br>The new show features an expansive cast including Wayne Brady, Laura Liguori, Heather McComb and the French actress Lizzie Brochere. <br>With or without Paul's say-so, the miniseries is slated to premiere on Showtime and set tongues wagging this September 9. <br> Gracious: However Paul expressed admiration for Jon and sent warm regards to Gretchen, whom he worked with on a 1999 movie called Forever Mine<br><br><br><br>Bindki India ([http://cat.sustech.edu/cgi-bin/koha/tracklinks.pl?uri=https://seulesexy.com http://cat.sustech.edu])'