BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
Entering its fifth and final season, the crime drama follows Nucky Thompson, an Atlantic City bootlegger, as he navigates an increasingly hostile underworld.
DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese
WRITER: Terence Winter
STARRING: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Michael Stuhlbarg
The undisputed ruler of Atlantic City is Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, a political fixer and backroom dealer who is equal parts politician and gangster and equally comfortable in either role. Because of its strategic location on the seaboard, the town is a hub of activity for rum-runners, minutes from Philadelphia, hours from New York City and a day’s drive from Chicago. And Nucky Thompson takes full advantage. Nucky has carved out a niche for himself as the man to see for any illegal alcohol. He is an equal opportunity gangster, doing business with Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano, Al Capone, and Johnny Torrio.
