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Steve Buscemi | ... |
Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
(57 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Kelly Macdonald | ... |
Margaret Thompson
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(56 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Michael Shannon | ... |
Nelson Van Alden
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(56 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Shea Whigham | ... |
Elias 'Eli' Thompson
(56 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Stephen Graham | ... |
Al Capone
(57 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Vincent Piazza | ... |
Lucky Luciano
(57 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Michael Kenneth Williams | ... |
Chalky White
(56 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Paul Sparks | ... |
Mickey Doyle
(56 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Gretchen Mol | ... |
Gillian Darmody
(53 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Michael Stuhlbarg | ... |
Arnold Rothstein
(48 episodes, 2010-2013)
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Anthony Laciura | ... |
Eddie Kessler
(48 episodes, 2010-2013)
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Jack Huston | ... |
Richard Harrow
(41 episodes, 2010-2013)
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Anatol Yusef | ... |
Meyer Lansky
(31 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Brady Noon | ... |
Tommy Darmody
(30 episodes, 2010-2013)
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Connor Noon | ... |
Tommy Darmody
(30 episodes, 2010-2013)
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Lucy Gallina | ... |
Emily Schroeder
(29 episodes, 2010-2013)
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Josie Gallina | ... |
Emily Schroeder
(29 episodes, 2010-2013)
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Declan McTigue | ... |
Teddy Schroeder
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(28 episodes, 2010-2013)
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Rory McTigue | ... |
Teddy Schroeder
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(28 episodes, 2010-2013)
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Michael Pitt | ... |
James 'Jimmy' Darmody
(25 episodes, 2010-2012)
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Aleksa Palladino | ... |
Angela Darmody
(24 episodes, 2010-2011)
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Paz de la Huerta | ... |
Lucy Danziger
(24 episodes, 2010-2011)
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Dabney Coleman | ... |
Commodore Louis Kaestner
(24 episodes, 2010-2011)
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Charlie Cox | ... |
Owen Sleater
(23 episodes, 2011-2012)
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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. Written by WellardRockard
With production values that are mind-boggling, cast, and a budget to die for HBO is now what film studios were in the 1930s, they have the clout and the ability to go way further than most films can - and you get episode after episode.
the detailing is beyond accurate and lavish - every stitch, every furnishing, every telegraph wire looks and feels authentic and it is all shot and lit to the highest standards of film not TV.
The story of prohibition and Atlantic City is fully detailed, complex, with Steve Buscemi heading up a great cast. I have a gripe that the F-word was not ubiquitous at the time and strikes a jarring note in an otherwise near perfect production.
Where this shines is in the details - I just hope the story lines and acting live up to the promise - they certainly have so far.