Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch ”Nucky” Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. Nucky interacts with several historical figures in both his personal and political life, including mobsters, politicians, government agents, and the common folk who look up to him. The federal government also takes an interest in the bootlegging and other illegal activities in the area, sending agents to investigate possible mob connections but also looking at Nucky’s lifestyle—expensive and lavish for a county political figure. Primetime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter adapted the show from Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, a book by Nelson Johnson about historical criminal kingpin Enoch L. Johnson.
Views: 47133
Genre: Crime, Drama, Top250Tvs
Director: Terence Winter
Studio: Closest to the Hole Productions, Cold Front Productions, Leverage, Leverage Entertainment, Sikelia Productions
Creators: Terence Winter
Awards: Top rated TV #170 | Won 20 Primetime Emmys, 64 wins & 184 nominations total
TV Status: Ended
Duration:
1hRelease: 2010
IMDb: 8.6
TMDb: 8.0
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Metacritic: 83
FilmAffinity: 7.9
Country: United States of America
Networks: HBO
Starring: Ben Rosenfield, Julianne Nicholson, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Stephen Graham, Steve Buscemi, Vincent Piazza