Why it may be worth watching
- Boardwalk Empire combines Crime and Drama storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon.
- Viewers currently rate it 8.0/10 from 1,351 votes.
TV series
Boardwalk Empire
No one goes quietly.
Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.
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Cast
Steve BuscemiEnoch 'Nucky' Thompson
Kelly MacdonaldMargaret Thompson
Michael ShannonNelson Van Alden
Shea WhighamElias 'Eli' Thompson
Stephen GrahamAl Capone
Vincent PiazzaCharles 'Lucky' Luciano
Michael Kenneth WilliamsAlbert 'Chalky' White
Paul SparksMieczysław 'Mickey' Doyle
Gretchen MolGillian Darmody
Jeffrey WrightValentin Narcisse
Ben RosenfieldWilliam 'Willie' Thompson
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Best suited to viewers looking for Crime, Drama. The available catalogue spans 5 seasons.
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Themes and topics
new jerseyprohibition erahitmangangsteratlantic citybootleggingmobsterbordello
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