Magic City (2012– )

Centers on Miami mobsters and other characters from Miami Beach in the late 1950s.

Creator:

Mitch Glazer

Stars:

Taylor Blackwell, Karen-Eileen Gordon, Todd Allen Durkin

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Taylor Blackwell	...	Lauren Evans (16 episodes, 2012-2013)
Karen-Eileen Gordon	...	Florence (14 episodes, 2012-2013)
Todd Allen Durkin	...	Doug Feehan (13 episodes, 2012-2013)
Nick Depalo	...	Atlantis Bartender (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	Ike Evans (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Olga Kurylenko	...	Vera Evans (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Steven Strait	...	Stevie Evans (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Jessica Marais	...	Lily Diamond (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Christian Cooke	...	Danny Evans (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Elena Satine	...	Judi Silver (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Dominik García-Lorido	...	Mercedes Lozaro (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Danny Huston	...	Ben Diamond (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Yul Vazquez	...	Victor Lazaro (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Chad Gall	...	Ethan Bell (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Indra Patel	...	Mob Wife (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Michael Rispoli	...	Bel Jaffe (9 episodes, 2012-2013)
John Cenatiempo	...	Vincent Lamb (9 episodes, 2012-2013)
Bradford Tatum	...	'Dandy' Al Haas (8 episodes, 2012)
Kelly Lynch	...	Meg Bannock (8 episodes, 2012-2013)
Garrett Kruithof	...	Roy Stout (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Mark Alan Ziegler	...	Account (7 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

As Frank Sinatra rings in a new year in the grand ballroom of Miami Beach's most luxurious dream palace - the Miramar Hotel - its visionary leader, Ike Evans, must deal with the Mob, his complicated family and a city in the midst of dramatic change as Fidel Castro takes control of Cuba, just 200 miles offshore. By day the hotel at the center of 'Magic City' is all diving clown acts and cha-cha lessons by the pool, but at night Miami Beach reveals a darker truth. Dopers, dealers, strippers, gangsters and those who arrest them drift together to hear the top nightclub acts perform. Just beneath the surface, racial tensions stir. Ike must deal with all of this, even while global intrigue is brewing right under his roof.

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Plot Keywords:

mobster | 1950s | gambling | hooker | miami florida

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Taglines:

Miami Beach, 1959. The beautiful life is about to get ugly.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bűnös Miami

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Talent Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Creator Mitch Glazer wrote the role of Ben Diamond with Danny Huston in mind.

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Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.12 (2013)

User Reviews

Has great potential...we'll see

This show caught my attention, and held it from start to finish. It moves at a slow, but steady pace, as if mimicking the slightly slower speed people adjust to when in the tropics. The pace is perfect though, as nothing is rushed, and the story seems to move at an appropriate speed without bogging itself down.

The acting is good, the characters quickly defined with a touch of slight touch of cliché personalities, but I think it helps to make the story move along by quickly separating the good from the bad and the mysterious.

Great period shots of cars, fashion, and the era of smoking abound, giving those of us old enough to remember a nostalgic look at a period that was wonderful, tumultuous, and tragic all at once. This show has the right cast, and it's future depends solely on where it's writers take it. Definitely worth a watch.