An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.
- Won 20 Primetime Emmys
- 64 wins & 184 nominations total
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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. —WellardRockard
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- Atlantic City, 1920. When alcohol was outlawed, outlaws became kings.
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- TriviaMichael Stuhlbarg researched his role as Arnold Rothstein so thoroughly that the show's writers found that he knew more about Rothstein than they did, and they deferred to his judgment of the character.
- GoofsAl 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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James 'Jimmy' Darmody: You can't be half a gangster, Nucky. Not anymore.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.111 (2010)
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Simply ... WOW!
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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.
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.
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- Runtime55 minutes
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