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)
Taylor Anthony Miller	...	Ray-Ray Mathis (11 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

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.84 (2013)

User Reviews

A 1959 Miami Beach Soap Opera......in HD

The Season opener centers around a Miami Beach Hotel 1/2 owned by a Jewish Business man (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) his two sons, one who has eyes for anything in or out of a dress; including his stepmother (Olga Kurylenko) and Morgan's pre-teen daughter; just before New Year's eve 1958; through New Years morning 1959. I was hoping for a thicker plot; but the era was so appealing, I was satisfied with the visuals in the first episode to hold me tight to the screen. I was taken by Kurylenko's beauty, a different take on Jeffrey Dean Morgan and the era in general. I was disappointed with the choice of Danny Huston to play the Jewish Mob Boss; but now that I've seen three episodes, I've decided he's the only one who can act on the show, besides the Kid who plays Morgan's son Steve. I've waited three episodes for the Pace, Script, Acting and Plot to catch up to the visuals. I've all but forgiven them for so many era errors because I really wanted to love this Series. They've left the words:"Neat", "Keen" and "Cool" out of the show; perhaps because the show is none of those words. I'm sure the cast and crew is having a blast filming in Miami, chain smoking, and driving cars that look like Space Ships; however, for the viewer if that's all the show is capable of delivering, it will be a short lived visit back to the Glory Years.