HBO has churned out many award-winning dramas over the years that many critics have praised. If that is any indicator to the quality of their content, just know that they have green lit a new series about the porn industry, "The Deuce," from creator David Simon, according to Entertainment Weekly.

For those who do not know who Simon is, he is the creative genius behind the hit HBO shows "The Wire" and "Treme." Given his track record of creating drama series that remain true to life, he is poised to bring an instant hit to the network with this new series.

"The Deuce" will star James Franco, who will be pulling double duty on the series, playing twin brothers. Franco is best known for his roles on "The Pineapple Express," "Freaks and Geeks" and "The Interview" with Seth Rogen.

Franco's characters in the series, the twin brothers, will act as fronts for the mob during the rise of the porn industry in Manhattan back in the '70s and '80s, when it first entered into legalization in the state of New York.

"We're interested in what it means when profit is the primary metric for what we call society," Simon told EW. "In that sense, this story is intended as neither prurient nor puritan. It's about a product, and those human beings who created, sold, profited from and suffered with that product."

The official description for the show reflects its style as a period piece that sheds light on the real dealings of the emerging industry at the time: "['The Deuce'] follows the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York from the early 1970s through the mid-1980s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed in midtown Manhattan until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market all ended the bawdy turbulence."

There has been no word yet on a release date for the series.