George Pelecanos

The 17th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) opened on June 3 and it will run through June 11 featuring world premieres and other events. Artistic & Festival Director, Aristotle Katopodis has announced an impressive lineup including West Coast...

Greek-American authors write about topics far and wide, but there is almost always a special nod to Greece that can be felt in their words.

Writer and producer George Pelecanos is helming a new limited series for HBO titled "We Own This City." The HBO Series' Story The Greek-American creator, who previously brought audiences the critically-acclaimed hit "The Wire," is excited to bring audiences a new...

The 12th Hellenic Charity Ball by the Elios Charitable Foundation will honor four prominent Greek-Americans in entertainment, including George Pelecanos and Dennis Boutsikaris. The biennial ball will be held in San Francisco on Saturday, November 16, at the Westin St....

George Pelecanos and writing partner Dennis Lehane will be adapting a book by Dick Lehr titled The Fence, into a feature film of the same name. The drama, which is based on a true story, will star Sterling K. Brown...

George Pelecanos, known for his work in noir novels and series - such as HBO's "The Deuce" and "The Wire" - has just released a new book titled "The Man Who Came Uptown". The book contains plenty of action, but...

George Pelecanos will be teaming up once again with his former colleague on "The Wire", David Simon, to work as a writer on new show "A Dry Run". The drama, created by David Simon and Spain's "MediaPro" (responsible for "The...

2017 has been quite a year for Greeks in Hollywood: Alexander Payne premiered his newest film, "Downsizing"; Jim Gianopulos took over as CEO of Paramount Studios; Amy Sedaris got her own show on truTV. These are just a few...

HBO series "The Deuce", created by George Pelecanos and David Simons, has been renewed for a second season after sparking plenty of talk and interest with its first few episodes. "The Deuce" premiered on September 10, and centers on the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dvpkyRx_ak Author and film and TV producer George Pelecanos has a new series coming out called "The Deuce", a crime thriller set to premiere on HBO in the fall. Pelecanos co-created the series along with police reporter and author David Simon,...