Boardwalk Empire 

An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.

Creator:

Terence Winter

Stars:

Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Top Rated TV #180 | Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 62 wins & 184 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Steve Buscemi	...	Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson 57 episodes, 2010-2014
Kelly Macdonald	...	Margaret Thompson / ... 56 episodes, 2010-2014
Michael Shannon	...	Nelson Van Alden / ... 56 episodes, 2010-2014
Shea Whigham	...	Elias 'Eli' Thompson 56 episodes, 2010-2014
Stephen Graham	...	Al Capone 57 episodes, 2010-2014
Vincent Piazza	...	Lucky Luciano 57 episodes, 2010-2014
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Chalky White 56 episodes, 2010-2014
Paul Sparks	...	Mickey Doyle 56 episodes, 2010-2014
Gretchen Mol	...	Gillian Darmody 53 episodes, 2010-2014
Michael Stuhlbarg	...	Arnold Rothstein 48 episodes, 2010-2013
Anthony Laciura	...	Eddie Kessler 48 episodes, 2010-2013
Jack Huston	...	Richard Harrow 41 episodes, 2010-2013
Anatol Yusef	...	Meyer Lansky 31 episodes, 2010-2014
Brady Noon	...	Tommy Darmody 30 episodes, 2010-2013
Connor Noon	...	Tommy Darmody 30 episodes, 2010-2013
Lucy Gallina	...	Emily Schroeder 29 episodes, 2010-2013
Josie Gallina	...	Emily Schroeder 29 episodes, 2010-2013
Declan McTigue	...	Teddy Schroeder / ... 28 episodes, 2010-2013
Rory McTigue	...	Teddy Schroeder / ... 28 episodes, 2010-2013
Michael Pitt	...	James 'Jimmy' Darmody 25 episodes, 2010-2012
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
Charlie Cox	...	Owen Sleater 23 episodes, 2011-2012

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:

prohibition | gangster | murder | atlantic city new jersey | 1920s | 

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Taglines:

No One Goes Quietly. (Season 5)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | History

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Designed by John Dunn and tailored by Martin Greenfield, Boardwalk Empire's costumes were based on 1920s tailoring books from the Fashion Institute of Technology's research libraries and examples found at the Brooklyn Museum and the Met. The costumes have also been rented from the Daybreak Vintage Company located in Albany, NY which also exhibits at the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show. Dunn's designs were meticulously detailed.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Al Capone: [after killing a few enemies] Well I got that out of my system!
Chalky White: You and me both.

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Connections

Referenced in American Hustle (2013)

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Soundtracks

Straight Up and Down
(Opening Theme)
Written and performed by The Brian Jonestown Massacre

User Reviews

All Class and not too bad for the brain

I have my fav characters but I'll keep them to myself and tv shows are crap but this stuff has grit.

Details

Official Sites:

HBO [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boardwalk Empire

Filming Locations:

Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD