Boardwalk Empire
No one goes quietly.
Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014)
Seasons: 5,
episodes: 56
Average rating:
8.5/10
304 071
Production
Status
Completed
Creators
Scenario
David Flebotte
Producer
Joseph E. Iberti
Actors
Steve Buscemi
Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
Kelly Macdonald
Margaret Schroeder
Michael Shannon
Nelson Van Alden
Shea Whigham
Elias 'Eli' Thompson
Michael Stuhlbarg
Arnold Rothstein
Stephen Graham
Al Capone
Aleksa Palladino
Angela Darmody
Vincent Piazza
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Short description
Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 On the eve of Prohibition in 1920, Atlantic City county treasurer Enoch "Nucky" Thompson is looking to cash in. Prohibition may have outlawed alcohol, but in Nucky's world it has opened up highly lucrative opportunities for gangsters and rumrunners looking to provide "liquid gold" for a thirsty n…
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12 | 2010-09-19 | 7.1 |
Season 2 It's 1921 and after rigging the Atlantic City mayoral election, Nucky appears to be in control of the city. However, Nucky's grip soon begins to unravel as he is arrested for election fraud and members of both his inner circle and family begin to question their allegiances, while mobsters includi…
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12 | 2011-09-25 | 7.5 |
Season 3 Atlantic City, 1922: The Roaring '20s are about to begin in earnest and despite a booming economy, alcohol is scarce and gangster violence is heating up. Amidst this backdrop, Nucky, whose marriage to Margaret has become a sham after she signed away his highway windfall to the church, faces the c…
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12 | 2012-09-16 | 7.1 |
Season 4 Atlantic City, 1924: Nucky is laying low at the end of the Boardwalk after barely surviving an overthrow by gangster Gyp Rosetti. But the calm will be short-lived, as Nucky faces new challenges, including a clash with a violent Harlem power broker, a battle with his brother Eli over Eli's college…
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12 | 2013-09-08 | 7.3 |
Season 5 It's 1931 and in stark contrast with the Roaring '20s, the country is now in the throes of the Great Depression. With the end of Prohibition in sight, Nucky looks to legitimize himself by forging alliances with liquor producers.
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8 | 2014-09-07 | 7 |
What's left behind the scenes
- The real-life Enoch "Nucky" Johnson served as the prototype for "Nucky" Thompson. Physically, Johnson looked nothing like actor Steve Buscemi: he was an imposing man, tall and heavyset with a bald head, resembling the character Tony Soprano from "The Sopranos." The creator of "Boardwalk Empire," Terence Winter, who also wrote scripts for "The Sopranos," wanted to create a "Nucky" character that differed from the image of the real man or the one played by James Gandolfini.
- To promote the second season of the series, starting September 25, 2011, historical "Lo-V" (Low Voltage) type cars were put into service in the New York City subway. These cars were produced from 1916 to 1925 and operated until 1969. The historical train consisted of cars No. 5290 and 5292 built in 1917, and cars No. 5443 and 5483 built in 1924. Instead of departure and destination stations, the cars featured signs advertising the series, and the interiors were covered with promotional posters. The historical train ran on the IRT route from 42nd Street to 96th Street, with a single stop at 72nd Street.
- Atlantic City of the 1920s was precisely recreated in Brooklyn, New York. The budget for the premiere episode was $18 million, of which $5 million went toward recreating a city block with all its interiors, as well as constructing a boardwalk approximately 91.5 meters long. Executive producer and pilot episode director Martin Scorsese was so demanding regarding accuracy that, for example, he insisted the boardwalk planks be exactly the same size as those used in Atlantic City at the time.
- Michael Stuhlbarg prepared for the role of Arnold so thoroughly that the screenwriters soon discovered he knew more about his character than they did, and eventually began consulting Stuhlbarg himself regarding the character.
- Martin Scorsese, the project's producer and director, encouraged improvisation on set during the filming of the pilot episode, which is quite typical for his films but rare for television projects.
- Upon the completion of the first season, the relatives of Eddie Kessler (the prototype for Louis) approached Anthony Luckieure (who played Louis Kessler) and offered to let him wear Kessler's wristwatch, a gift from Nucky Johnson, during filming.
- Richard Harrow's disfigured face was a product of computer technology. According to the actor who played the role, Jack Huston, he kept a coin in his left cheek to make speaking more difficult.
- They planned to film the death of the character Charlie Cox, but due to an accident on set, they decided to abandon the idea and instead show his corpse rather than the death scene itself.
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