Boardwalk Empire (2010– )

Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.

Creator:

Terence Winter

Stars:

Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 37 wins & 63 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Steve Buscemi	...	Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson (36 episodes, 2010-2012)
Kelly Macdonald	...	Margaret Schroeder (36 episodes, 2010-2012)
Michael Shannon	...	Agent Nelson Van Alden (36 episodes, 2010-2012)
Shea Whigham	...	Elias 'Eli' Thompson (36 episodes, 2010-2012)
Michael Stuhlbarg	...	Arnold Rothstein (36 episodes, 2010-2012)
Stephen Graham	...	Al Capone (36 episodes, 2010-2012)
Vincent Piazza	...	Lucky Luciano (36 episodes, 2010-2012)
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Chalky White (36 episodes, 2010-2012)
Anthony Laciura	...	Eddie Kessler (36 episodes, 2010-2012)
Paul Sparks	...	Mickey Doyle (36 episodes, 2010-2012)
Gretchen Mol	...	Gillian Darmody (33 episodes, 2010-2012)
Jack Huston	...	Richard Harrow (29 episodes, 2010-2012)
Lucy Gallina	...	Emily Schroeder (27 episodes, 2010-2012)
Josie Gallina	...	Emily Schroeder (27 episodes, 2010-2012)
Declan McTigue	...	Teddy Schroeder (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Rory McTigue	...	Teddy Schroeder (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Michael Pitt	...	James 'Jimmy' Darmody (24 episodes, 2010-2011)
Aleksa Palladino	...	Angela Darmody (24 episodes, 2010-2011)
Paz de la Huerta	...	Lucy Danziger (24 episodes, 2010-2011)
Dabney Coleman	...	Commodore Louis Kaestner (24 episodes, 2010-2011)
Brady Noon	...	Tommy Darmody (24 episodes, 2010-2012)
Connor Noon	...	Tommy Darmody (24 episodes, 2010-2012)
Charlie Cox	...	Owen Slater (23 episodes, 2011-2012)
Anatol Yusef	...	Meyer Lansky (22 episodes, 2010-2012)
Victor Verhaeghe	...	Ward Boss Fleming (20 episodes, 2010-2012)
Robert Clohessy	...	Ward Boss Neary (17 episodes, 2010-2011)
Kevin O'Rourke	...	Edward Bader (17 episodes, 2010-2012)

Storyline

Set in the Prohibition era of the 1920s Boardwalk Empire is the story of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, the treasurer of Atlantic County, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Due to his relationships with mobsters as well as political contacts, the Federal Government start to take an interest in him. His lavish lifestyle seems at odds with his position, and as well as his connections, there is prolific bootlegging in the area.

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Plot Keywords:

politician | atlantic city new jersey | gangster | boardwalk | 1920s | 

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Taglines:

Atlantic City, 1920. When alcohol was outlawed, outlaws became kings.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

HBO [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Boardwalk Empire - Gengszterkorzó

Filming Locations:

Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO), Leverage Management, Closest to the Hole Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The real life figure of Enoch "Nucky" Johnson served as the inspiration for the "Nucky" Thompson. Johnson was a physically commanding man, both tall and heavyset, with a receding hairline. He was quite unlike actor Steve Buscemi and resembled the character of Tony Soprano from The Sopranos. "Boardwalk Empire" creator Terence Winter also wrote for The Sopranos and created the character "Nucky" Thompson with Buscemi in mind, partially to make a central figure differing largely from Tony Soprano.

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Goofs

Al Capone's son, Sonny, is portrayed as being entirely deaf at the age of 2 years. In real life Sonny contracted an infection that only left him partially deaf and only did so at the age of 7. However, this series is intended to be fictional, but based on real life events. Factual inaccuracies are therefore not considered goofs.

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Quotes

Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson: The puppies have grown fangs.

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Connections

Referenced in Who Do You Think You Are?: Steve Buscemi (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Straight Up and Down"
Written by Anton Newcombe
Performed by The Brian Jonestown Massacre

User Reviews

Simply ... WOW!

Greetings from Lithuania.

What a wonderful pilot!

First i read some reviews before watching pilot, and they where saying how "boooring" this episode was. Hell no! That was one of the best pilots in a ... ever! When you have screenwriter of "Sopranos" and Mr. M.Scorsese in a director chair - nothing can go wrong! A pilot of "Boardwalk Empire" reminded my of "Goodfellas", "Sopranos" (i read that behind this show is a writer of "Sopranos" after watching pilot) and ... "Departed" - it's was THAT good.

If this show will live up to the pilot - we have a new Emmy winner in all possible categories.

Watch it and don't wary about negative reviews - this is a really great show.