Boardwalk Empire
2010 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 8.0 · 88% critics
In Atlantic City as Prohibition begins, a powerful local official quietly runs the town through a mix of politics and organized crime. As bootlegging money pours in, shifting alliances and rival crews test how long anyone can stay on top when the rules keep changing.
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Details
- Years
- 2010–2014
- Release date
- 2010-09-19
- Network
- HBO
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (1,264 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty Prohibition-era crime saga mixing power plays and underworld deals, with a big cast and long arcs; Not for you if you need fast pacing or lighter stories like The Sopranos or Narcos.
Pros: rich period detail; gripping crime politics; standout performances | Cons: slow pacing at times; later seasons feel rushed; uneven final stretch
Themes
- new jersey
- prohibition era
- hitman
- gangster
- atlantic city
- bootlegging
- mobster
- bordello
- historical fiction
- period drama
- historical
- political corruption
- +18 more
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series · 2011
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · 2011
- Writers Guild of America Award — Television: New Series · 2011
Cast & crew
Steve Buscemi
as Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
Kelly Macdonald
as Margaret Thompson
Michael Shannon
as Nelson Van Alden
Shea Whigham
as Elias 'Eli' Thompson
Michael Stuhlbarg
as Arnold Rothstein
Stephen Graham
as Al Capone
Aleksa Palladino
as Angela Darmody
Vincent Piazza
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Albert 'Chalky' White
Anthony Laciura
as Edward 'Eddie' Kessler
Directed by Martin Scorsese, Tim Van Patten, Allen Coulter +11 more
Created by Terence Winter
Episodes5 seasons · 56 episodes
Season 112 episodes
- S1E1Boardwalk Empire73mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E2The Ivory Tower53mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E3Broadway Limited52mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E4Anastasia54mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E5Nights in Ballygran54mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E6Family Limitation60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E7Home53mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E8Hold Me in Paradise50mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E9Belle Femme53mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E10The Emerald City59mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E11Paris Green57mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E12A Return to Normalcy61mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
Season 212 episodes
- S2E12154mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E2Ourselves Alone59mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E3A Dangerous Maid56mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E4What Does the Bee Do?58mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E5Gimcrack & Bunkum50mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E6The Age of Reason59mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E7Peg of Old59mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E8Two Boats and a Lifeguard60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E9Battle of the Century49mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E10Georgia Peaches59mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E11Under God's Power She Flourishes59mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E12To the Lost58mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
Season 312 episodes
- S3E1Resolution57mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S3E2Spaghetti & Coffee58mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S3E3Bone for Tuna56mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S3E4Blue Bell Boy57mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S3E5You'd Be Surprised59mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S3E6Ging Gang Goolie56mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S3E7Sunday Best59mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
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- S3E9The Milkmaid's Lot54mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S3E10A Man, A Plan...58mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S3E11Two Impostors50mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S3E12Margate Sands60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
Season 412 episodes
- S4E1New York Sour59mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S4E2Resignation58mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S4E3Acres of Diamonds56mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S4E4All In57mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S4E5Erlkönig59mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S4E6The North Star59mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S4E7William Wilson57mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S4E8The Old Ship of Zion58mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S4E9Marriage and Hunting57mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S4E10White Horse Pike54mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
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- S4E12Farewell Daddy Blues57mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
Season 58 episodes
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- S5E2The Good Listener56mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
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- S5E5King of Norway54mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S5E6Devil You Know58mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S5E7Friendless Child57mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
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