Luck | Trailer | HBO Original Series | Warner Bros. Entertainment

Leave Nothing to Chance. HBO presents the provocative original series set in the worlds of horseracing and gambling. Created by David Milch (Deadwood) and executive produced by Milch, four-time Academy Award© nominee and legendary director, Michael Mann (Heat, Ali, Collateral), and Carolyn Strauss, this one-hour drama centers on Chester ‘Ace’ Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman), an intuitive tough guy with a long history of dirty pool. Recently released from prison after three years, Ace and his longtime aide/chauffeur Gus Demitriou (Dennis Farina) craft a complex plan to reverse the sagging fortunes of a California racetrack and plot revenge against the colleagues who betrayed him. Meanwhile, four dissolute gamblers at the race track--Jerry, Marcus, Renzo, and Lonnie--pool their meager resources in an effort to win an elusive Pick Six bet that could be worth millions. And a weathered trainer, Walter Smith (Nick Nolte), sees a second chance in an untested thoroughbred. The stellar cast also includes John Ortiz, Richar