Allow us to explain.
The latest TV series to hit HBO Max has a familiar-sounding title.
So how doesTokyo Vicecompare toMiami Vice?
Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe in ‘Tokyo Vice’ vs. Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in ‘Miami Vice.'.HBO/Max; Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank
Allow us to explain with help from show creator J.T.
Rogers and producer Alan Poul.
However, the title actually predates Mann’s involvement.
“It’s an interesting genesis,” Poul tells EW.
Everybody will think it’s Michael now doing the Tokyo version ofMiami Vice.’
That means the momentum of the new show is about chasing down interesting stories rather than catching criminals.
Both versions ofMiami Vicetherefore provide insights into the past, but they were made to respond to their times.
“I’m learning that the first response of every studio is ‘let’s make it now.’
