Michael Mann to direct pilot episode of 'Tokyo Vice' starring Ansel Elgort www.upi.com

Actor Ken Watanabe attends the world premiere for the film "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu" in Tokyo on April 25.
File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License PhotoActor Ansel Elgort attends the world premiere of "The Goldfinch" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 8.
File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI | License PhotoDirector Michael Mann has signed on to helm the first episode of an HBO Max series called "Tokyo Vice."
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License PhotoOct. 23 (UPI) -- HBO Max has hired filmmaker Michael Mann to direct the pilot episode of its action-drama, Tokyo Vice.
Mann and the actors will also serve as executive producers on Tokyo Vice.