Boardwalk Empire is a Golden Globe Award Winning American television series from premium cable network HBO, set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era.
The first episode was directed by Martin Scorsese and was the most expensive pilot episode produced in television history.
Boardwalk Empire has received widespread critical acclaim and high ratings for HBO. It has been nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards, for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series and Best Writing in a New Series, and won a Golden Globe for best Dramatic Series. In addition, Steve Buscemi won for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.
Plot:
Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson),[6] 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 expensive and lavish lifestyle for a county political figure.
Trailer:
This looks so good, gonna start watching it tomorrow.
Starts the 1st of February here on Sky Atlantic (a new channel coming to Sky)